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Advising the Modern Day Columbus: A Checklist for the Multi-State Teleradiology Provider
Jan. 25, 2012
By: Mark A. Cunningham, Douglas S. Griswold
This article was originally published online at mHIMSS (December 1, 2011).
As reimbursement rates for imaging services have steadily decreased in recent years, many radiologists have chosen to pursue new opportunities in far away places to boost their revenue streams. Like modern day explorers, these brave new radiologists for hire gather up their essentials (usually consisting of remote reading equipment, cutting edge software systems, and an advanced degree or two) and wander into new states hoping to find a willing hospital or facility that could use their help. While these adventurers tend to be well-experienced in their home states, they often find themselves dazed and confused by the laws and regulations of the new states in which they find themselves.