India preferred location for global teleradiology

Radiology is the most sought out specialties in India due to the demand in evidence-based medicine. Technology has contributed to a paradigm shift in the world of radiology. Today, India has been established as the teleradiology hub catering to a global audience. Countries like USA, UK, Mexico, Brazil, UAE, Yemen, Japan, Kuwait, Iran, Iraq, Greece, etc are now approaching Indian teleradiology companies to cater to their requirement of interpreting images like X-Rays, CT Scan, MRI, PET CT Scan, etc.

Why India is a preferred location for teleradiology?

Time zone difference:

It is 2am in Houston, Texas in USA and an emergency patient is wheeled into one of the hospitals there. An MRI scan needs to be done immediately to diagnose the patient but radiologists connected to the hospital aren’t available at those odd hours. Resident doctor conducts the MRI but, who will interpret the image for the doctor to arrive at a diagnosis?

Teleradiolgy provides a solution to the ailing patient to get a quick report and assists the doctor in extending the vital health care for the patient. In the outskirts of Pune, India a teleradiology company employing a team of radiologists interprets the images ranging from X-Rays, CT Scan, MRI, PET CT Scan, etc.

The time zone difference is at the core of India becoming a teleradiology hub. It encourages hospitals across the world to outsource emergency cases to India. Countries don’t have an access to radiologists during nights and are in another geographic / time zones, which makes India a preferred location.

Subspecialists in demand:

Now teleradiology hub provides subspecialized final reports 24×7. While earlier it concentrated on providing preliminary reads off hours.

Radiology groups, hospitals and small imaging centers face a shortage of subspecialists on staff 24×7. Also hiring them is a huge financially burden, which might get passed on to patients. Teleradiology centers in India effectively counter this bottleneck.

In 30% to 40% cases, diagnosis and treatment changes if a specialist reads the case vis-à-vis a non-specialist. This fact has been repeatedly substantiated.

Pool of radiologists:

America has an aging population thus, it needs more medical services leading to a higher demand for radiologists. Despite new entrants in the field of radiology, close to 50% of radiologists are 55 and older. Attrition has led to a reduction in the pool of radiologists in the country.

Growing demand and a shortage of radiologists results in high demand for radiologists. Indian teleradiology companies possessing required expertise caters to this demand.

Second opinion:

A frequent need from patients and families wanting a second opinion on radiological images turns them to teleradiology centers in India with subspecialists working on breast radiology, cardiovascular radiologist, chest radiology, Gastrointestinal (GI) Radiology, Genitourinary Radiology, etc,

Urgent care centers:

The growth of urgent care centers that have X-ray capabilities and ultrasound facilities led to an increase in the demand for teleradiology. Urgent care centers cannot have radiologists 24×7 or even full time. But, they require urgent interpretations of images and Indian teleradiology services provide a quick answer at a comparatively lower price.

In all the above cases India fits into the requirements and the needs of health care specialists around the world. So, if you are on the lookout of teleradiology services connect with Future Teleradiology based out of India.

Future Teleradiology based in India provides teleradiology services all around the globe. You may be located in USA, Mexico, Brazil, UAE, Yemen, Kuwait, etc. or any other country- reach out to us for the best teleradiology services.

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