Defining the Medical Imaging Requirements for a Rural Health Center (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2017)

This book presents the patient management challenges that rural health centers face, and establishes the criteria for the type of medical imaging services that should be available in such facilities. To make the work of the center's health practitioners more effective and efficient, the book assesses what health conditions may require medical attention in those centers. Information is provided on how to use basic imaging modalities, such as radiography and ultrasound, emphasizing the need for thoughtful service planning, careful equipment and imaging protocol selection, continuous staff training, and the implementation of quality control programs. The book is also a valuable resource for those physicians, medical physicists and service engineers who provide virtual and physical consultations to meet these needs. Rural health centers are established to prevent patients from being forced to travel to distant urban medical facilities. To manage patients properly, rural health centers should be part of regional and more complete systems of medical health care installations in the country on the basis of a referral and counter-referral program. Thus, the centers should have the infrastructure needed to transport patients to urban hospitals when they need more complex health care. The coordination of all the activities is possible only if rural health centers are led by strong and dedicated managers.

General

Imprint:	Springer Verlag, Singapore
Country of origin:	Singapore
Release date:	November 2016
First published:	2017
Editors:	Cari Borras
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 11mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	150
Edition:	1st ed. 2017
ISBN-13:	978-981-10-1611-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Social groups & communities > Rural communities Books > Medicine > General issues > Health systems & services > General Promotions
LSN:	981-10-1611-9
Barcode:	9789811016110

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