{"id":7218,"date":"2019-11-29T10:00:58","date_gmt":"2019-11-29T15:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/intelerad.wpengine.com\/en\/?p=7218"},"modified":"2024-05-22T14:40:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-22T14:40:33","slug":"making-a-difference-in-healthcare-and-in-our-community","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.intelerad.com\/en\/2019\/11\/29\/making-a-difference-in-healthcare-and-in-our-community\/","title":{"rendered":"Making a difference in healthcare and in our community"},"content":{"rendered":"

November is the time of the year when mustaches become meaningful signs of support for a great cause. Indeed as I\u2019m writing this note, we are well into Movember, the month where considerable efforts are spent increasing awareness about men\u2019s health, and more specifically about prostate and testicular cancer, as well as mental health. It\u2019s great to see many mustachioed colleagues devote time and effort to such a strong cause. There are so many important causes needing our involvement, so many opportunities to make a difference.<\/p>\n

Our own mission<\/a> is \u201cMaking a difference in healthcare\u201d, and this is the philosophy that underpins everything we do, from research and development to client relations. With the move from film based radiology to digital over the last 20 years, we have become the backbone for our customers\u2019 growth, playing a role in transforming the industry in the process. As a result, making a difference is deeply embedded in our vibrant internal culture. But I would say that our commitment to making a difference goes even deeper than this because our solutions, at the end of the day, help people get better and stay healthy. Medical imaging provides the information radiologists and physicians need to detect, treat and manage diseases. As the Ontario Association of Radiologists rightly states, \u201cEarly diagnostic saves lives. Without diagnosis there can be no treatment, there can be no cure.\u201d<\/p>\n

As we go through our day to day, it may be easy to forget the true impact of our solutions on patient care delivery. Our clients work every single day with our tools, which is why we are always looking to improve and innovate on the technology and services we offer. Our world class viewer and flagship product, InteleViewer™<\/sup><\/a>, allows radiologists to read more productively so they can provide accurate and timely results to physicians and their patients. Our Clario SmartWorklist™<\/sup><\/a> allows radiologists to organize their work so they can spend more time reading patient studies and less time on non-diagnostic tasks. Radiologist using InteleViewer deliver results and support to their clinicians who access our system through the InteleConnect\u00ae<\/sup> EV<\/a> portal. This fosters vital virtual collaboration by providing referring physicians real-time access to the radiologist while reviewing patient\u2019s images and reports from anywhere, so they can deliver care when it is needed. Our nuage\u00ae<\/sup> Patient Portal<\/a> will allow patients to be more engaged in managing their illness or their chronic disease. At the end of the day, our solutions do make a difference in healthcare. So too, do our employees.<\/p>\n

And in more ways than one. At Intelerad, we are dedicated to make a difference well beyond our everyday work. Our people are involved in supporting various causes in the communities in which they live and work. As a company, we wanted to facilitate, generate and expand our employees\u2019 community involvement. To do so, we recently launched our \u201cMake a Difference\u201d day, a volunteering program whereby every Intelerad team member will be able to offer his or her time in support of local organizations.<\/p>\n

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The overall objective of this new initiative for Intelerad is, ultimately, to democratize access to medical imaging. As such, we identified five key pillars of action where we believe we can make a real impact.<\/p>\n

Our five pillars of action are:<\/p>\n