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ADVENTURES ADVENTURES ININ
TELERADIOLOGY- TELERADIOLOGY- 247 SERVICES THROUGH A GLOBAL 247 SERVICES THROUGH A GLOBAL
INFRASTRUCTUREINFRASTRUCTURE
Arjun Kalyanpur, MDCEO and Chief Radiologist
RADIOLOGY – THE EYE RADIOLOGY – THE EYE OF MEDICINEOF MEDICINE
Problems in Problems in RadiologyRadiology
Increasing imaging volumes Ageing populations Cancer, Heart Disease and Stroke Faster scanners, newer applications, more
follow-up Rising costs Lack of subspecialists Radiologist distribution between geographies not
optimal Long report turnaround timesGlobal radiologist shortagesGlobal radiologist shortages
The Internationalization of Radiology
TODAY Teleradiology is GL BAL
And ONLINE !
What is Teleradiology?
Transfer of diagnostic images to another location for interpretation
How to get the most bang from your radiology buck Hub and spoke model – a single
radiologist able to report for any hospital, anywhere in the world
Everyone gets to sleep at night! Optimize productivity using
technology and assistants
Teleradiology Solutions…Teleradiology Solutions…Bangalore based but
global!
Founded in 2002Fully accredited by the US Joint
Commission Only health care provider
outside Singapore to be accredited by the Ministry of Health, Singapore
An innovative company at the forefront of the teleradiology
revolution - ABC news, BBC, Arte, Le Point, Le Nouvel Obs, Le Monde, Geo
Emergency Teleradiology - Emergency Teleradiology - USUS
80 hospitals in 14 states 30 minute report turnaround time Productivity and quality benefit due to
day-night reversal Graveyard shift eliminated, ER gets a
cheerful awake Radiologist at night!
Teleradiology for Teleradiology for Singapore: TAT reduced Singapore: TAT reduced from 3 days to 1 hourfrom 3 days to 1 hour 98% of X-rays, which are now read in
India, are turned around within one hour. This is a tremendous improvement over past practice where patients had to wait 2-3 days and comes at much lower costs. Their quality of X-ray reading is excellent.
Excerpt from speech by Mr Lee Kuan Yew,
Former Singapore PM, 4/16/06
35,000 exams read in 2006; 60000 exams in 200899.98% report accuracy
11 hospitals
VirtualVirtual 3D Lab 3D Lab
Acute chest pain at 3 AM 64 slice CT Angiogram processed
and reported in 1 hour Skilled technologists in short
supply Labor intensive operations
Why teleradiology should make sense to Pharma and Device Companies
Infrastructure at teleradiology hub to receive images from multiple clinical trial sites
Multiple pairs of eyes for each trial available at one location
Reporting of oncologic scans using standardised techniques, such as RECIST measurements with shorter TATS
The India AdvantageThe India Advantage
English speaking workforce – at all levels Large number of IT/technology schools Highly skilled physicians Lower cost of labour New Governmental initiatives in
infrastructure Highly-charged entrepreneurial
environment Fast growing economy
Teleradiology has put India on the Teleradiology has put India on the world map for world map for
High quality Healthcare DeliveryHigh quality Healthcare Delivery
Robin Hood model – giving back within India
The Telerad Foundation – started 2007
Provide reporting services free of cost to remote parts of India
Develop low cost technologies, train radiologists
www. Teleradfoundation.org
TELERADIOLOGY TELERADIOLOGY
The Future is Here !The Future is Here !