What is the True Cost of MRI Down Time?

What is the Thue Cost of g MRI DOWN &TIME? If time is money, an MRI imaging center needs to utilize every minute of available machine time. Any disruption due to mechanical failure or patient discomfort will affect the bottom line. 30 MILLION O $2611 Average cost of an MRI scan. Number of MRI scans in the U.S. each year. Main Factors of MRI Down Time are Re-scans Due to Patient - ANXIETY CLAUSTROPHOBIA MOVEMENT WHY? Most Common MRI Procedtures 914% 15 ta 60 MINUTES of patients require an HEAD AND NECK oral or IV sedation. Patient time in machine's close quarters can be from 15 to 60 minutes per scan. CHEST 42% 30 Average MRI Machine to Down Time INTERNAL ORGANS of people surveyed confessed to being afraid of an MRI scan 60 Hospitals can easily lose between HOURS $60,000 to $120,000 PER YEAR, PER MACHINE 1 IN 7 İTTTİ ANNUALLY PELVIS Patients have canceled hospital appointments because they were scared to go. KNEES AND FEET 10-15% $4 Percentage of scans that need to be re-done are due to movement. Children and people with disabilities are higher. SOLUTIONS More one-on-one time with Soothing distraction Positioning pads Improved Speed up scans through technology technologist before scan. of music for comfort workflows RESULTS • High Patient Satisfaction Scores • More Efficient MRI Scanning Higher Profits MRlaudio Sources: https://www.itnonline.com/content/when-time-your-side-how-faster-mri-scans-can-transform-radiology-workflow https://www.firstlookmri.com/doctors-notes/cost-mri.html https://newcastleclinic.co.uk/statistics-patient-discomfort-in-closed-mri-scanners/ https://www.glassbeam.com/blogs/how-much-does-medical-equipment-downtime-cost-hospitals/ https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/9084025/ COMFORT THROUGH SOUND