E-Health reports that Carestream Health has signed deals with a further three Scottish health boards, with a phased roll-out to continue through 2008.
Three Scottish health boards sign PACS deals
Three Scottish health boards have signed access agreements with Carestream Health to install Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), as part of the National Services […]
Written by David on August 20th, 2007 with no comments.
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RT-Image featured an interesting round-up article last week. A variety of factors - lifestyle, salary, family concerns and others - make teleradiology an attractive choice for radiologists at all stages of their careers. The article features both senior practitioners transitioning slowly into retirement, and young doctors fresh from fellowships.
What you should know before making the […]
Written by David on August 5th, 2007 with no comments.
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Following the release of the annual compensation survey from Martin, Fletcher, cries of woe were heard from darkened rooms across the land.
“How am I supposed to live on a lousy $8,000 dollars per week?” was one of the more temperate responses we got to the revelation that radiologists are only the second-highest paid specialty, averaging […]
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Their growth really is extraordinary, with one brand new teleradiology center and another being expanded. They’ll be taking on as many 100 staff in each center to fulfill demand.
TeleDiagnosys Services Pvt Ltd, a premier provider of Teleradiology reporting services to hospitals and radiology groups in US and several other countries today announced that their […]
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NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. Announces Expansion of Service Offerings Through Acquisition of Midwest Physician Services, LLC.
NightHawk Radiology Holdings, Inc. , the leading provider of solutions to radiology groups across the United States, today announced the acquisition of Midwest Physician Services, LLC, the business services division of St. Paul Radiology. With this acquisition, NightHawk […]
Written by David on July 23rd, 2007 with no comments.
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MedGadget makes note of an article by Dr. Robert Steinbrook that pretty accurately sums up the pros - and cons - of teleradiology:
Radiology + The Internets = Teleradiology
The rapid expansion of teleradiology will benefit other physicians and their patients if it improves the quality, availability, and timeliness of interpretations. More specialty radiologists may be […]
Written by David on July 10th, 2007 with no comments.
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There’s been so much news of teleradiology outsourcing to India - US hospitals and practices using radiologists based in India - it’s easy to ignore the use of teleradiology within the country.
In a country with only 6,000 radiologists, the use of teleradiology can expand the availability of quality health-care to outlying areas.
Kalam urges for using […]
Written by David on July 1st, 2007 with 3 comments.
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Fantastic article, just wonderful, in the New York Times today.
Lawrence Altman grew up the son of a radiologist in Massachusetts, and the family literally lived over the office. His anecdotes of his father’s work, and his descriptions of early radiology practice from the 1930s are not to be missed.
He followed his father into medicine, but […]
Written by David on June 19th, 2007 with no comments.
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An editorial in the current Medical Journal of Australia addresses the roles of team members in diagnostic imaging. They question the push towards image reporting by non-medical practitioners. Obviously, there’s a fair degree of turf-protection going on here, but their concerns seem well-founded.
Addressing radiology workforce issues
Radiologist workloads are heavy and increasing.6 In addition […]
Written by David on June 18th, 2007 with no comments.
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The site isn’t especially built out yet, but Medicexchange looks as if it may become a very valuable resource for purchasers of radiology equipment.
They’re developing communities, including breast imaging, cardiac, and musculoskeletal interest groups, and the forums seem to be attracting some useful discussion. One to watch.
Medicexchange
Fed up with one size fits all? Need […]
Written by David on June 14th, 2007 with no comments.
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