ROLE OF TELERADIOLOGY FOR IMAGING FACILITIES Teleradiology provides the highest standards of interpretation by avoidance of misinterpreted images – reading done by two certified sub-specialists. Teleradiology further abets after hours reporting, where there is shortage of radiologists, suboptimal reports turnaround time and burnout of resources. Therefore the imaging facilities are benefitted by consistent patient care, no back log of reports and reduced need for overtime. Moreover, imaging facilities can add up
emerging sub-specialty reporting in the fields of musculo-skeletal MRI, head and neck imaging, neuroradiological MRI, emergency radiology, sports medicine to name a few.
TELERADIOLOGY - SOLUTION FOR EMERGING TRENDS IN IMAGING CENTRES These include but are not restricted to: Managing and streamlining increased business input (extra reading capacity
after acquiring another imaging centre/ additional modalities) Capturing business for sub-specialty reads Relief for overworked radiologists By utilizing economies of scale, teleradiology meets the demands of multiple facilities with far less staff. Resources can be easily spread across many facilities while still meeting rigorous turnaround time requirements. In contrast, hiring one additional full time radiologist is often not enough to meet the demand for night call because one person shouldn’t be expected to provide coverage every night. The shortage of radiologists
allows teleradiology companies to fill a multitude of gaps for radiology groups including helping to alleviate the stress of a radiologist shortage, augmenting the subspecialty expertise of the in-house group and providing faster report turnaround to referring physicians – ultimately providing better service to patients. Teleradiology can also help to improve report turnaround time. While it might
take a local radiologist a few days to get through his or her workload, most teleradiology groups will deliver a final interpretation within 24 hours. Faster turnaround times mean that critical findings are diagnosed more quickly and potential treatments can begin earlier – which results in better care for the patient. In addition, this gives the local radiologist more time to meet with patients during the day. The combination of additional areas of sub-specialty expertise and improved report turnaround time will enhance the radiology practice’s reputation within the community. Patients satisfied with turnaround times will report the good experience back to their physician. Referring physicians pleased with the quality of the sub-specialty read will certainly increase referrals to that particular radiology group. Increased referrals will ultimately lead to higher revenues for the radiology group. Teleradiology is a powerful enabler and
will result in significant improvements in imaging and diagnostics standards. ■
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