“The MRI scanner is down” is a phrase no technologist wants to hear. Downtime harms patient experiences and outcomes, halts operations, and comes with hidden costs that quickly add up.
One of the best ways to ensure consistency in MRI quality and performance is to have your medical imaging equipment regularly serviced by field service experts. A holistic and consistent maintenance schedule will keep your MRI machine performing at its best so you can focus on delivering the best patient care.
The Importance of MRI Image Quality and Uptime
It’s a fact of life that MRI scanners need downtime, but often that downtime is much longer than necessary. Issues like equipment malfunctions and poor magnet calibration can result in poor image quality and hours of yearly downtime.
Excess MRI scanner downtime can reduce patient and technologist confidence, patient workflow, and hurt revenue. On the other hand, when your MRI equipment is operating as it should, you’ll have the best image quality and the most uptime possible.
Maximize MRI Efficiency with Imperial Imaging Maintenance Services
At Imperial Imaging, we’re enthusiastic about educating providers on medical equipment maintenance. So whether or not you end up partnering with us, we want to make sure that you’re equipped with the knowledge you need to set up a maintenance schedule that’s ideal for your equipment, practice, and budget. With that in mind, let’s dive into the most important components of a good maintenance routine.
Rapid Response and Expertise
It is absolutely critical to have access to emergency imaging equipment service. When a machine goes down, you should be able to immediately get in contact with a medical equipment field service expert who can give you a repair plan and timeline. The MRI machine repair company you work with should be able to quickly visit you on site so you experience as little downtime as possible.
Experts at Imperial Imaging are available 24/7, 365 days a year for emergency service, so you can rely on our team to help keep your downtime to a minimum.
Comprehensive Service Options
Access to a full suite of service options ensures that any and all MRI equipment issues can be addressed with ease. Scheduled maintenance is wonderful and necessary, but you want to have all your bases covered no matter the type of issue that arises. The maintenance company you work with should offer everything from coil repair to cold head replacement.
Planned Maintenance
There are two general types of maintenance: planned and reactive. Both are vital to a good maintenance routine, but we want to particularly stress the importance of planned maintenance, which detects signs of equipment failure in advance and addresses any problems before they arise.
This kind of maintenance requires deep expertise and isn’t as common, but it’s essential to optimize equipment performance and efficiency. Technicians at Imperial Imaging perform quarterly planned maintenance for MRI machines. This routine helps cut down on overall MRI maintenance costs by helping prevent unexpected failures from occurring.
Cost Efficiency
It’s no surprise that MRI machine maintenance costs are often high. That said, you can reduce your costs by getting the right maintenance at the right times.
A good maintenance company will analyze the condition and performance of the equipment and suggest a specific service agreement to keep your machines healthy. Ideally, you’ll have a team of experts that can provide regular imaging equipment service and will give you everything you need and nothing you don’t.
Enhanced Patient Care
Ultimately, MRI maintenance is about improving patient care. When you need MRI machine repair, your field service experts should want to get you back to normal operations as much as you do. That means having a responsive, fast-acting service team that’s always a phone call or an email away. When you and your field service team are both focused on patient outcomes, you’ll be able to seamlessly work together to optimize your equipment.
Trust Imperial Imaging for Equipment Maintenance & Servicing
Imperial Imaging was founded with the mission of giving providers the royal treatment, and delivering world-class maintenance is a key component of that mission. We look out for our customers with our responsiveness, long-term planning, and focus on patient care. Contact us to find out how we can reduce your MRI machine downtime and help your practice run more smoothly.