identify potential device failures with the trimedx predictive work system
Unexpected breakdowns of high-volume imaging equipment can lead to frustrated patients, unhappy clinicians, and significant lost revenue. With advanced technology and expertise from TRIMEDX, you can detect device failures before they occur and reduce unplanned downtime with preventative maintenance.
There is never a good time for medical equipment to break down, especially in critical, high-volume imaging departments.
TRIMEDX Predictive Work System (PWS)
IDENTIFY Preventable Failures
Expert engineer input
Service history
DETECT Device Problems
Remote device monitoring
Event detector algorithms
Data science
RESPOND Proactively
Automated work orders
Prescribed remediation
Scheduled downtime
PWS Outcomes
By combining remote device monitoring, service expertise, and data science, PWS identifies common preventable equipment problems before a failure occurs. PWS automatically issues 'smart' work orders with prescriptive repair actions, relevant parts, and service manual information. Technicians can schedule the preventative maintenance/repair at a time that is convenient for clinicians and patients. As a standard feature of the TRIMEDX comprehensive Clinical Engineering solution, PWS helps health systems worry less about equipment failure and focus more on patient care.
A wide variety of healthcare organizations have deployed PWS to reduce unplanned downtimes in their medical device inventories. See some examples below of what these health systems have achieved.
Case Study 1: Predicting Air Bubbles In CT
Problem: The presence of air bubbles in CT machines is a well-known but hard-to-predict problem that can cause artifacts, misdiagnosis, administration of excess x-ray doses, and lost revenue opportunities. At a hospital in the Midwest, the CT appeared to be functioning normally to the radiologic tech. However, there were view-corrections, tube arcs, and air bubbles developing within the CT.
Solution: With PWS, TRIMEDX was able to detect the air bubbles and schedule a repair with the client during non-patient hours that:
Avoided 48+ hours of unplanned repair downtime
Prevented tube damage and high-voltage component replacement
Ensured clinical uptime when needed most
Case Study 2: Detecting Offline MRI During Closed Hours
Problem: A power outage shut down an MRI at a standalone imaging center on a Sunday night when the center was closed.
Solution: PWS detected the loss of power to the MRI and generated a work order. The TRIMEDX technician was able to communicate the outage to building security, and once power was restored, the technician reset the MRI power and brought the system up which:
Minimized disruption to the scanning schedule, as the MRI was ready Monday morning
Avoided patient inconvenience and rescheduling
Reduced clinician and staff frustration
Prevented excessive helium boiloff
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