Table 7 Possible threats and dangers of teleradiology outsourcing (the highest percentages are in bold)
From: European Teleradiology now and in the future: results of an online survey
Answer options | Strongly disagree | Disagree | Neutral | Agree | Strongly agree | No opinion | Rating average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Radiologists could lose control of their business | 4 % | 13 % | 18 % | 37 % | 24 % | 5 % | 3.66 |
Instability of jobs and/or income for radiologists | 5 % | 11 % | 31 % | 29 % | 20 % | 4 % | 3.50 |
Loss of quality radiological reports | 4 % | 20 % | 19 % | 40 % | 14 % | 3 % | 3.42 |
Danger of missing urgent pathology | 4 % | 22 % | 21 % | 38 % | 13 % | 2 % | 3.36 |
Loss of quality medical care for patient | 5 % | 23 % | 22 % | 31 % | 17 % | 2 % | 3.34 |
Negative effect on training of residents | 4 % | 25 % | 20 % | 35 % | 13 % | 4 % | 3.28 |
Loss of radiological skills | 7 % | 29 % | 28 % | 25 % | 9 % | 2 % | 3.02 |