Health tech repair with zero downtime in Japan

 28-Jul-16, GE Healthcare

Japan is known for pioneering new technology long before it hits foreign shores. But when it comes to healthcare, Japan’s hospitals are being brought into the age of the Industrial Internet, following several other high-tech hospitals around the world.

Image: GE Healthcare

Right now, repairs on medical devices and equipment are only carried out after a problem is spotted and a product malfunctions. Today’s hospitals are increasingly hard-pressed to cope with increased demand for exams and heavier patient care workloads for their medical professionals.

A maintenance program which makes full use of new equipment malfunction predictive analysis capabilities, is reporting impressive results: zero downtime for emergency repair work, and a reduction of about 40% in downtime spent on overall repairs.

 Read the full article  

 Insights