Medical Equipment-Sharing

 Most medical equipment tend to be very expensive and medical professionals oftentimes opt to lease or finance these devices instead of buying them with cash. Just imagine how much it would cost a Doctor to purchase a CT Scanner, MRI and Ultrasound machine out of his or her pocket all at once. This is highly unlikely in most cases since Loans and Rentals are most times what hospitals use to obtain the most up-to-date and high tech medical equipment. Manufacturers of these medical devices tend to work closely with financial institutions to help customers finance the purchase of these medical equipment using debt. Medical Laboratory equipment such as hematology and/or chemistry analyzers are also very costly and in most instances they are leased or even subleased. The sharing economy is taking precedence in the medical industry since most healthcare workers do not want to take on the long-term responsible of owning medical equipment but are more willing to rent medical devices on a short term basis. 

Most salespeople in Laboratory Medicine who sell medical equipment also provide customers with financing or rental options. It is a guarantee that 80% of Medical Laboratory Equipment sold is via financing through a Loan or via leasing/rental. Health professionals are now focusing on how fast they can scale their business, hence using sharing and rental services are more attractive to the entrepreneur who wants to expand fast. From office-sharing to home-sharing to equipment-sharing, we can see how the medical industry is becoming more integrated into the sharing economy. Medical Equipment-Sharing is the future and will be more popularized via the internet.