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Thu Jun 15 17:01:29 BST 2006

We do not use Nighthawk. We use a firm based in Minneapolis, MN. Good service. Generally prompt. We do require an over read by our staff rads the next day. Any missed injuries are reviewed in QI. We also have a phone number to call if there are questions on a read. Though the service is good, it still doesn't beat having a rad in house and looking at the films and patient with you.

-----Original Message-----
From: Caesar Ursic <cursic at gmail.com>
To: Trauma &amp, Critical Care mailing list <trauma-list at trauma.org>
Sent: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 07:21:47 -0600
Subject: NIGHTHAWKS (was: Xrays reading by non-radiologist)

It would be interesting to read this listserve members' experiences 
with the Nighthawks teleradiology service. I do know that they are 
not exclusively based in Australia - they also have location in 
Zurich. 
We used them when I was in Oakland, CA and we use them here in Santa 
Fe. And I have not been disappointed with their reads. They are 
generally pretty much on the mark, if one uses the re-read by our 
attending radiologists (required by hospital policy for all Nighthawk 
interpretations) the next morning as the basis for comparison. If I 
have any serious questions about a study, I can call them and speak 
directly to the person reading the scan (have done that twice). They 
are quite expensive, however. Here's their weblink: 
http://www.nighthawkrad.net/ 

CM Ursic, MD 
Santa FE, NM 
USA 
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