Matthew Holt thinks so, and I agree. With films going digital, insurance companies and hospitals will simply have their films read overseas – which is happening already. Of course, malpractice will be one hurdle, and the American radiologists will fight tooth and nail to prevent this from happening.
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A big issue with radiology outsourcing may end up being licensure. A radiologist in Madras, India will very likely not have an Ohio licence to read films from Ohio patients. Such issues come up routinely in telemedicine within the USA.
John Doyle
Licensure may be one obstacle, but its not hard for foriegn radiologists to get licensed in the state(s) for which they have contracts. Hospital medical staff credentialling may be more of an obstacle, especially when hospitals require residency training or board certification.
I knew this radiology boondoggle would come to an end one day. That is what happens when you basically lower your profession to the level of a technician and technology makes your job obsolete.
GOOD & GOOD
i see this as a real positive, win win situation all around… good for consumers, good for overseas workers, and good for US radiologist.
how good for US radiologists?
they will migrate over to different type of work, sure there are growing pains, but these people i have found r highly intelligent and sharp
business example: Hong Kong when it was handed over in the 90s feared that many of there jobs would be displaced by cheaper mainlanders… guess what they were, but people in Hong Kong simply found higher end work
A BIGGER ISSUE:
insourcing? credentialing?
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