Qualified imaging technologists and tech managers are already in short supply – and the forecast for meeting the increasing demand is not optimistic.1 To make things worse, training programs are not filling the funnel with new techs.
What if you could provide the expert diagnostic quality support your team needs – on demand – exactly when they need it? What if you could offer greater access to care by extending your team rather than expanding it? And what if you could take advantage of expert clinical consults and diagnoses in closed environments such as COVID wards, without summoning those high-demand specialists to the bedside?
Challenge
Complex protocols and advanced imaging cases call for experienced technologist support. But specialist expertise is not always on premise – or on duty – when you need it. Physical distance not only separates imaging teams from expert guidance, but too often also keeps patients from accessing expert care. With experience and expertise at a premium, imaging teams need ways to make those skills go further.
Results
Up to 50% of radiography programs are not fully enrolled2, and workforce shortages have strained radiology services while the need for imaging studies continues to grow.3
You’re living this every day. Increasing demands of care systems put added pressure on already-stretched imaging teams. The complexity of technology and cases makes challenges with staffing, skill variability and quality standardization more apparent than ever.
I love the fact that every time I see a connection, I know that I'm improving quality and consistency and the fundamental principle of ‘let's get the exam right the first time’.... This is really one of the most quality-focused, impactful tools that we've had.”
Dr. Lawrence Tanenbaum
VP, Chief Technology Officer and Director of Advanced Imaging, RadNet, Inc., U.S.
Challenge
Complex protocols and advanced imaging cases call for experienced technologist support. But specialist expertise is not always on premise – or on duty – when you need it. Physical distance not only separates imaging teams from expert guidance, but too often also keeps patients from accessing expert care. With experience and expertise at a premium, imaging teams need ways to make those skills go further.
Results
Take a deeper look at the solutions that are helping radiology departments promote efficiency and confidence in image acquisition.
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Results presented are for illustrative purposes only and are not predictive of actual results for your business.
1. In a 2016 study by the Advisory Board, 28% of imaging departments surveyed reported being understaffed, with an annual uptick in vacancy rates for all imaging modalities since 2013. Imaging’s System Advantage: Five goals for achieving systemness in imaging, Advisory Board Company, 2016.
2. “Enrollment snapshot of Radiography, Radiation Therapy and Nuclear Medicine Technology Programs-2017.” American Society of Radiologic Technologists. www.asrt.org/docs/defaultsource/research/enrollment snapshot/enrollment_snapshot_2017.pdf
3. C. Silvestrin. Europe’s looming radiology capacity challenge. TMC. November 9, 2016.
4. IDR Medical. “ROCC Concept Assessment.” 05 May 2020.
5. Prospective study of 30 subjects undergoing routine obstetric ultrasound imaging, New Mexico, USA. Michael S. Ruma, et al., The Use of a Novel Telemedicine Tool in Perinatology [abstract]. 30th ISUOG World Congress, 2020.
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