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Point of Care Carts Remote Reading Offers a Final Solution However It’s Needed Electronic height adjustment Work at your comfort level with our ergonomic workstations Pneumatic height adjustment [ florida radiology Consultants determined it was more cost-effective to pay about $20 more for a final read to be able to start the next days work immediately. ] Wall Mounts A more comfortable work environment improves productivity 1.800.663.3412 www.afcindustries.com 40 Health Imaging & IT | april 2008 Glogaus says it does not really matter if the radiologists are next door or in a different state. In his opinion, using subspecialty expertise for final reads cannot be matched by having a general radiologist on site. “On the one hand is the demand and the awareness of the referring physicians, and on the other is the ability of imaging centers to provide that [high] level of expertise. That is driving more adoption of remote reading,” he says. Building upon the notion of the relationship between a facility and its referring physicians, Chris Bright, national sales director of RAMIC Medical Imaging in Montville, N.J., says that it is the dynamics of the relationship that drove RAMIC to ProScan Imaging for final remote reads. “Using remote reading for a prelim is only beneficial if you need a report STAT or in an after-hours situation,” he says. Local radiologists sometimes have limited hours of operation and it can sometimes mean waiting for the next business day to get a report done. Virtual radiologists seem to understand the need to provide a service that can get a physician a prelim report for physicians that may need them quickly or outside of regular business hours, he adds. “When I look at what they do, it is really more about how much they understand the relationship between the rad and the physician. The referring physicians really need to trust you to take care of their patients. Understanding that dynamic is imperative to surviving,” Bright says. RAMIC’s community was not getting the service they needed, whether it was quick turn-around same day or 24 hours for reports. “We needed to be able to provide that turn-around time to stay competitive,” he says. ProScan primarily performs final reads but can do prelims if the referring physician cannot wait for dictation to take place, he adds. While there was some initial pushback from the referring physicians for using remote radiologists, Bright says that disappeared quickly. “When you have patients that, in the past have had to wait two or three days to find out if they have a brain tumor, can now find out within an hour if necessary, physicians quickly realize the overall benefits of using a rad outside of the community,” he says. Bright says they needed a radiologist, not who would come in, read and go home, but one that would get the message out to the community that RAMIC provides the best of the best because from a physician’s point of view, it is “always better to have a fellow physician give you credibility.” Healthimaging.com http://www.afcindustries.com http://Healthimaging.com

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