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Pièges du principal 6 de service de CT

November 11, 2010

Technician works on
a GE LightSpeed 16 CT
at C&G Technologies
By Brendon Nafziger and Olga Deshchenko, DOTmed News Reporters

It's no secret that a CT scanner is a dutiful revenue-generator for radiology departments, but only if the actual equipment holds up its end of the bargain.

CT service contracts act as a facility's insurance against equipment downtime. But oftentimes, the devil's in the details -- providers discover they're not covered for costly after-hours repairs or lose track of turnaround times and end up not getting the level of service they paid for.
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To find out how to avoid the common mistakes of CT servicing, DOTmed News spoke with expert panelists from the upcoming DOTmed forum at RSNA 2010, How do you keep CT uptime costs down? hosted by PBS Nightly Business Report senior correspondent Jeff Yastine. (Learn more and request a pass here.)

Read on to see what the top CT service pitfalls are and how your facility can avoid them.