The sourcing reading list
New to buying on a marketplace? Work through these in order.
- 1Choosing an Ultrasound System — A Buyer's GuideCart vs portable vs handheld, transducer fit, image quality, software licenses, and a structured framework for clinical-area-specific selection.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 2Choosing a Mechanical Ventilator — A Buyer's GuideICU vs transport vs home, modes and graphics, NIV capability, recall history, and the questions respiratory therapy actually cares about.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 3Choosing a Defibrillator — Hospital and Pre-Hospital Buyer's GuideManual, AED, monophasic vs biphasic, biphasic waveforms, CPR feedback, code-cart fit: a structured way to pick.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 4Choosing an Infusion Pump — A Buyer's GuideDrug libraries, interoperability, smart-pump features, recall risk: how to evaluate infusion pumps for hospital and infusion-clinic use.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 5Choosing a Patient Monitor — A Buyer's GuideMulti-parameter monitors, telemetry, central stations: clinical fit, network integration, total cost — and the questions that get missed.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 6A Practical Replacement Planning Guide for Hospital Biomed FleetsWhen to repair, when to refurbish, when to replace — and how to build a defensible multi-year capital plan from CMMS data.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 7How to Evaluate a Medical Equipment Vendor Before You BuyQualifications, paperwork, references, and on-site checks — the evaluation playbook most hospitals learn only after a bad purchase.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 8Total Cost of Ownership for Medical Equipment — What Your Capital Budget MissesPurchase price is typically 20–40% of lifetime cost. A framework for modeling the other 60–80% before you sign a PO.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 9ISO vs OEM Service for Medical Equipment — a Decision FrameworkIndependent service organizations vs the original equipment manufacturer: what changes, what does not, and how to decide by device type.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026
- 10The Refurbished Medical Equipment Buyer's GuideWhat "refurbished" actually means, how to evaluate a refurbisher, and the right questions to ask before you issue a PO.EzMedSource editorial team · Apr 30, 2026