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The greater Boston area is one of the most competitive healthcare markets in the country, with a host of world-class health systems vying for staff and patients.
Lahey Health, a leading integrated health care system headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts, wanted to address this with world-class experiences for its patients and staff. The system turned to Philips to collaborate with them to design and plan a new patient-centric imaging center. Next to improving overall patient and staff experience, this has led to improved workflow efficiency and a reduction in appointment cancellations.
The return on investment has been exceptional, with a decrease in appointment cancellations and greater workflow efficiency."
Dr. Peter W. Curatolo
Medical Director of MRI Services at Beverly Hospital, A Member of Lahey Health
For many patients, getting a stressful MRI experience may interfere with scan quality and lead to repeat scans. The combination of the long exam time, a confined space, and loud MRI noises leads to claustrophobia in some 15% of patients1 and motion disruptions in another 20%2. Beyond negatively impacting workflow and department financial goals, compromised images and rescans may adversely affect a patient’s experience.
The enhanced patient experience at Lahey Health facilities starts the moment patients walk in the door, where a soothing environment with sound, video projection and dynamic lighting eases discomfort and provides positive distraction. By using technology designed with the entire patient journey in mind, Lahey Health allows the patient to select the lighting and video content prior to the exam, which adds to the experience to create happier patients and quality results.
“Collaborating with Philips, we’re working smarter, faster and more efficiently – to the ultimate benefit of our patients,” noted Christoph Wald, MD, PhD, MBA, FACR, Chairman, Department of Radiology at Lahey Hospital & Medical Center. “We’re focused on delivering confident diagnoses coupled with experiences that put patients at ease and that facilitate the work of our technologists and radiologists.”
The MRI with Ambient In-bore Experience helped Lahey Health create a more soothing MRI experience for patients, reducing the number of cancelled appointments while improving efficiency and patient satisfaction. Many technologists now prefer to work in this suite.
Who/where
Lahey Health, Burlington, Massachusetts, US
Challenge
Lahey Health sought superb imaging solutions to differentiate its services in a highly competitive market
Solution
Philips partnered with Lahey Health to help design and plan a new patient-centric imaging center
Results
DISCLAIMER:
Results are specific to the institution where they were obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions.
REFERENCES:
1 Dewey M1, Schink T, Dewey CF. Claustrophobia during magnetic resonance imaging: cohort study in over 55,000 patients. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007; 26(5):1322-7.
2 Andre, Jalal B., et al. “Towards Quantifying the Prevalence, Severity, and Cost Associated with Patient Motion during Clinical MR Examinations.” JACR (2015).
Results are specific to the institution where they are obtained and may not reflect the results achievable at other institutions