The Orlando Sentinel reports your CT scans may be read and diagnosed from overseas.
Radiological images are sent from Parrish via the Internet to Sydney, Australia, where a radiologist -- U.S. board-certified, Florida-licensed and officially on staff at Parrish -- reads the scan and sends back a preliminary diagnosis.
The Idaho-based, publicly traded company has more than 50 radiologists on staff, Jon Berger said. The doctors are split fairly evenly between Sydney, which covers hospitals in the East and Midwest, and Zurich, Switzerland, which covers hospitals in the mountain and Pacific states.
The recruiting pitch is a strong one: the chance to live and work in a beautiful, exotic city overseas in a collegial setting with cutting-edge equipment. And, perhaps best of all, no graveyard shifts.
He argued that the NightHawk model is helping rather than hindering the problem of too few radiologists in the United States, even if his company is hiring them and sending them overseas.
Interesting concept. I'm not sure I am against what they are doing technologically. My main concern is keeping skilled people and jobs in the U.S.
|
Topics:
|
|
Discussing:
- Alcoa Hwy construction to extend to 2030 (2 replies)
- Smith & Wesson noise problem (3 replies)
- Are Chat bots a waste of time? (1 reply)
- Musicians dropping out of President's Freedom Concert Series (1 reply)
- It's time for new blood in Congress, Barnett in - Burchett out (1 reply)
- Burning Down The House... (2 replies)
- Behind Lege Lies (1 reply)
- Peace (1 reply)
- Speak your truth, fight and believe. (1 reply)
- Large banks have too much AI data center debt? (1 reply)
- GOP misleading on federal health care funding (1 reply)
- Feds indict civil rights group (3 replies)
TN Progressive
- Alcoa property taxes will probably not go up (BlountViews)
- Smith & Wesson not a good fit for Blount County (BlountViews)
- Pellissippi Parkway extension delayed again (BlountViews)
- Blount County early voting record turnout (BlountViews)
- WATCH THIS SPACE. (Left Wing Cracker)
- America As It Is Right Now (RoaneViews)
- A friend sent this: From Captain McElwee's Tall Tales of Roane County (RoaneViews)
- The Meidas Touch (RoaneViews)
- Massive Security Breach Analysis (RoaneViews)
- (Whitescreek Journal)
- My choices in the August election (Left Wing Cracker)
- July 4, 2024 - aka The Twilight Zone (Joe Powell)
TN Politics
- Stockard on the Stump: Don’t bet your life savings on a gubernatorial debate (TN Lookout)
- Trump couldn’t send troops to the polls without approval of Congress under Dem bill (TN Lookout)
- More Americans are hungry in the face of federal cuts, rising grocery prices (TN Lookout)
- 60-day clock starts for negotiations with Iran over strait, nuclear future (TN Lookout)
- Feds seek dismissal of xAI lawsuit in Memphis and Mississippi (TN Lookout)
- FEMA nominee pressed on whether Trump favors disaster funding requests from GOP states (TN Lookout)
Knox TN Today
- Play catch with Lady Vols softball players (Knox TN Today)
- Norris Lake at Oak Grove + Beaver Creek + West Hills picnic (Knox TN Today)
- Dishing It Out: Million Dollar Spaghetti (Knox TN Today)
- Close to Home, Far from Ordinary: East Tennessee ghost stories and local legends (Knox TN Today)
- William Carder, Powell, crowned Tennessee’s Best Bagger (Knox TN Today)
- Bisky is a special resident at Zoo Knoxville (Knox TN Today)
- Dining Duo gives statistics plus two favorite pizza eats (Knox TN Today)
- Hiking with Harrington: Rich Mt. Road (Knox TN Today)
- Plant flowers like wildlife depends on it. They do! (Knox TN Today)
- 6/19 HEADLINES: News and events from Knox, World, USA, Tennessee & Historic Notes (Knox TN Today)
- Unmasking bright futures for pets at Mask-Fur-Ade 2026 (Knox TN Today)
- Belmont Blooms (Knox TN Today)
Local TV News
