In a recent press release, McLaren Hospital's CEO discusses the value of Sheridan's distributed radiology services.
When William "Bill" Lawrence became CEO of McLaren Central Michigan Hospital eight years ago, he saw no significant clinical issues with the three-physician radiology group at the 118-bed acute-care hospital, per a new article in Radiology Today. He did, however, find problems typical of a hospital that size: slow turnaround times, lack of consistency and significant gaps in the radiology services and modalities offered. Lawrence turned to an old friend, radiology leader Frank Seidelmann, D.O., to ask for his thoughts on solutions that could improve McLaren's radiology services at a reasonable cost.
Both men had worked at the renowned Cleveland Clinic and had known each other for many years. Dr. Seidelmann suggested the distributed radiology services from Radisphere, a company he had co-founded with a colleague. Lawrence was extremely impressed with the solution, which could provide his three on-site radiologists with 24/7 remote access to Radisphere's large network of highly respected radiology subspecialists from around the country, all of whom agreed to accept accountability for the quality of their work.