Emergence of Teleradiology: Boon or Bane

I recently listened to the debate on teleradiology in the USA and the threat it posed to radiologists. The debate was between two radiology heavy-weights and moderated by yet another heavy weight.
My interest lay primarily in the fact that I am a teleradiologist (hence, wandering radiologist!). The speaker who spoke against teleradiology felt that [...]

The case for Teleradiology in India

I was recently requested by a friend to help him with a talk on teleradiology in India. This got me thinking a little and what follows is how and where I hope teleradiology in India would be headed. To approach the topic systematically, the article is divided into four sections:
A. The medical and imaging problem [...]

Teleradiology Dummies (By a dummy!)

This is for my HR manager who somehow gets roped into talking to people about teleradiology solutions, does a great job with it and then comes and asks me “what the hell is it that you guys do anyways?”
Let me start by saying that this is by no means a comprehensive write up on Teleradiology. [...]

Medicolegal Issues in Teleradiology (a nutshell):

I was recently invited by my CEO, Arjun Kalyanpur to speak on malpractice in teleradiology at the First International PACS/Teleradiology Symposium in Bangalore on April 21-22 at the Leela in Bangalore. Now, I am not really an expert of the topic, especially since it is a legal topic and I am not really a lawyer. [...]