Indian government has taken definitive steps towards inclusive healthcare committing to make India healthier and a model to be emulated by the rest of world. Government schemes like ‘Ayushman Bharat,’ allocates funds towards improving healthcare infrastructure in Tier 2 and 3 cities along with rural areas. A brief about Ayushman Bharat:According to the National Health Portal ‘Ayushman Bharat,’ is Indian government’s National Health Policy aiming to extend free health coverage at the secondary, tertiary level and to the poor/vulnerable population. Using public-private partnership ho ..read more

Hope dissuades us in this grim situation. But, concerns of the present situation were predicted by Bill Gates mentioning the eventuality of this catastrophe in TED Talk he delivered way back in 2015. He mentioned the greatest risk of global catastrophe isn’t from nuclear war but from highly infectious virus. Threat comes from microbes, not missiles since we’ve invested a huge amount in nuclear deterrents and invested the least in a system to stop an epidemic. We aren’t ready for an epidemic since this eventuality hovering over the world was ignored. The coronavirus pandemic proved t ..read more

Teleradiology-in-The-Times-of-Coronavirus-Pandemic A Capuchin Franciscan brother in Ireland is conveying us the message that hope never dies as millions of people are forced to be at home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Richard Hendrick, a Roman Catholic friar shared the poem, ‘Lockdown,’ on Facebook. It is worth a read as the poem talks about fear and isolation resulted from this global public health crisis that has killed more than 11,000 people. A few lines from the poem: “So we pray and we remember that Yes there is fear. But there does not have to be hate. Yes there is isolation. But ..read more

PET-CT Scan is an imaging technology that includes screening, diagnosis and monitoring of cancer. It leads to improvement in health care outcomes and survival rates. This technology that can detect accurately complications in cancer patients is heavily under-penetrated in India. The global World Health Organization standard is 1 PET-CT scanner per 500,000 people. While in India we have we have <200 PET-CTs, mostly concentrated in metro cities. Nuclear medicine imaging has come a long way in India. It has progressed from rectilinear scanning to hybrid imaging like PET and CT or ..read more

Health care is a pressing issue in Bangladesh but, things seem to be improving with the strong resolve to ensure equitable health care for each and every citizen. As the country works towards increasing infrastructure of health care facilities it would need to use advanced technology as the backbone of the new system. Thus, there is a tremendous scope for teleradiology to quicken delivery and reach of health care. Teleradiology can facilitate Bangladesh’s journey towards improved health care: 1. Focus on achieving universal health coverage: March 2018 report from The Wor ..read more

The Global Teleradiology Market size is expected to reach $8 billion by 2025 as reported by PRNewswire. Technological advancement in the field of teleradiology is rapid and there has been awareness among patients too about the agility of care that can be extended through teleradiology. The implementation of Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), and rising R&D efforts have increased the need for teleradiology facilities. CT Scan, PET CT Scan, PSMA PET CT Scan, Xray or MRI are common images that have to be interpreted & quickly delivered to the health care professionals ..read more

Progress by humans is driven by an intense desire to unearth the unknown. Humans are often steered by intuition or insight, which isn’t always rational thinking. Human discoveries were triggered by intuition and visualization and technology proved to be a tool enabling man to reach the unknown.   Teleradiology emerged from the need to progress beyond the constraints to making care available in challenging circumstances.   Health care providers had to overcome barriers to make care available when diagnostic reports like CT Scan, PET CT Scan, PSMA PET CT Scan, Xray or MRI couldn’t be inter ..read more

“When the world is flat, you can innovate without having to emigrate.” – Thomas L. Friedman Thomas Freidman in his book “The world is flat,” accounts swift progress in technology and communication bringing people around the world closer like never before. He believes the world is now flat with level playing field between industrial and emerging economies around the world. Its impact is felt globally, irrespective of the size of the economies, each country and business is becoming a part of a large complex supply chain heralding global competition. The impact is being felt ..read more

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 t ..read more

Teleradiology and telehealth work closely to extend immediate treatment to patients. In-fact, its impact is felt in the remotest of areas. A couple of days ago an interesting case study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. Telehealth was used to treat a patient in the space. Doctors with the assistance of radiologists on Earth performed a follow-up ultrasound. The astronaut had a blood clot and a team of physicians on Earth evaluated the patient & assisted in his treatment. The telehealth team has to work closely with the teleradiologists to arrive at an accurate diagno ..read more