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WeScan

Gain access to a pool of remote MRI technologists and request expert assistance with your MRI scan.

Overview

You are an MRI technologist? Learn more about Remote Scanning1 from someone who’s in your shoes.


Mary Glecker, WeScan technologist

Explore our new healthcare service WeScan that offers you remote scanning support for MR imaging. This enables you to offer high-quality diagnostics – whenever needed, wherever needed, and independent of the availability of qualified onsite staff. By offering a pay-per-hour model for both options, WeScan enables you to increase profitability with a service focusing on flexible costs.

Key challenges for hospitals and health systems

Customer Services - WeScan - Access to care


Need to provide access to care

is increasingly important in today’s competitive healthcare systems. But if there is a shortage of qualified radiology technologists, a specific exam may not be possible at the required location and time. This puts patient satisfaction as well as revenue streams at risk.
Customer Services - WeScan - Productivity and efficiency of operations


Need to increase productivity and efficiency of operations

is a result of growing economic pressure on healthcare providers. Inflexible working hours and a limited number of qualified experts complicate shift planning. This is especially challenging during extended hours, off-hours, and peak hours and jeopardizes the achievement of the desired level of care and throughput.
Customer Services - WeScan - Knowledgeable and confident staff


Need for knowledgeable and confident staff

as they are the key factor in delivering patient care at a high standard. As highly qualified radiology technologists are scarce, a transfer of knowledge to expand the skill level and confidence of other technologists is often impossible. This can impact clinical outcomes and prevents standardization.

How can we help you address these challenges?

Increase revenue growth and patient satisfaction by improving availability of care

WeScan Remote Scanning enables you to run your diagnostic routine at full scale – even if you have a shortage of qualified MRI technologists. While your staff focuses on the patient onsite, you can request MRI scan support from a qualified remote MRI technologist who logs onto your scanner via Smart Remote Services and syngo Virtual Cockpit, our software for remote scanning.

Increase revenue growth and patient satisfaction by improving availability of care

Whether you have a permanent staff shortage, need support during off-hour shifts, or want to broaden the spectrum of examinations you perform, WeScan Remote Scanning enables you to capitalize on the capabilities of your scanners from Siemens Healthineers. Benefit from the expert knowledge of a remote MRI technologist to achieve continuous productivity and higher flexibility in patient care.

Our Remote Scanning customers

WeScan Remote Scanning Article

You’ll never scan alone!

Read about how Remote Scanning is used at Oberschwabenklinikum.

Remote Scanning and the future of radiology - Audio interview


Prof. Dr. Martin Heuschmid and Matthias Hofmeier

Prof. Dr. Martin Heuschmid, Head Physician of the Department of Radiology at Oberschwabenklinik, and Matthias Hofmeier, Head MTR at St. Elisabethen-Klinikum in Ravensburg, talk about Remote Scanning as a solution for more flexible staff and shift planning as well as new perspectives for the job profile of radiographers.

"One of the major problems we are facing in the future is that we have to scale up radiology. [...] What we need is real digital radiology." 

Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Michael Forsting
Universitätsklinikum Essen, Germany
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Michael Forsting
Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Michael Forsting
Universitätsklinikum Essen, Germany

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WeScan is not commercially available in all countries. Due to regulatory reasons its future availability cannot be guaranteed. Preconditions: Connection to Smart Remote Services (SRS) infrastructure is required and Expert-i enabled MRI scanner from Siemens Healthineers with appropriately trained personnel operating under applicable federal, state, and local laws as to the MRI scanner and contrast.

The results by customers of Siemens Healthineers described herein are based on results that were achieved in the customer's unique setting. Since there is no “typical” hospital and many variables exist (e.g., hospital size, case mix, level of IT adoption) there can be no guarantee that other customers will achieve the same results.

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Remote Scanning portfolio consist of WeScan, syngo Virtual Cockpit, Expert-i enabled MRI scanner and remote MRI technologist.
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syngo Virtual Cockpit is not commercially available in all countries. Due to regulatory reasons its future availability cannot be guaranteed. Precondition: Expert-i enabled modality from Siemens Healthineers and appropriately trained personnel operating under applicable federal, state, and local laws as to the specific imaging modality(ies), including radiation and contrast. Use from home: Prerequisite is a secure VPN connection to the department network.

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BEFUND24 is commercially only available in Germany and not commercially available in other countries and/or for all modalities. Its future availability cannot be ensured.