Frequently Asked Questions
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Telecardiology is the transfer of cardiac medical data and images using telecommunication technology for the purpose of remote/online interpretation and reporting.
The Smart Telecardiology medical team consists of well qualified and experienced cardiologists from Australia, Canada, Egypt, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Pakistan, UK and USA.
Cardiologists from USA are board certified in internal medicine, general cardiology, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology and licensed in respective states. Cardiologists from India are with qualifications like MD, DM, DNB etc.
We offer turn around time starting from 4 hours according to the requirement of the clients.
Yes, in case of emergencies and critical findings, clients/referring physicians can directly speak to our cardiologists.
You can share the studies through our Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS), we are also open to use our client's PACS if they offer one.
You may upload it as you wish , preferably upload the data in bulk and at a specific time regularly.
Once you make the decision to use our telecardiology services and connect to our facility, we will provide you with the technical support to make the transition smooth.
We perform preliminary reporting, final reporting, night coverage, second opinions, subspecialty opinions and cardiology staffing.
4% of the total exams are given for peer review.
We do not have any minimum volume requirement. Individuals who wish to obtain a second opinion or independent interpretation on his or her diagnostic study can also send/upload the study files for interpretation.
Yes, we provide service to individuals who wish to obtain an independent interpretation or second opinion on his or her diagnostic study.
We improve efficiency in cardiac units of hospitals and imaging practices by providing timely, expert interpretation of diagnostic modalities which in turn reduce waiting time for patients. Practices where there is no cardiologist to interpret exams can make use of our service without actually hiring a permanent cardiologist. We also provide night coverage and vacation coverage for cardiologists.
We follow guidelines specified by American Society of Echocardiography.
We provide sample reporting in order to monitor our quality of reporting and workflow. This is free of cost and we offer up to 5 trial runs for a modality.
- Practices/facilities where there is lack of certified/licensed cardiologists to reports studies even though there are equipments and technicians to perform examination.
- Busy practices, where there is delay in delivering reports to all patient on time.
- Practices, where a reading cardiologist is in vacation.