Virtual Radiologic Professionals

Based on the information from vrad.com, Virtual Radiologic Professionals (vRad) operates as a teleradiology practice primarily serving hospitals and healthcare facilities, rather than directly interacting with patients for scheduling or providing a dedicated patient portal for image and report viewing. Unlike EHR vendors such as Epic, which offers the MyChart patient portal to their client healthcare systems for patient access to records and communication, vRad's services are focused on providing radiology interpretations to other medical providers. While vRad has a "Client Access Portal," this is designed for their client facilities (hospitals and referring physicians) to manage orders, quality assurance, and reporting. For patients seeking their medical or billing records related to a study interpreted by vRad, the process involves contacting vRad directly through a patient record specialist via phone, fax, mail, or email to request the information. This indicates that vRad does not utilize a branded patient portal for patients to access their records or images online themselves. Patient access to radiology reports and images interpreted by vRad would typically be through the patient portal provided by the hospital or healthcare facility where the imaging exam was originally performed, if that facility offers such a service and integrates with vRad's system. vRad's technology platform is designed to integrate with the PACS and EMR systems of their client facilities, which could potentially allow for the delivery of results into the facility's existing patient portal.