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Utilizing the equipment to its maximum is understandable, especially where profits are concerned. Do more with a lot less crosses over all lines of business and employment these days. I was an MR technologist for over twenty-five years and loved seeing all the technological changes over the years. I was sad to see the changes in patient care that was necessary when maximizing profit and equipment utilization though.
Are you sure it was an MRI scan and not a CT scan? Ten minutes for an MRI scan is maybe one or two protocols. Most MRI scans take 30 minutes or longer. If this is normal in Canada, then I would have to wonder how thorough the procedure is and what they might be missing.
I know there is a MD posting here so a question I have is slightly unrelated but is it normal for a Hospital to take two ultrasounds within a 30 day period for a possible Lipoma (neck) return and a Thyroid (Cancer) return....both done last March.
Sorry if I'm out of line as I hate to bother them at the VA since they are very busy now days.
EDIT: I did fill out a form two weeks ago at a nearby VA clinic and also added that I had (3) Heart attacks based upon their Health care book info.....and another past weekend that left me sick for over three days.....maybe they will not have to see me at all if things continue.
Again I do apologize.
Last edited by Steve Bagu; 06-24-2015 at 03:19 PM..
Reason: Things that go wrong can maybe help others
It was an MRI and my time estimate was a bit off.......It was actually about a half an hour in duration.
Why would you assume that because the procedure was done IN Canada, that it would have been done incorrectly ? We aren't some third world back water.
In any case, I was happy with the experience.
Jim B.
Physics dictates how long it takes to perform a MRI scan. You can't make it faster. All you can do is cut the number of protocols that they run or run low res type of scans. In the US the American College of Radiology, eventually got around to testing the quality of scans that MRI providers were doing, because there were some operators that were abusing the situation. They were scanning with low resolution results and billing the patients and the insurance companies as though they were doing it right. Many patients failed to be diagnosed correctly as a result. Now the insurance companies are requiring ACR certification in almost every site before they will pay reimbursements.
It is well known that there are fewer MRI systems in CA per capita than there are in the US. When someone says it took ten minutes in the system to get their scan done, I have to assume there is something wrong. I am glad to hear you were mistaken about the time.
In Canada, there is about 25% of the number of MRI machines per capita than in the US, necessitating the 24 hour utilization.
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