Vendor directory
Capital Planning & Lifecycle
Replace-versus-repair is a six- or seven-figure decision most departments still make on instinct. Defensible capital planning replaces instinct with data: age, condition, risk, maintenance-cost trends, recall and end-of-support status, and true total cost of ownership. We evaluate planning and lifecycle tools on the evidence behind their forecasts, from replacement modeling to redeployment of surplus and disposition value recovery, framed for the HTM director and the CFO who signs off.
Attainia
Mountain View, CA, USAAttainia, now part of Revalize, is web-based capital equipment planning software for healthcare. Its PLAN-IT Project tool automates and streamlines medical equipment planning, budgeting, tracking, and reporting, backed by an equipment catalog of more than 80,000 SKUs with spec sheets and verified MEP information. It is used by hospitals, health systems, equipment planners, suppliers, and GPOs to manage capital equipment projects and budgets.
Centurion Service Group
Franklin Park, ILMedical equipment auction and disposition company offering certified appraisals, trade-in valuations, full-service deinstallation and removal, and global live and timed auctions for surplus healthcare assets. A TRIMEDX company serving hospitals, health systems, and surgery centers liquidating or sourcing used equipment.
CHG-MERIDIAN
Medical equipment fleet financial management that combines financing structures with asset lifecycle optimization across an entire equipment fleet.
Liquidity Services (GovDeals)
Bethesda, MDOnline auction marketplace operator running a global circular-economy platform for buying and selling surplus assets, including laboratory and medical equipment. Its GovDeals marketplace is widely used by government agencies and public hospitals to sell surplus equipment to national buyer networks.
Maia Consulting
Highlands Ranch, CO, USAMaia Consulting is a boutique medical equipment planning firm serving healthcare facilities nationwide on new builds, renovations, and expansions. It provides evidence-based equipment planning, end-to-end equipment procurement, equipment placement and BIM coordination drawings, and installation coordination including receiving and move-in. The firm works with architects, prime contractors, and health systems to augment in-house equipment planning teams.
Manage Resource Group
Berea, OHManage Resource Group handles medical equipment disposition and resale for healthcare facilities, including online auctions for surplus and decommissioned healthcare equipment. Services span inventory documentation, asset appraisal, and resale through dedicated auction platforms. The company reports helping facilities resell over $200 million in decommissioned assets and completing more than 1,500 audits.
Staritas
Supply chain intelligence platform for healthcare organizations that pairs capital and supply datasets with predictive replacement planning, helping HTM and supply chain teams build risk-based capital roadmaps and align purchasing decisions with finance. Offerings span utilization analytics, benchmarking, recall management, and value-analysis workflow.
The Concord Group
Chicago, IL, USAThe Concord Group is a development and construction consulting firm offering an integrated suite of project controls across the project lifecycle. For healthcare clients it provides medical equipment planning covering needs assessment, equipment inventory, procurement coordination, and installation and move-in/transition planning, alongside owner's representation, cost estimating, and building performance services such as commissioning and facility condition assessments. It is headquartered in Chicago, IL.
Frequently Asked Questions
How do we build a capital replacement plan that survives a CFO's scrutiny?
Build it on a clean asset database with acquisition cost, in-service date, condition, risk class, and full PM and repair history, then score each device on age, reliability, recall and end-of-support status, and maintenance-cost trend rather than age alone. A common industry threshold flags replacement when cumulative annual maintenance reaches 40 to 50 percent of current replacement value. Documenting the criteria and the data behind each ranking is what turns a wish list into a defensible plan.
How is total cost of ownership modeled for medical equipment?
TCO captures the full lifecycle cost, not the sticker price: acquisition, service contracts, parts, training, downtime, and end-of-life disposition. Cheaper-to-buy devices frequently cost more over their service life once service and downtime are counted. A credible TCO model lets you compare bids on lifetime cost and feeds directly into replace-versus-repair decisions and contract negotiations.
What is estimated useful life, and how much should it drive replacement?
Estimated useful life is primarily a depreciation input; CMS requires AHA EULs for Medicare and Medicaid capital depreciation calculations. It is useful for budgeting timelines but is the weakest single predictor of when a device should actually be replaced. Weight condition, reliability, risk, and end-of-support far more heavily than calendar age.
When should we redeploy surplus equipment instead of replacing it?
Redeployment fits when a device still has reliable service life, current software and security support, and a lower-acuity setting that matches its remaining capability. It is usually the cheapest way to satisfy demand, but only when the asset is not near end-of-support and the receiving department's risk profile fits. Track redeployment in your asset database so the move is auditable and the device's maintenance history follows it.
What do we have to handle when a device reaches end of life and is disposed?
Before disposition, sanitize any electronic protected health information; HIPAA (45 CFR 164.310(d)) requires documented final disposition of ePHI and the hardware that stores it, with NIST SP 800-88 as the accepted sanitization standard. Eligible assets can be resold or donated for value recovery once wiping is verified; if a device cannot be fully sanitized, physical destruction is the safer route. Keep certificates of destruction with serial numbers and a chain-of-custody record for your audit trail.