Conventional practices of radiology face the concern of supply scarcity when it comes to the availably of medical professionals. As per the AAMC (Association of American Medical Colleges) that was published in the year 2019, there will be a scarcity of close to 122,000 clinicians by 2032 in the United States. The output of radiologists has also been in the decreasing trend in recent times.
Similarly, the Royal College of Radiologists showed a short-staffing percentage of 35 in England and the local medical care needed more than 1,600 consultants round the clock to maintain safe staffing allocations. Also, it alerted that with no substantial progress, the workforce would rise by just 571 consultants in the coming years. There will be 22 per cent of the retirement of the workforce in the UK in the next few years.
Considering the trends stated above, the adoption of teleradiology is seeing increased opportunities in the coming years. This technology has been further expanded in many countries including Israel, South Africa, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. This expansion is stimulating the adoption of teleradiology and offsetting any scarcity of radiologists by restructuring workflow processes. Also, providing accessibility to remote diagnostics and lessening the burden of huge workloads.