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1-877-ProScan • www.ProScan.com
The ProScan Family of Companies
ProScan is committed to providing
exceptional customer service on every
case. We combine our customer focus
ProScan offers you:
• Expert reading services
and radiologic expertise to bring you the
• Exceptional technological support
performance and responsiveness you
• Continuing medical education
and your patients deserve. Our mission
• Clinical research partnership
is to improve patient care and outcomes
through accurate diagnosis.
• Joint venture opportunities
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ProScan Reading Services is ready to build a
mutually beneficial and valued relationship with
you and your medical team. Through our renowned
radiology team and our innovative technology, the
ProScan family of companies provides our customers
with the highest quality of advanced medical imaging
and diagnostic interpretation.
In addition to our full range of teleradiology services, we
offer all our customers exceptional technical support,
continued medical education, joint venture opportunities,
and a partner for superior clinical research.
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“Dr. Pomeranz and his organization provide incredible
training. You do a fellowship to become an expert,
and that’s what you’ll become with this fellowship.”
– Zach Kilpatrick, M.D.
2003-2004 Year-Long Fellow
Our excellence in radiology services is constantly
reinforced by our leadership efforts in advancing the
quality of continuing medical imaging education (CME)
through the ProScan Imaging Education Foundation.
To date, more than 16,000 physicians have benefited
from our worldwide CME courses and seminars, and
we have hosted visiting and academic fellows from
more than 30 nations. We also publish a complete line
of ACCME-approved interactive CDs and DVDs, as well
as reference books on advanced imaging topics.
Visit www.ProScaneducation.com or call 1-866MRI-EDUC (1-866-674-3382) to learn more about
our unique educational opportunities and products.
WorldCare Clinical (WCC) is a leading imaging contract
research organization offering end-to-end imaging
services in support of clinical trials for the pharmaceutical,
biotechnology, and medical device industries.
To find out more about WorldCare Clinical, go to
www.wcclinical.com or call 1-888-816-4721.
ProScan understands your imaging business
challenges because we currently have ownership
interest in, and provide management and billing
services to, two dozen imaging centers throughout
the U.S. We have extensive experience in center
development and can provide consultation for in-office
imaging, independent diagnostic testing facilities
(IDTFs), and hospital radiology departments.
Our 99.7-percent patient satisfaction scores from the
centers in our joint venture network testify to both
our commitment to exceptional patient care and our
dedication to customer service.
To discuss your medical imaging needs, please contact
Judith Turner, ProScan Reading Services, at
1-877-776-7226, ext. 5141, or [email protected].
Please visit us on the web at www.ProScan.com.
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Our Reading Services
ProScan Reading Services is one of the world’s
most experienced teleradiology providers.
Whether your needs include primary reads, overreads, vacation coverage, or peer review, we can
provide you with exceptional diagnostic solutions.
Through a collaborative approach with physicians
and their medical staff, our team of board-certified
and fellowship-trained radiologists provides timely
and accurate diagnostic interpretations.
“As a new outpatient facility, we depend on accurate, high-quality reads.
Our referring physicians have overwhelmed us with compliments on the
reports ProScan generates. They are very detailed, and oral communication
is easily accessible for emergency reporting. The staff at ProScan has also
been tremendously helpful during our growing process.”
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The Most Trusted Name
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– Bryan Vincent
Director of Operations
Galaxy MRI & Diagnostic Center, Ltd.
Mesquite, Texas
• ProScan Peer Review: A comprehensive, cumulative, and customized
program suited to your specific radiology peer review and compliance needs.
ProScan Reading Services offers an impartial, third-party peer review program
that frees radiologists from re-reading their colleagues’ exam interpretations.
Our program allows for continuation of workflow within your department, and
since twice-read exams are not twice-reimbursed exams, your physicians’
time can be spent on revenue-generating exams.
• ProScan Proctoring Program: ProScan Reading Services offers a
proctoring program that supports your successful launch of specialized
diagnostic studies in your market, ranging from breast MRI to cardiac MDCT.
• ProScan High-End Over-Reads and Case Overflow: With a commitment
to medical excellence, ProScan Reading Services provides high-end overreads and expert coverage for case overflow. Short-staffed? Questions about
a particular study? Use ProScan Reading Services whenever you need us!