- Knox County deputy injured during ‘On Patrol: Live’ files $2.5M lawsuit against suspect (WATE)
- Knoxville celebrates US World Cup win at raucous downtown watch party (WATE)
- 'Better than before' Sevierville attraction continues recovery months after large fire (WATE)
- Hundreds gather in Knoxville for MLK Parade and Juneteenth celebration (WATE)
- Oak Ridge paramedic's heart attack survival underscores importance of men's health awareness (WATE)
- Driver charged with kidnapping after Knox County police pursuit ends in crash (WATE)
News Sentinel
State News
- Chattanooga man accused of murder says jail is obstructing defense ahead of trial - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Southside Chattanooga creperie Adelle’s closing after 10 years - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- Free Press Opinion: The definition of ‘a good and faithful servant’ retires - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
- America at 250: The moments that made Chattanooga - Chattanooga Times Free Press (Times Free Press)
Wire Reports
- Administration Is Engaging in Backdoor Student Debt Cancellation - Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (Business)
- The U.S.-Iran negotiations have been chaotic. But the confusion has only grown since the MOU was signed. - NBC News (US News)
- US-Iran Nuclear Talks Stall Over Lebanon Before They Begin - Bloomberg.com (US News)
- Trump claims Reflecting Pool was vandalized and says law enforcement is investigating - CNN (US News)
- As Juneteenth is celebrated across the US, Obama’s presidential center opens in Chicago - AP News (US News)
- Trump now says either Republican candidate would be a good pick in South Carolina’s governor runoff - Politico (US News)
- Kennedy Center says it's still weighing whether to carry out a "partial closure" - CBS News (US News)
- Oil Prices Rise as U.S.-Iran Deal Faces Tests - The New York Times (Business)
- Trump unveils new Air Force One, a converted Qatari 747 - The Guardian (US News)
- U.S. claims Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire back on - Axios (US News)
- Trump tells Axios he no longer views Anthropic as national security threat - Reuters (Business)
- SpaceX stock price drops after Cursor purchase. How low could it go? - Mashable (Business)
- Opinion: Trump picked Kevin Warsh to cut rates. The new Fed chief just told us he has other plans. - MarketWatch (Business)
- New First-of-Its-Kind Flu Vaccine Approved by FDA Expert Panel - ScienceAlert (Business)
- Is the Stock Market Open Today? Here Are the Trading Hours for Juneteenth. - Barron's (Business)
Local Media
Lost Medicaid Funding
Search and Archives
TN Progressive
Nearby:
- Blount Dems
- Herston TN Family Law
- Inside of Knoxville
- Instapundit
- Jack Lail
- Jim Stovall
- Knox Dems
- MoxCarm Blue Streak
- Outdoor Knoxville
- Pittman Properties
- Reality Me
- Stop Alcoa Parkway
Beyond:
- Nashville Scene
- Nashville Post
- Smart City Memphis
- TN Dems
- TN Journal
- TN Lookout
- Bob Stepno
- Facing South

Cool. Maybe Frist can apply
Cool. Maybe Frist can apply once he leaves the Senate. He's a real whiz at long-distance diagnostics.
What really cheeses me off
What really cheeses me off is the U.S. gov't has NO problem letting doctors who AREN'T EVEN IN THE COUNTRY make diagnoses by long distance, but they absolutely can't let people buy prescription drugs from Canada for less money.
But what am I saying really? I should EXPECT this type of hypocritical and moronic thinking from a Republican-controlled government.
Protect the major pharmaceutical corporations from a cut in profits by keeping folks locked into buying drugs at the corporation-set rate for the U.S., but never mind protecting the PATIENTS from a mis-diagnosis from a doctor that may not have even been trained in a U.S. approved medical school.
"You can't fix stupid..." Ron White