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3 Ways to Maximize Your Medical Imaging Systems at Your Clinic

May 6, 2021 | Articles, General Imaging

Looking after medical imaging equipment has always been a daunting task, especially in a clinical setting. You often have to spend plenty of time and money just to ensure everything is working properly. Nowadays, it is even harder to do due to the ongoing global pandemic. You have to pay close attention to your patients’ welfare by practicing social distancing, good hand hygiene, and other COVID-19 guidelines. Fortunately, there are ways to maximize your MRI and CT systems with these challenges in mind. 

As the whole healthcare industry continues to feel the effects of the pandemic while keeping their staff and patients’ welfare in mind, it is imperative that your clinic reconfigure how you go about managing your medical imaging equipment. Most of these are technological alternatives, which are meant to streamline workflow and asset management. Consider the following tips for your guidance: 

  • Integrate real-time location tracking into your scanners 

If you are like most major clinics, you operate as different branches through your main office, allowing you to source your MRI and CT systems more easily than independent medical facilities. One of the major gaps in this approach is most medical teams may be hoarding vital equipment, like MRI and CT parts, for major repairs. As a result, only a few clinics, staff, and clients can benefit from medical imaging, forcing patients to get their treatment elsewhere. 

To ensure efficiency, you may employ a location tracking system by using real-time data and record keeping. Doing this lets you source equipment immediately to clinics like yours that need medical imaging to serve their clients’ needs. For example, if you have a spare Philips CT Brilliance 32 in your equipment warehouse, tracking can help you with managing the unit properly. This strategy can also be useful for staying up to date with repairs, cleaning, and other preventive maintenance options, enabling your clinics to stay efficient. 

  • Have medical equipment repairs and inspections done through a third-party service provider 

In a clinical setting, you want to maintain efficiency and productivity among your team members. Unfortunately, you cannot do so if you look to the same people managing your medical imaging machines for patient’s treatments to also be the ones in charge of routine maintenance. It overworks your staff, leading them to not handle both tasks effectively, which slows down your operations. All this wasted time means you have to extend working hours and stay in enclosed spaces, which is not sustainable during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The best way to ensure repairs and maintenance are done properly is to look to third-party providers, especially those who are ISO-certified and have access to replacement parts for your convenience. This way, you can have them come into your clinic during off-hours to avoid overcrowding and ensure your equipment’s readiness during the day for your staff’s use. 

  • Consider relocating your MRT and CT systems to a bigger space or mobile setup 

Due to an increased risk of coronavirus transmission in enclosed areas, especially those in medical services like yours, it would be in your best interest to reconfigure where you want to perform medical imaging procedures. It can be in a larger room to avoid constant close contact with others. Additionally, you may have patients who lack mobility, meaning they prefer home services. As such, you should consider relocating your scanners to a mobile clinic setup. Whatever your decision, just ensure you have experienced staff and technicians to assist you. 

 

Conclusion 

As you can see, there are means to maximize your medical imaging systems, allowing your team to work more efficiently by mitigating inconveniences when you use your units. Just ensure you see to it that you have the appropriate MRT or CT parts ready and preventive maintenance plans available for your convenient use as you also integrate the tips mentioned above. Meanwhile, if you feel that your medical facility is experiencing difficulties sourcing the tools and resource persons you need, consult with industry experts like our team for further assistance. 

DirectMed Parts and Service can offer you a range of MRI and CT scanners through top brands like GE, Siemens, and Philips. We are also ISO 13485:2016-certified and have a trained team of professionals ready to meet your needs. Consider upgrading your systems by getting a free quote from us today to have a better understanding of our world-classes services. 

 

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