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hospitals, where five or fewer radiologists are employed, the on-call responsibilities can be burdensome. Teleradiology relieves that burden. "When teleradiology first became popular back in 2002, it began as a concept that a llowed radiologists to sleep at night. The daytime productivity and job satisfaction of radiologists improved when they were required to take less overnight call," Kozlowski explains. "Then hospitals started looking for sources that could supplement the general radiologists they had on staff with subspecialty radiologists. It's really a tall order to get a fellowship-trained neuroradiologist or musculoskeletal or pediatric radiologist to live in a smaller town. We deliver these subspecialists anywhere, in real time, via teleradiology." In January of 2013, Aris acquired Pediatric Radiology of America. This added 16 fellowship-trained pediatric radiologists to the five Aris already had, making Aris the largest provider of pediatric teleradiology services in the nation, according to Paul Johnson, Aris' Vice President. "It was the only radiology subspecialty that we lacked in significant numbers," he says. "Virtually all subspecialties that are available within the diagnostic radiology field are now available through Aris 24/7/365." That means clients have choices — from basic after-hours general teleradiology services to the full range of on-site and off-site general and subspecialty radiology services offered through Aris' hybrid program. "When hospitals partner with us for hybrid radiology services, their on-site radiologists will usually join Aris and continue to provide the same services to the hospital. We don't want to replace them; we support and augment them to relieve the workplace pressures and help them become more efficient," says Johnson. "Hybrid is the total turnkey solution. It allows us to more efficiently provide a complete suite of professional radiology services, including billing and collections. That's the direction we believe the market is moving as hospital CEOs look to improve paul Johnson, aris' vice president, believes hybrid radiology is the wave of the future, because it reduces costs and improves quality for healthcare organizations. quality and reduce costs in radiology." Benefits include: + Improved efficiency, faster turnaround of reports, with STAT final reports averaging 18 minutes or less + A full-featured solution with subspecialty final reports available anywhere, anytime + Improved management and storage of clinical data through Aris' robust IT platform + Significant cost savings when compared to the traditional contracted radiology model + Greater flexibility in meeting the hospital's radiology needs + Higher qu a l it y demon st rated by Aris' stringent QA (Quality Assurance) program The ultimate goal, of course, is to provide the highest level of patient care through timely and accurate radiology studies. Aris' Quality Assurance program was specifically designed by Malay Mody, MD, to achieve that goal. Quality Is key Dr. Mody is an interventional radiologist and has served as Aris' Chief Medical Officer since the founding NovEmBEr /dECEmBEr ■ mdNEWS.Com ■ MD News Cleveland/Akron/Canton | 17