Copyright (c) 2009 MD Publishing http://www.mdpublishing.com/rss.aspx Latest News About the Used Medical Equipment Industry from MD Publishing en-us http://www.mdpublishing.com/rss.aspx http://www.mdpublishing.com/images/md_logo.png Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mdpublishing.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1163&ApplicationID=7 <a href="http://www.mdpublishing.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1163"><img src="http://www.mdpublishing.com/" align="left" width="95" alt="" ></a>There’s no doubt that the operating room can be an extremely stressful and anxious work environment. In the midst of what are often life-or-death situations, it’s not uncommon for nerves to fray and tempers to flare. Tue, 01 Nov 2011 12:00:00 GMT http://www.mdpublishing.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1170&ApplicationID=7 <a href="http://www.mdpublishing.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=1170"><img src="http://www.mdpublishing.com/" align="left" width="95" alt="" ></a>As life becomes more complex, both socially and biologically, everything in the health care world follows suit. Stakes are climbing in every aspect of the industry, including expectations of performance improvement, budget metrics and patient satisfaction and the hammer is clearly in the hands of OEMs as ISOs struggle to keep pace. The tension inherent in this relationship has never been more clearly illustrated than in the divide between the sales and service of bleeding-edge, top-of-the-line equipment and the workhorses of the aftermarket that doggedly keep pace. It’s commonly described as a digital gap, but that game of infinite catch-up sustains its own rhythm that reverberates on in the hallways of hospitals and patient centers everywhere.