How do you gauge the future of teleradiology in general and the teleradiology portal solution?
A. Aniruddha: Let’s split the answer in two – a) for the populous and emerging economies like India, China, Brazil, etc. and b) for developed economies. For countries like India, it will be a mission-critical, life-saving service. The fact is that the number of radiologists in cities is not going to grow suddenly, let alone the interiors of the country. I believe that increasing the throughput of the existing skilled radiologists through technology like teleradiology is the only way to move forward. Pay for use commercial models are most suited for any teleradiology operation and it should be affordable for Indian operations. In India we have a large number of independent Diagnostic Centers, unlike the western culture of prominently hospital bound diagnostic centres. Few of the Centres in the country are owned by radiologists; thus, teleradiology solution can provide the owners access to the radiologists anywhere and ease out their dependence on local skills. We are sure to see a marke
