Remote Teleradiology: A New Option for $575/month
Many hospitals and clinics, especially in rural America, need the benefits of teleradiology, the ability for remote radiologists to interpret their diagnostic images and consult with physicians on treatment options. Unfortunately, most of these facilities cannot afford the cost to purchase and install servers in their facility. A new offering, Remote Teleradiology, makes the benefits of professional teleradiology available to these facilities with the installation of little or no equipment at their site. Contract costs are usually low enough to fit their operating budget without the extended process of board approval.
Sugar Land, TX (PRWEB) April 14, 2004 -
– Many hospitals and clinics, especially in rural America, need the benefits of teleradiology, the ability for remote radiologists to interpret their diagnostic images and consult with physicians on treatment options. Unfortunately, most of these facilities cannot afford the cost to purchase and install servers in their facility. A new offering, Remote Teleradiology, makes the benefits of professional teleradiology available to these facilities with the installation of little or no equipment at their site. Contract costs are usually low enough to fit their operating budget without the extended process of board approval.
Radiologists are highly-skilled doctors who specialize in reading and interpreting images from diagnostic systems, such as X-Ray, ultrasound, or magnetic resonance (MR). These specialists produce reports to doctors that assist them in deciding on treatment options for their patients.
As critical as the radiologistÂ’s role is in the treatment process, many areas of the country are experiencing an acute shortage of radiologists. In Texas, for example, roughly one-half of the practicing radiologists are expected to retire within the next 5 years. This shortage is especially acute for rural healthcare facilities that must compete with large urban hospitals for the available staff. The lack of on-staff radiologists can mean the loss of patients and related income because they cannot diagnose quickly enough. Many rural facilities are forced to use circuit radiologists who stop by for a few hours once a week.
The answer to most of these problems is teleradiology, the science of securely transmitting and displaying diagnostic images using public transmission methods, such as the Internet. Using teleradiology, any digital image can be sent to and temporarily stored on remote servers. With any computer connected to the Internet, a radiologist located anywhere in the world can download, display, and manipulate those images so they can interpret the study and produce a report.
The cost of installing teleradiology, usually between $35,000 and $50,000, is often prohibitive for smaller hospitals, clinics and imaging centers. This critical need is pushed back to wait for future grants or other cash infusion.
There is no longer a need for delay. Engineers at Miner Miracles LTD have designed, fully tested and proven a new method for delivering teleradiology on a remote basis. Remote Teleradiology allows digital diagnostic images to be sent to remote servers as though they were installed on the local network for the facility. Once stored on the central servers, radiologists can download, manipulate and interpret studies with a full reporting component that includes dictation.
The annual contract provides Remote Teleradiology for the equivalent of $575/month. This contract provides the following services:
•HIPAA and DICOM compliance.
•Professional setup, installation assistance, user training, 8x5x5 help desk.
•Bandwidth and temporary storage space on our servers.
•Sophisticated image viewer with full reporting cycle.
All data transmission over the Internet and data storage on hard drives is encrypted to prevent hacking and protect patient privacy.
The teleradiology system has been proven in dozens of installations in hospitals, clinics and imaging centers. The Remote Teleradiology configuration has been proven in over six months of operation in hospital installations.
Any facility anywhere in the world with a reliable broadband Internet connection can now take advantage of these savings. With increased contract fees, remote picture archival and communication systems (PACS) technology and/or complete remote radiology information systems (RIS) technology is available using the same topology.
Facilities are encouraged to investigate MML Remote Teleradiology technology with a complete demonstration of all systems functions.
Additional information can be found at http://www. minermiraclesltd. com/remote_telerad_FAQ. htm (http://www. minermiraclesltd. com/remote_telerad_FAQ. htm)
About Miner Miracles LTD
MML supplies turnkey digital diagnostic imaging management: teleradiology, RIS integration, digitizers, diagnostic workstations, PACS and VPACS™ archival. The company also manages the largest teleradiology network of its kind, the Lone Star VPACS™ Teleradiology Network, providing network monitoring, maintenance and 24/7 help desk operations to hospitals, clinics and imaging centers.
Contact Information:
Ms. Deborah Miner
Miner Miracles LTD
281.494.6644 tel
281.494.2224 fax
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Dminer@MinerMiraclesLTD. com
