title: Lease or buy: optimizing capital equipment procurement.
abstract: Many physician group practices struggle over whether to buy or lease equipment. While purchasing has been the traditional method of acquiring equipment, leasing often can be more cost-effective. Conducting a lease-versus-purchase analysis can help group practices arrive at the most cost-effective decision. Careful consideration of the alternatives can lead to the best use of the group's resources to meet its financial goals.
authors.affiliation: GE Capital HealthCare Financial Services, Waukesha, WI, USA.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sedlmeier
mesh_terms: D000066:Accounting; D002201:Capital Expenditures / Q000145:classification*; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D005376:Financial Management; D006123:Group Practice / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D007860:Leasing, Property / Q000191:economics*; D009937:Organizational Objectives; D014481:United States