Novel tool streamlines and enhances Physician-to-Physician Communications and improves patient care.

MOUNT LAUREL, NEW JERSEY – November 19, 2012. USARAD.com is pleased to
announce a release of unique and universal application currently in beta-testing phase which facilitates communication between any two physicians including radiologist and a referring physician. Advanced software, developed by USARAD’s team of software, IT and web engineers includes a mobile application which works on virtually all mobile platforms and devices. It utilizes Radiology-on-Demand® cloud-based platform in its core.  This solution allows total customization for each and every USARAD.com current and future client and caters to individual referring physician strengthening client’s referring networks.
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WorldRad.com, an International Subsidiary of USARAD.com, Partners with European Teleradiology firm Direct Diagnostic Alliance

Leading US-Based Radiology Service Provider Launches Additional Effort Aimed at International Expansion
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Steven Beumel was sentenced to 30 years in prison after he was found guilty for infecting five patients with Hepatitis C at the Mayo Clinic.

William Ramsey, who was a liver transplant patient, died after complications with Hepatitis C in June of 2010.
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The University of Toledo Medical Center has suspended its transplant program after a nurse threw out a kidney.

University of Toledo Medical Center – A live donor was kind enough to give away his kidney. The next thing he knew, they misplaced it and ended up at the bottom of a trash can. According to ABC News, doctors attempted to revive the kidney when they discovered the error. The attempt was unsuccessful because the organ had been damaged too much. Now the hospital’s transplant program has been suspended.
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Reston, VA — David C. Chaffin, MD, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American College of Radiology (ACR). The induction took place at a formal convocation ceremony during the recent 89th ACR Annual Meeting and Chapter Leadership conference April 21-25, 2012, in Washington, DC.
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MT. LAUREL, N.J.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XMRI.com and WORLDRAD.com, subsidiaries of leading national outsourced radiology solutions provider USARAD.com, announce a partnership with Egypt-based telemedicine company TELEMED PROVIDERS to promote these specialized subsidiaries throughout the Middle East.

“At the same time, Telemedproviders.com has the existing visibility with patients directly to help drive out second reading service in the area.”

XMRI.com is an innovative medical imaging second opinion service that enables patients to directly obtain expert, rapid reading of their imaging exams over the Internet. The service uses a fully automated Radiology-On-Demand^™ platform that enables easy upload of all imaging modalities. These are interpreted by USARAD.com’s network of board certified fellowship-trained sub-specialty radiologists in the U.S.
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Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center conducted a study designed to determine if patients wanted online access to radiology test results and, if so, how quickly. They asked if you would rather read the detailed medical report right away at home or wait until your doctor was available to explain the test results, diagnosis and treatment options.
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The use of CT scanning has surged among the young, which has parents and doctors raising concerns, although the risk is relatively small. Around 7 million scans are performed annually in children in the U.S., a figure which has been raising 10% a year, according to the Alliance for Radiation Safety in Pediatric Imaging, a consortium of medical organizations.
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Prostatic artery embolization, a new interventional radiology treatment, may bring hope to men with debilitating symptoms caused by an enlarged prostate, say the group of researchers who pioneered its use.

“Having an enlarged prostate is very common in many men over the age of 50, and these new findings provide hope for those who might not be candidates for transurethral resection of the prostate, or TURP–and may allow them to avoid serious complications that sometime result from surgery, such as impotence, retrograde ejaculation and urinary incontinence. This could mean that more men have a chance at getting their lives back,” said Francisco Cesar Carnevale, M.D. Ph.D., professor and chief of the interventional radiology section at the Hospital das Clinicas Hospital of the Faculty of Medicine at the University of Sao Paulo in Brazil.
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