Remote reading to attract radiologists

Flexibility and productivity for millennial radiologists

For the millennial generation, work-life balance is extremely important. Remote or home working options can help to attract and retain millennial radiologists. This generation is highly tech-savvy, anyway. For them, videoconferencing and online consultations have become the standard way of working.

In a paper about Teaching and Working With Millennial Trainees, the authors say: “They are much more focused on getting the work done rather than on exactly where or when it gets done. Radiology practices may need to reconsider their staffing models, offering more than just part-time or full-time positions. To retain millennial talent, groups may need to consider staggered shifts, remote reading, job sharing, and other non-traditional options.”2

Reducing weekend shifts for radiologists

Remote reading allows radiologists to work more efficiently, ensures optimal working conditions and a flexible work schedule. On-call, weekend and late-evening duties, for example, can be performed at home instead of at the hospital. It’s exactly why home reading is becoming a standard benefit in radiology hiring today.

What do radiologists need to work from home?

When reading diagnostic exams at home, whether occasionally or full-time, a diagnostic display is required. While radiologists may have a PACS system in their home, it requires considerably more to ensure the same level of performance, quality and security you have come to expect from medical workstations in the hospital reading room.

Considerations for remote radiology reading are:

• Imaging performance: how do you display and process large medical images in the home office? To learn more about what it takes for home reading, read more here.
• Productivity & workflow: how do you ensure that you can use the same workflow tools everywhere?
• Security: how do you ensure security integrity on remote reading workstations?
• Patient privacy: how do you securely share patient information outside the hospital?
• Quality & compliance: how does QC staff manage the medical image quality of remote workstations and ensure compliance to medical image standards and guidelines without having to visit all remote locations?

The eGFX Home Read Station: our solution for home reading

We offer a unique solution that brings dependable image quality and consistent workflow, wherever you are.  No need to transport a bulky desktop from the hospital to the home office. Now, all you need to do is connect your laptop to our eGFX Home Read Station, and you’re ready to go.

The station is equipped with Barco’s MXRT graphics card. Next to full compatibility with Barco medical displays, it gives access to our entire suite of workflow tools for increased accuracy and productivity.

Our solution also allows healthcare IT staff to control every remote workstation for quality assurance and even report on them. In short, Barco’s remote radiology reading solution equips the next generation of radiologists with everything they need to make confident diagnostic decisions, from anywhere.

1. Whitney J. Palmer, Physician Specialty Shortage – Including Radiologists – Continues to Climb.
2. Ana P. Lourenco, John J. Cronan, Teaching and Working With Millennial Trainees: Impact on Radiological Education and Work Performance.

The eGFX Home Read Station is available in designated regions in Europe and North-America.