Comments on: Radiology outsourced? http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html medical blog Sun, 22 Nov 2009 19:59:44 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html/comment-page-1#comment-69130 Anonymous Tue, 28 Nov 2006 12:59:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html#comment-69130 GOOD & GOOD<br/><br/>i see this as a real positive, win win situation all around... good for consumers, good for overseas workers, and good for US radiologist.<br/><br/>how good for US radiologists?<br/>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<br/><br/>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<br/><br/><br/>A BIGGER ISSUE:<br/>insourcing? credentialing? 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?

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html/comment-page-1#comment-69116 Anonymous Mon, 27 Nov 2006 23:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html#comment-69116 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. 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.

]]> By: Anonymous http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html/comment-page-1#comment-69099 Anonymous Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:25:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html#comment-69099 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. 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.

]]> By: Dr D John Doyle http://www.kevinmd.com/blog/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html/comment-page-1#comment-69098 Dr D John Doyle Mon, 27 Nov 2006 16:20:00 +0000 http://clients.emmense.com/kevinmd/2006/11/radiology-outsourced.html#comment-69098 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. <br/><br/>John Doyle 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

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