3.2 eRadiology

Existing electronic distance technologies should be used to transmit picture data between the partners for diagnostic and second opinion applications. At the moment there is a demand for radiologists in Lebork which cannot be met at special times. Therefore it is planned to transmit picture data to Diako hospital in Flensburg where radiologists examine the pictures and give a second opinion to their Polish colleagues.

Partners: Germany, Poland

Overall Objectives:

• to establish the co-operation between Poland and Germany to provide second opinion from radiologists via Internet
• to provide virtual medical resources to rural areas and to secure the supply of health care to patients

Methodology and Transnational Value Added:

• Radiology images should be transferred via Internet between Lebork hospital and Diako hospital in Flensburg from where radiologists send back a second opinion. The partners discussed to use a technical infrastructure which could be provided by the Interreg III B project Baltic eHealth.
• It is foreseen that payment for second opinion will be done per patient.
• to make resources available cross-border
• better transnational capacity-utilisation between the partner organisations

Status of Implementation:

• The agreements between Lebork hospital and Diako hospital in Flensburg are currently under negotiation.

If you have any comments to this chapter please contact Werner Smidt,  Telemedicine, Germany. E-Mail: werner.smidt@segebergerkliniken.de