Health Tourism News

If you are living in US and trying to get a medical report for a scanning, you may possibly be asked to wait for 4 days or more.  Waiting lists had forced patients in the US to postpone medical treatment.  Of late, even the initial step of getting a medical report is getting delayed and this may further lengthen the waiting period for medical treatment.   Imagine waiting for 4 days when you have a fractured leg.  You are simply made to bear the pain for 4 long days and the fracture could worsen by the time you even receive the diagnosis result.  Medical tourism has a solution to this problem as well.

Healthcare providers in the US and UK are now outsourcing their x rays and CT scans to India.  Many radiologists in India offer teleradiology facilities to doctors abroad.  Teleradioloogy was initially set up to capture those emergency/accident scans of patients taken by US and UK hospitals in the nights when radiologists are away.  But the outsourcing business is getting better and larger with the passage of time.  

This is how the process works.  When a patient gets a scan done in a hospital In the US, the scan is immediately e-faxed to a team of radiologists in Bangalore.  These images are analyzed and a detailed report is made.  The final report then takes a ballistic report with the push of a button.  The reports are then e-faxed back to the concerned hospital.  This way, the scans are read and repots are ready in a matter of few hours. 

Teleradiology is quickly becoming a popular trend in the medical circles.  This means a huge potential for Indian radiology service providers.  Indian radiologists are available round-the-clock and the cost of service is 40-50% lesser than those in the US.  While doctors and hospitals in India are making big bucks through their services, those who outsource scans form abroad also stand to gain.  Outsourcing Scans is a win-win situation for both parties.