What’s Inside Matters
What’s Inside Matters
If we’ve learned anything over the years, that applies to the Right to Repair issue that we now face relative to a repair, is WHAT’S INSIDE MATTERS. Back in 1991, Intel Corporation began placing “intel inside” stickers on PCs built with its processors so that consumers would know that their computer contained a genuine Intel microprocessor and not […]
The High Cost of Low Price
Remember that great deal you got on that shirt that wasn’t the same after washing it once? Well the same thing can happen with imaging device repairs. That repair you got for a low price and a quick turn-around could actually be costing you more than double what it would it have cost you to get it right the […]
Access is Key
It’s not about access to more equipment, additional repair services, or even increased budgets to gear up for another episode of the unknown. It’s about greater access to the parts you need when you need them to keep your current devices running at top performance. This might seem like a simple reality we already enjoy, but it’s […]
Processes, Procedures, and Work Instructions
When a company documents its Quality Management Systems (QMS), it must clearly define what it’s doing (Processes) or what its Procedures are to achieve the promised outcomes. How a company’s staff are expected perform the procedures are referred to as Work Instructions. 3-critical aspects to maintaining consistent quality control are Processes, Procedures, and Work Instructions. Recently I had the […]
The Secret to Extending Coil Longevity is Often Just Down the Hall
Our last post focused on strategies that HTM professionals could use to extend the lifecycle of their MRI coils. This post is on end-user contributions that can affect uptime. As an imaging service engineer for 20-years, I’ve learned that clinicians, technologists and other staff play a critical role minimizing service costs and maintaining uptime. Often […]
4-Best Practices For Maximizing MRI Coil Longevity
As an imaging service engineer in the hospital setting for many years of my career, I know the search for reliable methodologies, partners, and practices for extending the life of medical devices is a constant and endless pursuit. I also know that in many cases, one of the best solutions is just down the hall: […]
4-Criteria for Vendor Qualification
So many choices…What repair partner should you choose, and why should they be chosen? In the past, health care facilities used terms such as biomedical engineering and clinical engineering. These, once small, departments have since evolved. Now they can span entire health care enterprises and come complete with their own supply chains. Service decisions once […]
Data Driven Repair and Your Bottom Line
The pressure is on to get the lowest price and build back the bottom lines lost in 2020. However, there is often a high price to a low cost repair. See how data driven repair can affect your bottom line. In some cases, low price comes with a high number of subsequent repairs that in short order […]
Under Pressure
Here’s how the right service partner and repair processes can relieve today’s pressure and take your efforts to a higher-level tomorrow. When you feel like pressure is pushing down on you from old challenges you’re used to and new pressures no one ever asks for, there are ways to let relief and rise above. See […]
4-TIPS FOR EXTENDING THE LIFECYCLE OF MRI COILS
The search for reliable methodologies, partners and practices for extending the life of medical devices is a constant and endless pursuit. One of the best solutions is just down the hall…The people that manage your imaging department and those that actually use the equipment. Here are 4 tips for extending the lifecycle of MRI coils […]