• ProScan Tele-Locum Coverage: Don’t lose that referral because you’re
short-staffed or a partner is on vacation. Let ProScan Reading Services
complement your practice by providing on-demand image transfer and
high-end interpretations – securing consistency of reads and maintaining the
loyalty of your referring physicians.
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Why choose ProScan
Reading Services?
• Our radiologists have recognized expertise
in all facets of advanced imaging, including
MRI, CT, and wellness imaging.
• We can perform diagnostic reads from all
types of equipment, regardless of MRI field
strength or CT slice acquisition.
• Our radiologists are all trained in such
subspecialties as musculoskeletal, neurological,
body, breast, and cardiac imaging.
• We provide comprehensive ACR support,
peer review, and QA monitoring for imaging
centers, radiology practices, and group
practices nationwide.
• We are licensed to read in every state
in the U.S.
• ProScan regularly reads and consults
for colleagues in Australia, Austria,
Germany, Spain, South Africa, Sweden,
and Switzerland.
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Rigorous quality assurance
Innovative technology
Fast, reliable interpretations
Easy connectivity and
report access
• Around-the-clock technical support
• Expertise in all modalities
of advanced imaging
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ProScan’s Technology Advantage
ProScan Reading Services is devoted to exceptional
customer service and rapid report turnaround. Our
Information Technology team supports a custom-built service
network that manages some of the world’s largest volumes of
daily remote transfers of advanced imaging studies.
ProScan applies the latest developments in PACS and
digital radiology technology to its business practices. Image
and patient data is sent from customer facilities over a
secure, encrypted connection. Our fully redundant network
infrastructure is designed to ensure the utmost in reliability,
providing security and stability for all your data transmissions.
ProScan offers many proprietary workflow solutions that
coordinate case identification and report tracking as data
moves through the system. With or without a virtual private
network (VPN), our customers can upload and transmit
medical images through a variety of completely secure and
HIPAA-compliant products. Rest assured that our staff, aided
by ProScan’s suite of technology products, will work with
you to identify the optimum workflow solution to meet your
organization’s needs.
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InteleGRID™ is ProScan’s newest image acquisition
platform, which allows for quick and easy study
submission and report retrieval over any web-based
personal computer. The InteleGRID transfers images
without requiring a virtual private network (VPN) or any
special hardware and can integrate with your practice’s
current computer network.
InteleGRID Highlights
• Easy installation and start-up
• No maintenance, IT staffing, or hardware requirements
• Fast transmission times enabled by image compression
• Secure and encrypted image transfers
• Streamlined workflow, saving you time and money
• No more mailing CDs
eZ-Send Highlights
• No virtual private network (VPN) required
• Completely secure and fully-HIPAA compliant
• Works from any PC with Internet access and
Internet Explorer
• Supports secure online credit card transactions
• By networking your imaging modalities through ProScan Imaging’s technology, you can ensure
speedy, encrypted, and secure transmission of your patients’ scans.
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eZ-Send™ provides users a secure and easy platform
for sending images to ProScan through a completely
web-based application. Using a simple web plug-in, you
can begin submitting images to ProScan from anywhere
in the world within minutes. There is no need to ship
CDs and registration is easy. This is a perfect solution for
your radiologists’ vacation coverage!
Go to www.proscan.com, and click on eZ-Send™
to get started.
• ProScan’s standard report turnaround time is 24 hours. Results may be obtained even more quickly
for emergency cases, with interactive consultation available on difficult cases or at the request of the
referring physician.
24/7 Technical Support
Our Information Technology team provides
flexible and secure solutions for an ever-changing
healthcare landscape. We currently manage a
global wide area network with connectivity to
virtually all modality types and vendors.
ProScan Imaging’s IT department supports a
teleradiology client base in excess of 300 sites,
with new locations being added weekly. This
provides our IT staff with expertise unparalleled in
the industry, including:
• HIPAA-compliant, secure study
transmissions
• Domestic and international connectivity
experience
• Support for the vast majority of VPN
solutions on the market
• DICOM-compatible study transmissions
• A combined 30+ years of IP and Internet
technology experience
More Customer Benefits
• 24-hour routine turnaround
(STAT emergency reads available)
• HIPAA-compliant Internet/web-based
report access and data transmission
• Voice reporting/phone call policy for
serious findings
• Routine direct consultation with
clinicians
• Toll-free Customer Service Line:
1-877-MRI-READ (674-7323)
ProScan Reading Services fully supports
and is in compliance with the teleradiology
standards set by the American College
of Radiology (ACR) as well as the patient
privacy standards of HIPAA.
