Session Chair: Katherine P. Andriole, PhD
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Session Description:
This session will cover the clinical, technical, implementation,
business, economic, medico-legal, process, and management issues
involved in providing remote Radiology services 24 hours a day 7 days a
week. Operating teleradiology, specialty and emergency
radiology services around the clock will be discussed from the
perspective of an academic radiology department and from a private
radiology practice perspective.
Participants:
Technical Considerations for 24x7 Radiology
Katherine P. Andriole, PhD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand the technical requirements involved in providing remote
radiology services 24x7.
2. Describe issues around workflow, process and implementation of
information technologies for remote specialty radiology interpretations,
at home reads and emergency radiology NightWatch services.
3. Describe the entire workflow from examination ordering,
acquisition – transmission, viewing and interpretation, reporting and
communication of results.
Private Radiology Practice Perspective
J. Raymond Geis, MD
Advanced Medical Imaging Consultants, PC
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand what is involved in setting up private practice
radiology services for 24x7 coverage in a community hospital and in a
remote rural setting.
2. Describe the clinical, business and management issues that
arise in providing 24x7 coverage.
Academic Radiology Departmental Perspective
Aaron D. Sodickson, MD, PhD
Brigham & Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School
Learning Objectives:
1. Understand what is involved in setting up specialty emergency
radiology NightWatch services in an academic department.
2. Describe clinical caveats, legal issues and business strategies
for providing such a service.
