GE Healthcare Unveils Next-Gen Fixed X-ray System Definium Tempo to Reduce Burnout and Improve Workflow and Productivity for Overburdened Radiology Departments
28 September 2021 - 11:01PM
Business Wire
- A “personal assistant” that provides automation and support to
technologists – reducing physical workload and improving
operational efficiency, while maximizing a technologist’s time at
patient’s bedside to help deliver the best patient care
possible.
- Drives efficiency, reduces errors and decreases variability
between imaging sessions and patients through Auto Positioning,
Intelligent Workflow Suite, high resolution FlashPad HD detectors
and advanced Helix Image Processing 2.1 software.
GE Healthcare introduced the Definium Tempo, a new fixed,
overhead tube suspension (OTS) digital X-ray system designed to be
a "personal assistant" to radiologists and technologists -
leveraging automation to reducing workflow burdens and help
radiology departments deliver the best patient care possible.
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Definium Tempo is designed to work with the technologist to
operate efficiently and provide consistent, high-quality images,
while allowing for more quality time with the patient. Acting much
like an in-room ‘command center,’ the Definium Tempo’s tube-mounted
console provides all the functionality needed for patient
selection, protocol selection, technique modification and
positioning setup - enabling the technologist to finish all exam
setup and positioning work without having to leave the patient’s
side. Automated workflows help start an exam and additional
features, such as Auto Positioning, Auto Centering and Auto
Tracking, automate the positioning of system components to maximize
overall ergonomic operation for the technologist, while also
helping to improve overall patient experience.
X-ray imaging often provides the entry point to diagnostic
imaging - accounting for 60% of all imaging studies conducted1. As
a result, X-ray technologists, radiology administrators, and
radiologists are required to manage an ever-increasing caseload.
The daily challenges of heavy lifting, repetitive motions, uneasy
patients, and long hours that lead to more than 70% of
technologists experiencing work-related injuries2. Variability in
patient positioning and exam set up can lead to extra dose with
‘repeat and reject’ rates, or the need to retake images, as high as
25%3,4 . These pressures add additional burden to already strained
Radiology Departments. To help solve for these challenges, GE
Healthcare leveraged automation to reduce patient positioning time,
physical workload, errors, and image retakes through a user
centered design with easy-to-use features that assist in reducing
the number of workflow steps and actions required.
“I’ve been a technologist for over 17 years and using this
system has been unlike anything I’ve experienced before – it’s a
person inside the room with you at all times, it’s like you’re
never working alone – it’s like a second technologist…” said Nadia
Dorson, X-ray Technologist at North Central Bronx Hospital. “When
you’re in front of your patient, you’re able to double check the
patient’s information which is really important in making sure
you’re setting up the exam properly. The camera provides real-time
information on the patient so you can make necessary adjustments.
And everything is as light as a feather, even down to the grid so
I’m able to function better and am not encountering some of the
day-to-day wear and tear I’ve experienced in the past.”
To address ‘repeat and reject’ rates that can negatively impact
day-to-day clinical operations, the Definium Tempo is also equipped
with features to deliver consistent images and help lower
variability in patient positioning and image quality. Enabled by
live streaming video and 3D depth cameras, the Intelligent Workflow
Suite5 combines computer vision, video analytics and precision
engineering to provide a collection of workflow enhancement tools
formed by seamlessly combining the 3D video camera, computer vision
and video analytics to help address positioning errors, poor image
quality due to incorrect patient habitus selection and ambiguities
during image reading due to unique conditions. The Intelligent
Workflow Suite includes Position Assist, Technique Assist, and
Patient Snapshot to help increase patient satisfaction by avoiding
image retakes; produce more consistent images to increase
technologists’ productivity; and improve clinical confidence by
avoiding radiologist follow-up during diagnosis.
Additional features include Helix™ 2.1 Advanced Image
Processing6 of quadruple resolution images provided by FlashPad HD
detectors that produce images with exceptional anatomical detail
and magnification at low dose, while simultaneously reducing
electronic noise to improve patient experience.
“The Definium Tempo system has been an impressive addition to
our department,” says Dr. Orlando Ortiz, Radiologist at North
Central Bronx Hospital. “As a radiologist, image quality is
everything and these images are a definite upgrade. It’s also had
an immediate impact and been well-received by all our staff
members, because it’s simple to use - with minimal steps and clicks
required. Workflow was an important consideration to our team - it
needed to save, or eliminate, unnecessary steps while keeping the
technologist present with the patient. With user-friendly features
embedded in the console, our technologists are able to stay focused
on the patient in the room and on the table, and provide critical
care to patients who are nervous, worried or anxious about the exam
which helps improve overall outcomes and helps us get to diagnoses
faster.”
For more information on GE Healthcare’s new Definium Tempo
system and features, visit gehealthcare.com.
About GE Healthcare:
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(NYSE: GE). As a leading global medical technology, pharmaceutical
diagnostics and digital solutions innovator, GE Healthcare enables
clinicians to make faster, more informed decisions through
intelligent devices, data analytics, applications and services,
supported by its Edison intelligence platform. With over 100 years
of healthcare industry experience and around 47,000 employees
globally, the company operates at the center of an ecosystem
working toward precision health, digitizing healthcare, helping
drive productivity and improve outcomes for patients, providers,
health systems and researchers around the world.
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