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Unparalleled Experience & Expertise
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The Most Trusted Name
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Founded by Stephen J. Pomeranz, M.D., ProScan
Reading Services is comprised of a dedicated team of
highly specialized, board-certified, and fellowship-trained
radiologists. The ProScan Imaging radiology team has
one of the most extensive combined case experiences
in the world, and our radiologists are recognized experts
in MR, CT, and PET.
World-Class Experience
• Specialists in MRI, CT, and PET
• Physicians subspecialty-trained in orthopaedic, neurological, body,
breast MR, and cardiac imaging
• Advanced interpretation skills in musculoskeletal radiology, including
complex “tie-breaker” cases and small parts (feet, ankles, elbows,
hands, and fingers)
• Advanced interpretation in neuroradiology, including MR angiography,
spectroscopy, and functional MRI (fMRI)
• Complex imaging of the body, particularly cardiac MR, hepatobiliary
MR, breast MR, and positron emission tomography (PET)
• Special competency in neuroradiology and cardiac imaging, with
special distinction as ACCF/AHA Level 3 Cardiac Clinical Competence
in Cardiac CT
• Chiropractic specialty interpretation, with a board-certified chiropractic
radiologist on staff
• Extensive case experience with pediatric patients and athletes
• National/international malpractice coverage
• Experts in protocol development
Leaders in Radiology Interpretation
Stephen J. Pomeranz, M.D.
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North America
• American College of Radiology
• American College of
Nuclear Medicine
• American Medical Association
• Society of Magnetic Resonance
• Ohio State Radiological Society
• Cincinnati Academy of Medicine
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Board-certified since 1985
Special Competence in Nuclear Medicine
ABR CAQ in Neuroradiology, 1997
Fellowship-trained in MRI and Nuclear
Medicine, Mount Sinai Medical Center,
New York
Fellowship-trained in CT, Ultrasound, and
Angiography, University Hospital, Cincinnati
Certified by Society of Cardiovascular
Computed Tomography for Level 3 in Cardiac
Computed Tomography
Associate Clinical Professor of Radiology,
University of Louisville
Volunteer Instructor, Department of
Orthopaedic Surgery, University of Cincinnati
Medical Center
Author/editor of essential texts and multimedia
series on advanced imaging topics
Founder of ProScan Imaging Education
Foundation and MRI EFI Publishing
Founder & Past President, Clinical Magnetic
Resonance Society
Course director & lecturer on all topics in MRI
“To be competitive, you need to add value for the
customer. We approach our customers as partners
and teach them all we can about imaging.
This sharing of knowledge both enhances their
practices and establishes our position as their most
valuable radiology resource.”
– Stephen J. Pomeranz, M.D.
CEO and Medical Director
ProScan Imaging
Richard J. Rolfes, M.D.
Member:
• Board-certified since 1990
• Radiological Society of
North America
• Special Competence in Nuclear Medicine
• Subspecialty in Orthopaedic MRI
• Fellowship-trained in Magnetic
Resonance Imaging
• Diplomate, Certification Board of Nuclear
Cardiology
• Diplomate, National Board of Medical
Examiners
• Author, MRI of the Foot and Ankle
• American College of
Radiology
• American Roentgen Ray
Society
• Society of Nuclear Medicine
• Ohio State Radiological
Society
• Institute for Clinical PET
Our Radiology Team
Angela M. Fanizza-Orphanos, M.D.
Board-certified since 1991
John D. Reeder, M.D., FACR
Board-certified since 1984
Gilbert H. Maulsby, M.D.
Board-certified since 2000
Gerald T. Powers, M.D.
Board-certified since 1983
Bernard A. Landry, M.D., FACR
Board-certified since 1990
Bryan K. Hosler, D.C., D.A.C.B.R.
