Calgary Scientific Inc. to Preview New ResolutionMD™ Functionality at RSNA 2013

Calgary – November 26, 2013 – Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating transformative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced updates to ResolutionMD™ that will be showcased for the first time at RSNA, December 1-6, 2013 at booth 5509.  ResolutionMD is an enterprise-wide image and report viewing solution that provides one simple interface for practitioners to securely access information from multiple archives in real-time. ResolutionMD is accredited by the FDA for diagnosis on web and iOS mobile devices and was first to be cleared for Android devices earlier this year.  

The new functionality enables even quicker and broader access to valuable information by:

·         Offering a view of the entire patient record across disparate systems and geographies, including additional support for non-DICOM data types

·         Enabling seamless integration with any system currently in use, optimizing existing infrastructure

·         Facilitating secure notification and instant collaboration capabilities that connect practitioners regardless of their location or device they are using

“Calgary Scientific continues to demonstrate its leadership in enterprise and mobile image viewing for healthcare,” said Pierre Lemire, President and CTO with Calgary Scientific. “I think RSNA attendees will be excited to view our new capabilities as they address the challenges healthcare organizations have in quickly accessing images and other patient information across their enterprises.” 

Calgary Scientific will also be taking part in the Mobile Connect presentations located in the RSNA services area on Level 3, Monday at 9:45am and Wednesday at 2:15pm.Greg Girard, Director of Product Management – Healthcare, will be presenting a 20-minute educational presentation, “Diagnose on-the-Go.”

About ResolutionMD

ResolutionMD enables doctors to securely view patient images and reports from a wide array of computers and mobile devices, collaborate with other practitioners and produce high-quality medical diagnosis from any location. The FDA cleared, Health Canada licensed and CE marked mobile medical diagnosis software never transfers highly sensitive data to the device, as is the case with other solutions. The enterprise-wide viewing solution integrates seamlessly with multiple healthcare IT systems, optimizing existing infrastructure from any array of manufacturers. ResolutionMD is published in twelve languages and currently installed in leading healthcare institutions around the world via a network of more than thirty-five world class healthcare partners. For more information on ResolutionMD, visitwww.calgaryscientific.com/resolutionmd.

Find out how to image enable your enterprise at http://offers.calgaryscientific.com/image-enable-your-enterprise.

About Calgary Scientific Inc.

Calgary Scientific is the global leader in web and mobile diagnostic medical imaging solutions and collaboration enablement technologies. For more information on Calgary Scientific, go to www.calgaryscientific.com

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