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title: 'The Cost of Ownership: Equipment Service and Support'
type: 'episode'
url: 'https://doc.social/episodes/the-cost-of-ownership-equipment-service-and-support'
show: 'First Case'
show_url: 'https://doc.social/podcasts/first-case'
published: '2024-05-28'
audio: 'https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/firstcase/Expert_Series_-_Jackson_003_-_New_Technology_Review.mp3'
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# The Cost of Ownership: Equipment Service and Support

with Asset Recovery Expert, Ashley Jackson

## Summary

"Cost of ownership in medical equipment extends beyond initial purchase. It encapsulates the hidden expenses of maintenance, upgrades, replacements, and service contracts, significantly influencing the bottom line. A crucial aspect of efficiently managing these costs is standardization in categorizing equipment failures..."

Tune in to episode 3 of our series to learn how standardizing failure code categorization, maintaining accurate service cost reporting, and effectively managing service contracts are integral parts of lifecycle management.

In this 12-Part Expert Series _On-The-Go_ series, we're learning from industry expert Ashley Jackson, VP of Asset Management Solutions at Mazree. With several years of experience at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as a Biomedical Engineering Manager, Ashley is a foremost expert in Asset Management. She now oversees the development and implementation of Mazree’s innovative and advanced Lifecycle Management CMMS product that launched in 2023.

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