What is Teleradiology Proposed Project(Web-Rad) Why Web-Rad Current Scenario Benefites To Patients To Doctors Cost wise Web-Rad Workflow

Web-Rad Components

What is Teleradiology
Teleradiology is defined as the electronic transmission of radiological images from one location to another, for the purposes of interpretation and/or consultation and can be used in many scenarios

Proposed Project(Web-Rad)
To connect Civil hospital s of Maharashtra to a Central Server so as to facilitate reporting of scans from radiologists anywhere Aim is to connect radiology equipment like CT Scan, MRI Scan and X Ray in 5 district Civil hospital to local workstations and then send the images to a Central Server Specialist radiologists from anywhere will provide accurate and speedy diagnosis benefiting the people Facility will be available 24 X 7

Why Web-Rad. Current Scenario

CT Scan/MRI Scan/ X Ray Machines are available at district hospitals Radiologists unavailable at remote places Cost of hiring and retaining radiologists very high due to shortage Second opinion is sometimes required at many places for which patient has to wait for long period and treatment is affected Expert radiologists available at medical colleges / teaching hospitals Using technology they can be utilized in effective manner for the benefit of patients

Benefits
To Patients
Immediate availability of Radiologist opinion to needy patients The Teleradiology initiative is aimed at extension of benefit of information and communication technology to provide health care services to the people particularly in the under-served rural, semi-urban and hilly areas This project can augment existing public health care systems It will provide specialty services where they are not available or radiologists are not available Provides Mobility: Move the data not the patient Every year thousands of patients can be benefited and the load on Bed hospital can be reduced through this Better referral procedures established

Benefits
To Doctors
Avoid doctors migration It will also facilitate the maintenance of a comprehensive data of patients Helpful in research and student teaching Increased competency of interpreting radiologist due to large case load, exposure to more rare conditions Increased satisfaction that management at the primary centre is appropriate following rapid expert advice

Benefits
Cost wise
Costs saved by patients for traveling to superspeciality hospitals Costs saved by expediting treatment reducing morbidity and mortality Costs saved by retention of radiologists at higher centers Costs saved by reducing load on tertiary hospitals

Web-Rad Workflow
Patient walks into District hospital for Scan/X Ray Using Teleradiology images sent to Medsynaptic Central Server

Scan done by technician

Immediate Treatment provided to patient saving lives and resources

Report sent back to the District hospital

Interpreted by Radiologist

CT DICOM

MRI DICOM

X Ray

LAN

ScanDoc Workstation

Broadband INTERNET Broadband INTERNET

Medsynapse Central
Remote Viewing Stations

Web-Rad Components
Central Server Mirror Central Server for redundancy Teleradiology Workstation at each node Teleradiology and DICOM imaging software at each node Web Based Teleradiology software on the Central Server UPS at Central Site UPS at each node Internet Connection at each node Internet connection at Central Site Backup Internet Connection at Central Site Maintenance of all equipment and internet for 5 years