Project Management for Healthcare Equipment Acquisition

Managing orders for equipment used in healthcare is about more than placing the order and making the delivery. It’s about communication and collaboration with all stakeholders - from start to finish and every step in between.

CME Corp.’s professional in-house project management teams are dedicated to supporting healthcare equipment acquisition needs from start to finish - regardless of whether the healthcare equipment is being purchased through CME or directly from the manufacturer.

How Project Management for Healthcare Equipment Acquisition Works

Our project managers proactively communicate with all stakeholders, externally and internally, ensuring information related to a project or complex equipment order is continuously communicated to customers, account managers, and the teams supporting every aspect of the order.

This continuous level of communication is the foundation for the coordination of all phases of healthcare equipment acquisition – from standard order tracking and delivery scheduling to managing the logistics of complex purchases for medical construction projects.

Coordinate with Account Managers After Orders are Placed

Once an order has been placed, the project management team steps in. Collectively, they will remain in communication with all stakeholders through the delivery and installation of the healthcare equipment.

Prepare Weekly Tracker Reports

Project Managers share weekly tracking reports with information relevant to the stage of the project.

Facilitate Weekly Meetings with the Customer

As projects near planned delivery dates, PM’s facilitate more frequent meetings with key stakeholders.

Issue Resolution

Throughout the project PMs actively work to resolve issues, such as shipping damage, as they arise. Although communicated to the customer, the focus is to ensure the issue is invisible in terms of impact on delivery milestones.

Communicate with the Warehouse Logistics Team

PM’s maintain open communication with the warehouse logistics team to ensure the project management team has the most up-to date information related to receiving and inspections and, as deliveries are scheduled, the status of staging and loading the delivery trucks.

Communicating with the Direct-to-Site (DTS) Delivery Team
Open communication with the DTS team ensures critical scheduling and delivery instructions from the customer are shared.

Delivery, Installation, and Paperwork Review
After equipment has been delivered and installed, the PM reviews signed receivers against pick slips to submit accurate and timely invoicing paperwork.

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