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Gus Iversen, Editor in Chief | January 03, 2018
The third-party service debate
continued throughout 2017
The debate is likely to continue well into 2018 with the FDA expected to issue a report in the coming months highlighting findings from its own investigation into these matters. Meanwhile, MITA is seeking feedback on its own “Requirements for Servicing of Medical Imaging Equipment” standard, which it hopes to have approved as a national standard, but has so far been
unable to gain support from the non-OEM community — a tug of war that has been highlighted by editorials from Robert J. Kerwin, general counsel for IAMERS, in a number of contributions published on our site.
For all involved, patient safety is the top priority — achieving that without unnecessarily hurting market competition is where things get complicated.
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Expect to hear some resolution on this front in the coming year.
GE makes big investment in repair operations... and Wisconsin
In March, GE Healthcare celebrated the grand opening of its new Repair Operations Center in Oak Creek, Wisconsin — a massive equipment repair headquarters and the company's latest investment in the Badger State.
The 280,000 square foot facility, known as the ROC, is a hub for equipment repairs and testing, built on lean manufacturing principles. Formerly a Staples warehouse, the building brings together disparate GE repair facilities under one roof.
The ROC is GE's new repair headquarters in Oak Creek, WI
The space is only partially filled, and more of the company's repair locations are slated to be incorporated — including the entirety of its GoldSeal refurbishing operations for imaging equipment and the Unisyn ultrasound probe repair subsidiary.
A large portion of the facility will be dedicated to GE's 20-year-old GoldSeal refurbishing business, including a 50,000 square foot imaging equipment storage facility that will be added to the warehouse.
The investment in its ability to efficiently repair imaging equipment shows that GE is betting on a business model where capital equipment upgrades may not always be the best option for providers, and getting older model solutions back in working order makes more sense.
