Utilization Consulting – Case Studies

The advantages of process improvement


 

Versailles, France

Clinique Médicale de la Porte Verte

Extended Quick Scan

As demand for their MRI suite increased, Clinique Médicale de la Porte Verte needed to find a way to do more exams each day, reduce patient wait time, and to do both with the same resources. They turned to Philips Utilization Consulting for an intensive two-day Extended Quick Scan.  

 

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Lund, Sweden

Skåne University Hospital

Kaizen Event

An unsatisfactory 14-week waitlist for their MRI examination room prompted staff at Skåne University Hospital to engage Philips Utilization Consulting to seek improvement. Consultants undertook a Kaizen rapid workflow improvement project with the staff, which resulted in a clearing of the waitlist and shortening of routine examination time.

 

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Trier, Germany

Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder

Kaizen Event

At the Krankenhaus der Barmherzigen Brüder or Brothers of Charity Hospital, a weeklong rapid workflow improvement project or ‘Kaizen Event’ demonstrated to the Trier team how greater cooperation could boost patient throughput and enhance job satisfaction. With Philips guidance, more MRI patients were accommodated and work practices flowed more smoothly.

 

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Shanghai, China

Renji Hospital

Utilization Essentials

Philips Utilization Services helped the staff at Renji Hospital measure the performance of their MRI and CT systems through analysis of Essential Reports. As a result they were able to improve scheduling times and decrease waiting times, which in turn lead to a 15% increase in patient volume.

 

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