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Refurbished C-arms Are The Best Choice For Pain Management
October 16, 2023
You know that in the financial climate of "everything costs more", you need to rely on your instincts to get the best price combined with the best value. Aim for the sweet spot, fair-market value is where you start. Knowing what a Mobile C-arm sells for, used, versus a brand new comparable medical imaging system.
Refurbished Pain Management C-arms make the perfect purchase choice for modern healthcare practices. Every year the manufacturer has to sell you why you need "this" C-arm as compared to yesterday's product model. To be honest, not much changes on Mobile C-arm platforms from year to year. Of course new features are added, but it's all just bells and whistles. Revolutionary changes are not there and the technology mostly the same. The tried and true is improved on and that is a good thing. You need the best possible needle guidance system. The core function of any C-arm is real-time video of an injection site. This means all C-arms are going to provide the needed results for pain medicine procedures.
Now armed with that information we can determine a model/price range that makes sense. That is to say my client wants a C-arm product that has value. It must function flawlessly from day one and includes parts/labor warranty as insurance. The C-arm must be certified by a physicist so that it can be registered with the FDA and state health departments. In addition, you need a solid company to support your investment before and after any sale. The newer a C-arm is, the more it costs is still true but the same value can be found in 2012 era mobile c-arms. These machines are work horses that run all day long, every day in a hospital environment. It's a great product for an office with five doctors. A single physician practice should know these healthcare imaging systems have highly dependable uptime.
NCD Medical provides reconditioned X-ray from multi-vendor sources such as OEC GE, Philips, Siemens, Hologic, Ziehm to name a few. Which C-arm is the best seller in the Pain Management marketplace? You've told us what works and what sets it apart. You've told us which has the best resale value. You told us about the ease of use. You told us which C-arm is the best overall. We have determined, by customers choice, the OEC 9800 C-arm and the OEC 9600 C-arm are the most popular models we provide. OEC, purchased by General Electric, has an overwhelming market share in North America. Trained service technicians are ready at a moments notice should support be called upon. Most of the largest healthcare institutions in America use the OEC brand. That's not to say the the models from Siemens are not as good. It's just that our customers have worked with these in the past. They are comfortable with the product and it suits them tremendously. Cost of ownership, modern technology, reliable equipment and support together will get the desired result.
Find out more about the OEC 9800 and 9600 C-arms and how you can benefit from choosing C-arms from NCD. We provide the complete solution when requested. Imaging tables such as those with motorized movements to low-cost one-piece steel designed tables. Dedicated surgical tables with high weight capacity to accommodate all your patient needs. We accept credit card processing also financing and leasing of medical imaging equipment. NCD has been providing the very best C-arms across the globe for over 20 years. We can crate and ship to nearly any destination. Our warranty coverage is available only to American clients coast to coast. Contact us today for a formal quote.
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Nov 29, 2023
Introduction to the OEC 9900 Elite C-Arm
The OEC 9900 Elite provides mobility and maneuverability. It also offers superb image quality and high performance with its powerful generator, image processing features and simple operation. The OEC 9900 is easy to maneuver throughout your facility and you can approach the patient or imaging area from multiple angles.
Read Full ArticleNov 1, 2023
Section 179: End-of-Year Tax Deductions For X-ray Equipment Purchases
U.S. tax code Section 179 expense is a business asset that can be written off right away rather than being depreciated over time. Corporations, LLCs, Partnerships and Sole Proprietorships are eligible for deductions. Deductions on expenditures vary from year to year.
Read Full ArticleOct 20, 2023
A Must Have! - An Ironclad Medical Imaging Equipment Warranty
Regardless of where you shop for healthcare Radiology systems , it is crucial to be educated on a company's warranty. Many people make the mistake of focusing on the warranty of product they are buying.
Read Full ArticleOct 16, 2023
Refurbished C-arms Are The Best Choice For Pain Management
You know that in the financial climate of "everything costs more", you need to rely on your instincts to get the best price combined with the best value. Aim for the sweet spot, fair-market value is where you start.
Read Full ArticleOct 9, 2023
DR Flat Panel Upgrades For Portable X-rays
Digital X-ray is an affordable upgrade to your existing medical imaging equipment. Digital Radiography has many advantages over Computed Radiology (CR) systems.
Read Full ArticleAug 5, 2022
Healthcare Costs in 2022 and Beyond
Healthcare is becoming more expensive and less available. We can look at what's going on but we can't quite figure out how to solve the problem.
Read Full ArticleOct 22, 2019
Healthcare and Medicare For All
There is much talk and many proposals to replace private health insurance with Medicare for All (M4A). Although the idea of everyone having healthcare coverage without having to purchase a insurance policy sounds extremely attractive, there are several issues people should understand.
