Intelerad scores Michigan contract

Advanced Radiology Services of Grand Rapid, Mich., has inked an installation contract with medical imaging and workflow solutions group Intelerad Medical Systems for its software and networking technology, InteleOne.

InteleOne can allow the radiology group to report multi-modality studies from multiple sites with separate PACS and RIS systems by way of its’ worklist and viewer with integrated dictation and report distribution capabilities, said the Montreal-based company.

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