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 Scotland contract.

NHS Lanarkshire, NHS Borders and NHS Lothian have all signed agreements to install Carestream PACS and information management solutions by the end of this year, bringing the total number of implementations to seven of the 15 Scottish health boards.

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What you should know before making the switch

Arguably, with such incentives offered – both financial and personal – the teleradiology field is quickly becoming an employer of choice. And, teleradiologists can also rest assured that the outlook of their profession is anything but bleak.

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“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 $425,000 per year.

“Those invasive cardiology bastards shouldn’t be number one” snarled another heartbroken radiologist, who wanted to remain anonymous while he sat on the beach in the Virgin Islands.

Radiology the second-highest paid specialty

Martin, Fletcher, a leading national healthcare recruiting and consultancy firm, released the results of both its annual physician compensation survey and combined nursing and allied health industry trends and benefits report today. Gathering data from more than 2,000 healthcare organizations across the nation that encompass more than 35 physician, nurse and allied health specialties, Martin, Fletcher’s studies have identified key compensation and benefits trends that point to elevated turnover rates at hospitals, and an exodus to group practices.

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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 company will be opening 2 state-of-the-art Teleradiology reporting centers, one each in Pune and Mumbai under the leadership of well known radiologist Dr Deepak Patkar.

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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 expands its service offering and now provides the broadest suite of integrated radiology solutions available — professional services, clinical workflow technology, and now business services. The acquisition further distinguishes NightHawk as the leading provider of radiology solutions.

NightHawk moves from strength to strength, evolving from being solely a provider of radiologists, through systems integration and development, to becoming a provider of business services.

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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 available to read more specialty studies. Many hospitals, including small and rural facilities, may be able to improve the quality of their radiology services.

Those who are exclusively teleradiologists will have no contact with patients. Radiologists at a remote site cannot perform vascular and other interventional procedures, ultrasonography, or fluoroscopic studies. They will also have less contact with other doctors, or even with other radiologists, particularly if they read from home rather than from a central facility.

He’s identified many of the key discussions taking place amongst the teleradiologists right now.

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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 tele-radiology to help rural poor

India’s President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Friday called for taking advantage of the benefits of digital imaging as a diagnostic tool and of tele-radiology to help the needy in rural areas in a cost-effective manner.

He was speaking during a visit to the digital radiology centre at Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), which is working towards providing low cost digital radiography equipment and electronic medical records systems with tele-radiology facility.

Kalam urges for using tele-radiology to help rural poor - Yahoo! India News

President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Friday called for taking advantage of the benefits of digital imaging as a diagnostic tool and of tele-radiology to help the needy in rural areas in a cost-effective manner.

He was speaking during a visit to the digital radiology centre at Electronics Corporation of India Limited (ECIL), which is working towards providing low cost digital radiography equipment and electronic medical records systems with tele-radiology facility.

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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 it’s clear that his true forte is as a writer. Just a super piece.

Radiology Was Young, and So Was I (registration required, sorry)

Some people are born with silver spoons in their mouths. I grew up in a lead cocoon.

My father, Dr. William S. Altman, known as Sol, was a radiologist, and his office and its X-ray machines occupied the first floor of our house in Quincy, Mass. To protect his staff members, his patients and our family from scatter radiation, he lined many walls, floors and doors with lead sheets. We learned to open and close those heavy doors carefully to avoid jamming a finger.

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Addressing radiology workforce issues

Radiologist workloads are heavy and increasing.6 In addition to the general growth of medical services, traditional history taking and clinical examination are increasingly supplemented by and dependent on multiple and more complex DI to provide a definitive diagnosis. Expansion of DI is placing workforce pressures on all members of the DI team. Radiographers are also in short supply.

Radiology services have always been provided by a multidisciplinary team, including radiologists and radiographers. The optimal DI outcome is dependent on team members working in a cooperative manner, mutually recognising and maximising individual areas of expertise.

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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.

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