PVA, through a strategic partnership with ARAMARK Healthcare Technologies, helps healthcare organizations of all sizes optimize the efficiency and effectiveness of their clinical equipment, while reducing manufacturer service contract spend, maximizing asset utilization and improving physician, nurse, clinician and patient satisfaction.
We offer a comprehensive biomedical and diagnostic imaging equipment life cycle management program—providing greater financial transparency and value through a strategic, integrated framework for centralized technology management that includes:
- Planning & Evaluation
- Financing
- Procurement
- Service
- Utilization
- Disposition
An in-depth assessment of all technology currently in use within the organization is provided to obtain a complete understanding of the impact of the equipment spend. Findings are benchmarked with standardized, statistically relevant data from nationally recognized sources and through the utilization of iDesk comprising a database of more than 1.7 million managed devices. Recommendations are crafted for better capital planning and future equipment acquisition decisions.
Technology Life
TechnologyLife™ is a business and service approach unique to ARAMARK Healthcare Technologies that uses technology to solve the problems of healthcare.
The TechnologyLife™ service strategy brings together a full complement of components from which we pull to create the customized solutions that best meet our customers’ needs:
- Depth and Scale—with 30 years of experience and more than 1.7 million pieces of equipment worth more than $5 billion across 500 client organizations, ARAMARK Healthcare Technologies has the stability, scale and infrastructure to support client’s needs, regardless of size
- Service by Design—providing the exact, custom designed level of service our customers need. Ranging from full-service solutions for large, multi-state networks, to individual service components for smaller, independent facilities, all taking into account each organization’s unique inventory and budget requirements
- Workforce Management—recruiting, retaining and developing the most talented professionals, through customer service, technical and management training programs
- Supply Chain—leveraging our national buying power and in-house resources to create greater value and cost-savings for customers
- Evidenced-Based Clinical Equipment Maintenance—using proven protocols to minimize equipment failures and keep equipment functioning at optimal levels
- Thought Leadership—leading the industry with a unique perspective on CE/IT integration and equipment interoperability, and team members who serve in local and national industry associations
- Technology-Driven Solutions—using advanced technology to track equipment status, enhance visibility, monitor requests, track metrics and share information in real-time
- Inventory Management—helping customers track, deploy, manage and procure assets to balance service and cost, and decrease their reliance on rental and leased equipment
- Equipment Life Cycle Management—offering an in-depth assessment of technology currently in use, as well as capital planning and acquisition recommendations for the future
- Logistical Programs—using distribution systems that track and capture equipment data and location to ensure the right equipment is in the right place, at the right time