Arjun K.

A newborn infant in an ICU in Bangalore is found to have an irregular heart rhythm. The neonatologist is unsure of how to treat this condition and requests a pediatric cardiology consultation. A sonographer from our institution visits the hospital, performs an echocardiogram at the bedside and uploads it to our teleechocardiography server. The baby’s […]

October in Delhi was the venue of the Society of Emergency Radiology Conference held at my Alma Mater, the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, and ably organized by my colleague Dr Anjali Agrawal and the team from AIIMS led by Dr Atin Kumar. The conference was superbly organized with excellent hospitality and an outstanding

First, at an awards ceremony in Mumbai, hosted by VCCircle, an eminent Indian journal, TRS was presented with a trophy recognizing it as the Best Healthcare Service Provider in India. Among others shortlisted for the award were much larger organizations such as Practo and Wellspring, so we can be justifiably proud of our achievement. The

At a conference on Entrepreneurship in Healthcare at which I recently spoke, I had the pleasure of meeting the irrepressible and multifaceted Subroto Bagchi, writer, entrepreneur and philosopher, whom I have the honour to call my friend. The conference itself was excellent learning and sharing. Subroto in his inimitable way, held the audience enthralled as

There is a great story in the Indian mythological tour de force the Mahabharata about Arjuna and Duryodhana, representing the forces of good and evil respectively, coming to visit their mentor Lord Krishna to seek his support for their respective armies during battle. When they arrive he is asleep on his bed. Duryodhana who arrives

The writer Atul Gawande in his book entitled ‘Better’ describes the benefits of checklists in improving the quality of healthcare. In radiology no less than in other specialties as well, is such In the month of June there have been two major milestones in my life – 1) my 18 year old daughter leaves home

This week has been significant in our organization as it marks the tenth anniversary visit of our Singapore partners the National Healthcare Group. The visit was memorable as it reinforced the strength of the partnership we have had with our good friends over the past decade and gave rise discussions which in turn created new

An awful lot is being said today about radiologist burnout. Hardly a week passes by without a dire article on the subject on the front page of a radiology journal. Surveys indicate that the majority of radiologists are burned out, and some of these even delve into associated pathologies such as substance abuse to indicate

I recently spoke at a conference in New Delhi on the subject of Teleradiology: Scaling up Diagnostics in India. The talk went well and I enjoyed the conference and the stimulating interaction. What was interesting to me in the conference was the content focused on investment in healthcare. Expressions such as EBITDA now seem to

If there was one overwhelming take home lesson for me at RSNA 2014, it was related to the necessity of using structured format reporting. Among the sessions I attended included a workshop on Structured Format Reporting, and the audience poll in the session indicated that the growing majority of radiologists are currently using it. The