Board-certified chiropractic
radiologist since 1992
Jane M. Burk, M.D.
Board-certified since 1986
Susie H. Kim, M.D.
Board-certified since 2000
Adam K. Olmsted, M.D.
Board-certified since 2001
Maurice M. Miller, M.D.
Board-certified since 1999
Matthew Penn Chanin, M.D.
Board-certified since 2006
Hyun M. Song, M.D.
Board-certified since 2003
“Even the condensed CV’s of ProScan’s
readers were truly impressive. We are
proud to work with ProScan and use your
company’s reading services.”
– Dovile Parsons
Marketing Department
Midwest Open MRI, IL
(Five locations)
William R. Renner, M.D.
Board-certified since 1990
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Margaret D. Phillips, M.D.
Board-certified since 1992
For more information about our radiology team, visit our website
at www.ProScan.com or call 1-877-ProScan.
Dallas A. Smith, Jr., M.D.
Board-certified since 1980
Cheryl A. Viglione, M.D.
Board-certified since 1984
“Thank you for making this
transition as seamless as
possible for us. I am working
on switching our other
offices to ProScan for their
reading needs ... It has been
a pleasure dealing with
ProScan, and I look forward to
a long-term relationship.”
– Ron Sandoval
Managing Partner,
ProVision Diagnostic Imaging
Uniondale, NY
Gurmeet S. Dhillon, M.D.
Board-certified since 1993
Pradeep K. Amesur, M.D.
Board-certified since 1987
Andrew A. Finkbeiner, M.D.
Board-certified since 2005
Todd D. Greenberg, M.D.
Board-certified since 2002
James M. Joseph, M.D.
Board-certified since 2003
Ming He, M.D., PhD
Board-certified in
Nuclear Medicine since 2005
David O. Griffith, M.D.
Board-certified since 1991
Hadassah Lipstein, M.D.
Board-certified since 2007
Malcolm Shupeck, M.D., F.A.C.S.
Board-certified since 1992
Resham R. Mendi, M.D.
Board-certified since 2009
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ProScan Imaging Eastgate
Cincinnati
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Naples
ProScan Imaging Columbia
Columbia
ProScan Imaging Mason
Cincinnati
ProScan Open MRI and CT
Naples
ProScan Imaging Midtown
Cincinnati
NEW YORK
Indiana
ProScan Imaging Buffalo
Buffalo
ProScan Imaging Avon
Indianapolis
NORTH CAROLINA
ProScan Imaging Paul Brown Stadium
Cincinnati
ProScan Imaging Tri-County
Cincinnati
ProScan Imaging Carmel
Indianapolis
ProScan Imaging Tylersville
Cincinnati
ProScan Imaging Fishers
Indianapolis
ProScan Imaging Western Hills
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Northern Lights Imaging
Zanesville
ProScan Nicholasville Road Open MRI
Lexington
ProScan Imaging of Chillicothe
Chillicothe
Louisiana
ProScan Imaging Dublin
Columbus
ProScan East Bank Imaging
Metairie
ProScan Imaging Gahanna
Columbus
ProScan Imaging Pickerington Open MRI
Columbus
ProScan Imaging Troy Open MRI
Troy
ProScan West Bank Imaging
Marrero
Southeastern Radiology
Greensboro
More than 10,000
patients recently indicated
their extraordinary level
of satisfaction with the
services provided at the
centers in our ProScan
Joint Venture Network–
with an average survey
rating of 99.7%!
“ProScan’s entire staff helped us through the transition from having no MRI services to providing
MRI services within our office. ProScan came through for us to help us prepare for our State Facility
Inspection… provided our technologists with additional training to allow them a comfort level with the
MRI… helped our physicians learn more about using the software while reviewing the MRI… provided
guidelines for necessary policies and procedures, and reviewed new procedures to ensure we were on
the right track. Also, our physicians love the ability to call at any time to discuss a case.”
– Chris Westbrook, M.H.A.
Administrator
Orthopaedic Specialists & Sports Medicine, Inc.
5400 Kennedy Avenue, Cincinnati, Ohio 45213
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The Most Trusted Name
in Medical Imaging
For more information, contact Judith Turner at
1-877-776-7226, ext. 5141.
1-877-ProScan • www.ProScan.com