Diagnostic Imaging

Global Diagnostics is a leading provider of healthcare diagnostic services in Ireland, providing clinical delivery and teleradiology services in the community and private hospitals. In addition to its Irish operation, it also has operations in Australia, the UK and South Africa.

Since its inception in 1995, Global Diagnostics has been a pioneer in the field of teleradiology. The company currently has over 120 radiologists linked into its web-based Global-Link RIS-PACS network and has serviced over 1.8 million patients within its international virtual network.

The company is well positioned to service both public and private clients in need of radiology reporting expertise either to supplement their current local workforce or to provide some additional sub-speciality niche expertise in disciplines that cannot be sourced locally. The web-based technology allows hospitals and clinics from around the world to have direct and immediate access to such diagnostic expertise irrespective of how large or small the healthcare facility may be or what time zone they may operate within. The Global Diagnostics Virtual Diagnostic Network operates 24 hours a day across all time zones.

With the benefit of sophisticated voice recognition technology and patient workflow systems, digital images are able to be transmitted seamlessly between the imaging centre and the reporting radiologist for immediate review. The Global Radiology Remote Reporting Team are linked electronically with the medical imaging technologist and the referring clinician through web-based VOIP teleconferencing, SMS and blackberry systems to provide a fully integrated diagnostic service.

The Global Remote Radiology Reporting Team participate in all Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) meetings of the client facility thereby playing a key role in creating open dialog with all members of the clinical management team on a regular and structured basis.

In Ireland, Global Diagnostics also provides the first public outsourced procurement of community-based diagnostics by the Health Services Executive to the independent sector in Wicklow. Since the introduction of this service in February 2008, the waiting times and report turnaround times for local GP's has been dramatically reduced.

Global Diagnostics provide X-ray and Ultrasound services to the Arklow Primary Care Clinic, Vhi SwiftCare Clinics (Balally, Swords, Cork and DCU) and the Vista Primary Care Clinic in Naas. They also provide MRI services to the Hermitage Clinic and the Vista Primary Care Clinic. Another service that Global Diagnostics provides is CT in the Vista Primary Care Clinic. The Mobile Ultrasound Unit visits ‘The Well’ Clinic in Sandyford, Vhi SwiftCare Clinic in Balally, Vhi SwiftCare Clinic Swords, Raheny Medical, Ranelagh Medical and Churchtown Medical regularly.

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