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Archive > January, 2012 Vol. XIII, No. 1

Outsourcing Guarantees You the Latest Cataract Equipment

Nothing will please your budget and your surgeons more than having state-of-the-art technology delivered right to your door.

Mark McGraw, Associate Editor

Of the many benefits of outsourcing cataract procedures, one often gets overlooked: giving your eye surgeons access to the latest ophthalmic equipment, all the while sidestepping the cost of purchasing and maintaining such big-ticket items as operating microscopes, YAG lasers and phacoemulsifiers. After all, why go to the trouble of paying for new equipment and training your team to use it when an outsourcing company can deliver the same equipment, set it up for you and handle the upkeep? As you'll see, not only can outsourcing make cataract procedures more financially attractive for you to host, it can also make your facility a desirable place for ophthalmologists who demand the very best equipment to perform their cases.

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