How to get good Breast Radiologist reviewing MRI Breast scans?

Finding a Radiologist is an easy job. But searching a good Breast Radiologist is a challenge, like learning to walk uphill. Even more difficult is getting the MRI study done from expert is akin to running uphill. There are several ways, but here is a much traveled path on seeking better opinions on MRI Breast, if followed leads to greater satisfaction.

MRI Breast Reporting are Special Skills

Skills play a vital role at the core of reading MRI Breast Scans. Given the complexity of protocols involved in imaging and anatomy, it needs superior investigations while reporting MRI Breast. You might have got the earlier report from the local diagnostic facility but as a thumb rule you must get another opinion from a good breast radiologist in MRI Breast

Selection Challenge and Solution

Now how to tackle the first challenge of search in the given supply of radiologists.
We must know what to look for in a radiologist. There are several characteristics that you could search for in any Breast radiologist in the online world.

1. How often does that Breast radiologist report MRI Breast cases?
2. Has the Breast radiologist got peer review or Senior recommendations?

3. Has the Breast radiologist published any papers or similar cases related to Breast MRI on any portal?

4. How much is the breast radiologist aware of the clinical side of the Breast abnormalities? Does he/she interact with Gynecologists and other medical experts frequently?

6. Is breast radiologist open to have direct consultations with me?
7. How open is the radiologist for third party verification of credentials, experience and radiology qualifications?
It might not be that easy to find a breast radiologist with above characteristics even in a highly connected world. But the above checklist provides people with a framework. If some help comes on the way and you were able to get to know some radiologist, we need to ensure that Breast MRI study is commissioned in time. One may not get direct answers for above questions before assigning the cases to any radiologist or a second opinion MRI Breast panel or platform. But with the help of Resident Radiologist it becomes easy to find the best selection.

Timing Challenge and Solution

If you are planning to find the radiologist on your own, it is good exercise like walking uphill. Mostly, good radiologists find it difficult to accept singular requests. Even if they do, it takes a lead time of 2-3 days for them to finish the report- given the busy schedule of a good Breast radiologist. Therefore the challenge of monitoring the study is quite real. This is also called Turnaround time (TAT). TAT is very crucial in judging the serviceability of the radiologist or the platform, often Breast radiologists do not get propelled for a single case. TAT varies according to radiologist, geography and case complexity.
Once the Breast radiologist is fixed and as he or she starts the study, Breast radiologists expect help from the medical staff in getting the right image data, clinical data of the patient and answers to her questions.

Fees Negotiation Challenge and Solution

Another crucial part is to have negotiation on fees that the radiologist and how to minimize the charges. It could be GBP50 to GBP 300 depending on the case to case basis and also depending on which MRI Breast Radiologist is selected and quality review obtained. But the patient must have a budget to start with so that they can ask for choices of the MRI breast reporting radiologists from the online Service Provider. There needs a representation on behalf of the patients to talk to the panel and negotiate with them, it is possible to have such arrangement where there is a medical representative appointed on behalf of the patient.

Quality Challenge and Solution

There are still quality challenges  even if the report is done by the good radiologists. It could be resolved with the additional review from senior board of radiologist 

A senior radiologist working for TeleradiologyHub says, "MRI breast second opinion report when submitted in time receives a happy gestures from all, especially by the senior Board of radiologist, who verifies the report in the context of questions asked by the patients.. After the report is done ok by the Board it  should be handed over to the patient".

The last challenge is to make the Breast Radiologist speak up to your questions. Hr or she should have a knowledge base to even entertain your question even if they are not right or obvious from a radiology point of view.

Truly, it's an art to find a good breast radiologist and make him work on the review of MRI Breast in a given time and given budget.

Teleradiologyhub is home for 500+ good radiologists whose credentials are checked. They are given trial cases. They publish cases on the wiki of the same portal. They form a Panels of Expert for review of MRI Breast Scans and MRI brain scans. You can reach them here if you feel like engaging the good radiologist.