What does weekend and holiday coverage include?
The short answer
Every hour you choose, from Friday evening to Monday morning and across the holidays, read by radiologists licensed in your state and credentialed at your hospital. There are no weekend or holiday surcharges, and the same radiologists, templates and critical list can carry over into overnight and evening coverage.
- Every hourof the weekends and holidays you choose
- Noweekend or holiday surcharge
- 15 mincritical call standard
Why weekends are hard to cover
Weekend call wears radiology groups down faster than anything else. A small group that splits weekends ends up with every radiologist working more than one in four, and holidays are the first shifts people try to trade. When a radiologist leaves, the weekend schedule is usually the first thing to break.
Covering weekends and holidays with teleradiology gives your group its weekends back without leaving your ED waiting. Many hospitals start here and add overnight weeknights later.
What’s included
- Signed final reads for ED and inpatient CT, MRI, ultrasound and X-ray
- Stroke studies read first, ahead of routine work
- Critical results called within 15 minutes, read back and logged
- A named backup reader, already credentialed at your hospital
- One number answered by a person, all weekend
- A Monday handoff note to your day group
Ways to set up weekend coverage
| Model | Hours | Best for |
|---|---|---|
| Weekends only | Friday evening to Monday morning | Groups that cover weekdays but not weekends |
| Holidays only | The holidays you choose | Groups that need relief on the hardest days |
| Weekends + overnight | Nights all week plus weekends | Hospitals that want one group for all off-hours |
| 24/7 | Every hour | Hospitals without an on-site group |
Getting started
Setup is the same as any TeleRads coverage: credentialing through an NCQA-certified CVO built to Joint Commission standards, HL7 orders and secure image routing to our PACS, and signed reports back into your system. A HIPAA Business Associate Agreement is signed with every hospital, and most hospitals are live in 30 days. See how it works for the full sequence.
Questions
Does TeleRads cover holidays?
Yes. Every hour of every weekend and holiday you choose, with no holiday surcharge.
Can we cover weekends only?
Yes. Weekends only, holidays only, or weekends added to overnight or 24/7 coverage on the same agreement.
Are weekend reads preliminary or final?
Final. Every report is a signed final by a board-certified radiologist in your format.
Who covers if the weekend radiologist is unavailable?
A named backup reader, already credentialed at your hospital, is on every shift.
Is there a weekend surcharge?
No. TeleRads has no STAT, after-hours or weekend surcharges.