“The knowledge and global practical experience of Siemens Healthineers experts for optimizing workflows of radiology and adjacent departments allowed us to discover new opportunities to increase efficiency, as well as to select specific measures to implement along the radiology pathway and in the entire clinic.”
Value Contribution
More than 40 Improvement measures
Proposed for implementation
More than 300 increase of annual MRI exams
As a result of workflow changes
3:1 return on investment ratio
Generated by the project
More than $150 K potential additional annual earnings
Challenge

Increase process efficiency
Identify areas for increasing efficiency and opportunities for workflow improvement
Drive clinical excellence
Improve diagnostic and
treatment quality, as well as
patient experience
Secure financial sustainability
Increase the profitability of the radiology department
Solution
- Value stream analysis
- Assessment of current state of MRI delivery process including strengths and weaknesses/obstacles
- Root-cause analysis to identify underlying issues of process weaknesses
Definition of improvement measures in the fields of referral management, scanner utilization, workflow efficiency, and healing environment
Prioritization of improvement measures to generate most added value