MEDICAL / EQUIPMENT

Medical Equipment Financing

Medical equipment financing can spread the cost of revenue-producing technology or machinery across the period it is expected to serve the practice.

PART OF / Equipment FinancingUnderstand the parent funding structure
THE CONTEXT CHANGES THE CONVERSATION

Turn Expensive Equipment Into Productive Capacity.

Equipment financing or leasing funds a specific business asset. The equipment, its condition and useful life sit alongside the business's ability to make the payments.

01

Model reimbursement timing and expected utilization of the equipment.

02

Service contracts, calibration and obsolescence can be material costs.

PREPARE FOR THIS CONVERSATION

Bring the specifics.

  • Equipment and service agreement
  • Utilization plan and reimbursement assumptions

Keep an eye on

  • A lease's end-of-term purchase option changes total cost.
  • Financing longer than the useful life can leave debt on an obsolete asset.
See the wider checklist
T / CAPITAL, CONSIDERED

Work through the assumptions.

04 / CAPITAL, CONSIDERED

Keep these on the shortlist.

THE BIGGER PICTURE

Capital is one part
of the plan.

Q / CAPITAL, CONSIDERED

A question worth asking.

What should a practice compare beyond the equipment payment?

Compare service, training, maintenance, expected utilization and replacement risk. Confirm whether the lease or loan covers those items.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

A specific need deserves a specific plan.

Start with your profile. Understand the tradeoffs. Prepare a clear request.