Re: Awake and alert for teleradiology
From: art fougner, md (evsono@pipeline.com)
Thu Dec 9 15:58:34 2004
Or the night shift needs to sleep prior to coming on duty...
art
At Thu, 9 Dec 2004, Henry Gregor wrote:
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>Interesting comment re benefit of daytime alert and awake status...if that's a critical concern, then perhaps all but absolutely compelling potentially fatal ER cases should default to a day shift ER staff, :-) ???
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>"Anna Meenan, MD" <annam@uic.edu> wrote:
>Here's more info on teleradiology. Apparently the primary benefit is
>that the emergency nighttime films are read during daylight hours on the
>other side of the world, when the radiologists are awake and alert.
>Interesting article.
>
>http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,140596,00.html
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>Anna Meenan, MD
>
>At Tue, 7 Dec 2004, Myer Bornstein wrote:
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>>We use tele-radiologists in our hospital to perform nighttime readings. All
>>of them must go through the hospital credentialing process like any other
>>member of the medical staff. That includes having a valid state license.
>>
>>--
>>Myer S. Bornstein, MD, MMM, FACOG, FACPE, CPE
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>> _____
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>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of Braun, R.
>>Daniel
>>Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 2004 8:31 AM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>Subject: Re: breast CA and GYN
>>
>>And who will extradite them from India to prosecute them? Being in violation
>>of the law is one thing, being held responsible for that is another thing.
>>
>>Dan
>>
>>R. Daniel Braun , MD
>>
>>"If everyone likes you, you're doing something wrong."
>>
>>Kinky Friedman
>>
>>I believe a self-righteous liberal or conservative with a cause is more
>>dangerous than a Hell's Angel with an attitude.
>>
>>Andy Rooney
>>
>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net [mailto:ob-gyn-l@obgyn.net] On Behalf Of
>>RModugno@aol.com
>>Sent: Monday, December 06, 2004 9:38 PM
>>To: Multiple recipients of list OB-GYN-L
>>Subject: Re: breast CA and GYN
>>
>>In a message dated 12/6/2004 6:33:55 PM Eastern Standard Time,
>>hsheld@anv.net writes:
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>>Did I not read in the WSJ today that some x-rays are being read in India via
>>teleradiology?
>>
>>Surely, if a physician does that, they would need to have a medical license
>>in the state in which the examination took place?
>>
>>Robert Modugno MD MBA FACOG
>>
>>Marietta, GA
>>
>>http://www.novaobgyn.yourmd.com
>>
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art fougner, md
ich bin ein New Yorker
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