Alberta radiologists choose Intelerad’s solutions
November 13, 2019
MONTREAL – Intelerad Medical Systems, a leader in enterprise workflow solutions, announced that MIC Medical Imaging, Alberta’s largest radiology partnership, with 96 radiologists, has standardized on Intelerad’s Clario SmartWorklist and will be the first Canadian-based radiology group to leverage Odyssey, its new AI-augmented workflow solution. All 13 community-based clinics will standardize on the Intelerad solutions, followed by the 12 Edmonton-area hospitals using their diagnostic imaging services.
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