Radiology — A Case Study in Technology and Manpower

Abstract

Possibilities in the Resolution of the IssuesWhere does one start to break this self-defeating cycle? If more time is spent by radiologists in personal contact with patients, manpower shortages will be accentuated. There simply are not enough radiologists to spend the added time required to establish radiology as a direct, personal patient-care profession. The referring physician, moreover, does not want his history and physical examination repeated, nor is the radiologist prepared to take complete care of the (hospitalized) patient, and the patient may suffer from too much meddling by too many doctors. The thrust to assume more nearly the . . .