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Online second opinion programs can feel complicated. So when it comes to gaining internal buy-in from your care teams and physicians, we have a few places to start: 

Every year in the US, twelve million people are affected by medical diagnostic errors, while more than forty-thousand die as a direct or indirect cause of this misdiagnosis. In a developed country with arguably the finest health care system in the world, you have to stop and ask yourself - Why?

When comparing a cloud picture archiving and communication system (PACS) to a traditional onsite solution, one of the most common questions we hear is, "What effect does limited bandwidth have on my ability to use a cloud-based PACS?"

Around 15-20 percent of patients in the United States live in rural areas. Unfortunately, between primary care shortages, hospital closures, and geographic isolation, those patients are up against significant barriers to accessing healthcare. The National Rural Health Association reports there are only 30 specialists per 100,000 people in rural communities, compared to 263 specialists per 100,000 urban residents.

Dr. William Osler said that “the practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling,
not a business; a calling in which your heart will be exercised equally with your head."