Read Full ArticleNov 14, 2018
Planning Your Imaging Project
It appears that developers of Imaging Facilities are trying to establish construction plans, imaging systems and budget pricing without understanding how best to organize the project.
Read Full ArticleNov 8, 2016
"Affordable" Care Act - Isn't. How will it effect the Healthcare Industry
The Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) was passed in March of 2010 contrary to the wishes of the general population. The majority of people were not in favor of this program but the Democratic Congress and President Obama found away to get it passed.
Read Full ArticleMay 5, 2016
2016 DIGITAL RADIORAPHY (DR)
The transition away from x-ray film and Computer Radiography (CR) to Digital Radiography (DR) is advancing rapidly. There are a number of reasons DR is quickly becoming the x-ray digital output of choice.
Read Full ArticleMarch 31, 2014
How To Plan For Diagnostic Imaging Expansion With Healthcare Programs Being Uncertain
Medical facilities are struggling to determine how to accommodate the uncertainty surrounding our current healthcare dilemma. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was established to increase the number of people who would be insured to receive healthcare benefits, by as many as 30 million people, thereby increasing demand for diagnostic imaging services.
Read Full ArticleOctober 9, 2013
Which C-Arm Should I Buy?
Today you can be faced with many choices when deciding to purchase a mobile c-arm. Although most are appropriate for the majority of procedures, some may be particular good for the procedures you perform. Of course, the first consideration must be financial.
Read Full ArticleFebruary 8, 2013
DR Digital X-Ray Prices Finally Low Enough To Compete With CR
Direct Digital Radiography (DR) traditionally have been priced so high that only large medical facilities could afford to install them. The alternative for digital x-ray output has been Computer Radiography (CR).
Read Full ArticleNov. 23, 2012
Demand For Diagnostic Imaging Systems Growing Rapidly In Africa, The Middle East And Eastern Europe - Will The Systems Be Purchased?
The demand for medical facilities and related diagnostic imaging systems is growing at a tremendous rate. There is a strong need for x-ray and fluoroscopic systems as well as CT, MRI and ultrasound systems.
Read Full ArticleAug. 8, 2012
INTERNATIONAL MEDICAL
MARKETS
I recently received an email from a physician in India. He had been residing in the United Kingdom for several years and had returned to his home land. He contacted me because he was interested in developing a new business of selling and supporting pre-owned diagnostic imaging systems to facilities throughout India.
Read Full ArticleHow To Safely Buy Pre-Owned Medical Systems
August 8, 2011
Very often there is a need to acquire additional capability in our health care facilities but there isn't always the funds to purchase a new, full-functioned, state of the art, diagnostic imaging system. Therefore, a decision must be made to determine if the additional services can be shifted to another facility or if it is critical or at least necessary to remain at your facility. The decision usually comes back that it needs to remain and options to accommodate it must be considered.
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July 17, 2011
Digital Radiography - Electronic X-Ray - When, Why and How?
It seems like we have crossed the healthcare frontier and the only thing left to conquer is analog or film based x-ray systems. MRI's, CT's, Ultrasound, PET, Bone Densitometry, Mammography and most diagnostic imaging systems output digital data, that is except for Radiography and Fluoroscopy. Most existing systems are still analog and put out either x-ray film and/or analog video. Although most mobile C-arms are now being produced with digital output capability, most existing C-arms, X-ray systems and R/F systems have not yet been upgraded. When you consider that today there are more x-ray studies done than any other modality study, we should concede, we are way overdue in moving to electronic Rad and Fluoro. These upgrades should probably be initiated before all others at medical facilities today.
Read Full ArticleHow To Get The Most From Your Radiology Dollar
June 3, 2011
The decisions are getting harder when we try and determine what our facility should invest in to provide the best patient care. 256 slice CTs, 3.0T MRIs, Digital Mammography, PACS Upgrade, EHR and so on....? We first try and determine our available budget or we are asked to submit a request for funds based upon current and future requirements, local competition and/or physician requirements. It is now necessary to take a long hard look at what is currently being utilized and determine how best to enhance capabilities. You probably begin to bring in vendors to discuss the capabilities of their new systems, as well as potential costs. If you are like many administrators, you immediately get a large blast of reality $$$$$$$. You instantly know that you will be limited to one purchase or less and it's possible funding won't be available for several years. If you are experiencing growth, patient count is increasing, test procedures are on the increase, and avaliable system time is becoming harder and harder to come by, then you know you will need to upgrade Radiology capacity.
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