Year: 2026
Type: article
Abstract: Remote interpretation is well established in screening mammography, helping health systems achieve timely reads and provide patient access to specialty expertise.As the radiologist shortage persists amid increasing breast imaging volumes, many systems now use a remote model for diagnostic reads, which presents new opportunities and challenges."Several factors are driving the growth of remote breast imaging, one of the biggest being the nationwide shortage of breast imaging radiologists," says Rajshri N. Shah, MD, Medical Director of Breast Imaging, Radiology Care Division at Prisma Health, Greenville, South Carolina."At the same time, demand for services continues to increase as screening programs expand, awareness improves, and more women undergo supplemental and high-risk screening."Diagnostic interpretations require more than quality image transmission; they demand continuity for timely clinical decision-making.As practices face the workflow, staffing, and technology complexities of maintaining this continuity, market forces continue to shift in support of this growing remote model."Remote diagnostic mammography is being driven by the convergence of several needs," Dr Shah says, "addressing workforce shortages, improving access to specialized breast imaging expertise, supporting radiologist well-being, and ensuring that patients continue to receive timely, high-quality care."
Source: Applied Radiology
Author: Kerri Reeves
Language: English
Subfield: Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7208714872