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Editorial
. 2021 Feb;31(2):601-604.
doi: 10.1007/s00330-020-07205-w. Epub 2020 Sep 2.

Teleworking beyond teleradiology: managing radiology departments during the COVID-19 outbreak

Teodoro Martín-Noguerol  1 , Rafael Lopez-Ortega  1 , Pablo R Ros  2 , Antonio Luna  3
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Editorial

Teleworking beyond teleradiology: managing radiology departments during the COVID-19 outbreak

Teodoro Martín-Noguerol et al. Eur Radiol. 2021 Feb.

Abstract

Teleradiology solutions are playing an essential role during the COVID-19 outbreak. Activity at radiology departments must be maintained and adapted to this new situation beyond teleradiology. Teleworking should be extended to the rest of non-medical radiology department areas. A comprehensive perspective based on our own experience during the COVID-19 outbreak has been performed highlighting the value of teleworking for almost all areas implied in the workflow of radiology departments beyond radiologists. Personal and technical requirements for successfully adapting to this new scenario are discussed including the opportunities that this unprecedent situation is bringing for reorganizing workflow and developing new projects. KEY POINTS: • Teleradiology solutions are playing an essential role during the COVID-19 outbreak. • Teleworking should be extended to the rest of non-medical radiology department areas whenever possible.

Keywords: COVID-19; Teleradiology; Teleworking.

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Conflict of interest statement

Antonio Luna, MD, PhD, declares relationships as occasional lecturer with the following companies: Canon, Siemens Healthinners and Philips. The rest of the authors of this manuscript declare no relationships with any companies, whose products or services may be related to the subject matter of the article.

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