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by Chris Mark Fletcher, Chr

Medicine as a science has advanced to far realms in the world of today. With the progress in the theoretical and practical aspects of the discipline, the need and demand for more and newer medical equipment is on the rise. Medical equipment includes all equipment that is required in the medical field by doctors and other health professionals. Operating tables, surgical tools, oxygen tanks are just a few items under the umbrella of the broader category of medical equipment.

There are some equipment such as dermatological laser equipment, optometry equipment and so on, which do not belong to the category of general medical equipment. These are simply referred to as other medical equipment. These are as important as general medical equipment, and come with price tags that are quite hefty. As a result, most general health practitioners and health care professionals look for financing when it comes to purchasing other medical equipment.

Businesses related to commercial leasing of equipment have grown spectacularly in the last few years. There has been considerable development in this sector and companies are leasing out medical equipment for long and short term periods. What you get depends on the contract with the company you have chosen.

o Commercial equipment financing, as an industry, has seen vast changes over the last decade or so. Many are trying to carve out a niche for themselves, but given the extremely tough competition, this is not an easy accomplishment. Nanotechnology financing and turbine financing are two of the most well known and popular concepts that are catching on.

o Companies are catering especially to dental equipment lease. Medical equipment loans have made it simpler for health care institutions to get equipment. This is a multi-billion dollar industry and more and more companies are stepping in each day, to make the acquisition of medical equipment easy for the health care field.

o Even if banks refuse your application for a loan to get medical equipment, you have plenty of other options. You get truck financing, crane loans, turning centers, loan programs, construction equipment, and much, much more.

o It doesn't matter what you are trying to get the loan for. With equipment financing, small companies get a wide margin of advantage. Capital upfront is minimized. Leasing is a way of fighting against inflation. If you are not looking for perfect equipment, leasing is the best bet you have got.

Other medical equipment is vital for the medical field, speaking broadly. Most health care professionals cannot afford them personally, because of mounting costs. Some financing corporations will lease them out to you, and this procedure is dependable. Since there is understanding on their part, you will gain immediate assistance, both financial and legal. Interest rates are well below market rates. You can repay the loan in monthly installments. You can even apply for the loan online. You will get it disbursed right in the comfort of your own home. And there you have it: health and medical equipment financing pptions to help your business.

The health and medical blogosphere would like to make sure you and your team take into account the issues outlined below as you and your aids formulate your policies and put together the team that will further define and implement them.

40 different health bloggers have asked these questions that I now pose to you and your team.

1. Your main asset is your brain. What have you done lately to maintain your brain? (SharpBrains).

Health Policy

2. Who do you support as US Science Advisor? (A Blog Around the Clock).

3. Not to depress you but...are you aware that healthcare reform is really hard? how will you change all this? (Medinnovationblog).

4. How will you increase price transparency of medical procedures and engage consumer forces? (Val Jones).

5. Sorry to insist, but this is an important point. Why is there so much confusion and misinformation about procedure prices? (Insure Blog).

6. Have you seen the recent figures that show how lack of insurance reduces cancer survival rates? (Highlight Health).

7. The cost of fruits and vegetables is growing higher than inflation rates, and we have a growing obesity problem. What will you do? (The Diet Dish).

8. In the midst of multiple economic pressures, how will you make sure to add "Care" back to Health Care? (Hospital Impact).

Health Sector Professionals

9. How will you address the Nursing Shortage? (Emergiblog).

10. How will you reward, motivate and recognize medical innovators? (Clinical Cases and Images).

11. How will you motivate professionals who put their own health and happiness at risk to take care of others? (In My Humble Opinion).

12. Would you agree that this neurosurgeon deserves his compensation? (Retrospectacle).

13. How can we motivate more doctors to take Emergency Calls? (Everything Health).

14. If you are Obama, you already know this. If you aren't, how are your healthcare proposals better than his? (Healthline Connects).

15. Have you spent time dealing with the realities of day-to-day hospital issues? (Trauma Queen).

16. Mr(s) President: you are a key participant. Do you know how much we want you to suceed? (Chronic Babe).

Emerging Topics

17. Aging-related research is neglected in comparison to disease-specific research - which doesn't make much sense. How will you help correct this? (Ouroboros).

18. How will you facilitate cross-sector collaborations to design, evaluate and bring to market new technologies? (Diabetes Mine).

19. Should every physical rehab facility make Nintendo Wii games available to patients? (How to Cope with Pain).

20. Is evidence-based medicine the panacea? (Hope for Pandora).

21. Will you help us help ourselves? (BrainFit4Life).

22. How will you help set the balance between the benefits and the misuse of antibiotics? (A Chronic Dose).

23. Will technology and games help reduce depression rates? (Doc Gurley).

Global Issues

24. What will you do to help the thousands of veterans (estimated at 30% of returning soldiers) coming back from Iraq with PTSD? Will you take this toll into account before you embark into another war? (NY Emergency Medicine).

25. What can we do to reduce cholera rates in Africa and parts of Asia? (Kolahun).

26. Given the risk of global epidemics, what will you do to prevent outbreaks and dissemination of infectious diseases? (Interested Participant).

27. Why has the malaria problem grown so much in Africa, and what can we do to reverse it? (Ipex).

28. Can you help reduce the rate of innocent mistakes in South Africa? (Other Things Amanzi).

Ethical Concerns

29. Should doctors use the placebo effect in the patient's benefit? (Just a Geeky Girl).

30. A cocaine vaccination is no longer science-fiction. Would you allow, enforce, or prohibit it? (Mind Hacks).

31. What is your position on the lethal injection debate? (Every Day Nurses).

32. If nothing else works, how do we ensure noble and comfortable deaths? (Digital Doorway).

33. If you see him, would you please remind Dr. Phil of HIPAA regulations? (JeffreyMD).

Specific Medical Conditions

34. How will you help parents whose kids have attention deficits navigate through emerging research? (Health Business Blog).

35. We live in an increasingly complex world. What can you do to help improve the mental health of our teenagers? (Teen Health 411).

36. Imagine that, while hiking with some friends, one of them gets injured. Would you know how to provide first aid? (Medicine in the Outdoors).

37. How will you help disseminate best practices, such as this example for Chronic Rhinitis? (Allergy Notes).

38. Do we really know what Schizophrenia is? (Med Journal Watch).

39. Can we do better newborn screening for "Bubble Boy Disease"? (Science Roll).

40. Can eating beans help prevent Diabetes? (Disease Proof).

Dear Mr or Mrs Next US President, good luck with the primaries and the elections.

Yours sincerely,

Alvaro

Copyright (c) 2008 SharpBrains

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