Calgary, AB – June 22, 2016 – Calgary Scientific Inc., a company known for creating innovative technology for the medical industry and beyond, announced that ResolutionMD® medical imaging software is registered by the Ministry of Health in Costa Rica for diagnosis using both web and mobile devices.

The Costa Rican Ministry of Health regulates the healthcare industry and acts as the regulatory agency for medical devices, ensuring these products are up to standards. This certification enables medical practitioners in Costa Rica to provide a higher standard of care by gaining quick, secure mobile access to diagnostic images using ResolutionMD® through the web, iOS or Android devices.

With a population of 4.5 million, Costa Rica is in the top country rankings in the world for long life expectancy with people living active lives past 100 years. Costa Rica offers some of the best healthcare in Central America. The United Nations has ranked Costa Rica’s public health system within the top 20 worldwide also making it a popular destination for medical tourism.

"Adding approval from the Ministry of Health in Costa Rica demonstrates Calgary Scientific’s direction and dedication to acquire the necessary accreditations for safe web and mobile diagnosis globally, country by country," said Dave Waldrop CRO and EVP Sales, Marketing and Services at Calgary Scientific. “Healthcare providers in Costa Rica now have access to cutting edge technology that will help them continue to provide world class care to their patients.”

The approval from the Ministry of Health in Costa Rica follows ResolutionMD’s FDA Class II clearance in the US, CFDA certification in China, HSA certification in Singapore, PDMA certification in Japan, MDCO certification in Hong Kong, MFDS registration in South Korea, CE marking in Europe, Turkish Ministry of Health Registration, TGA certificate in Australia, registration with ANVISA in Brazil and Health Canada license.

About ResolutionMD®

ResolutionMD enables doctors to securely view patient images and reports from a wide variety of computers and mobile devices, collaborate with other practitioners and diagnose from any location. Whether you are a single facility or a large healthcare system with tens of thousands of users, ResolutionMD is the best choice for seamless image access across multiple departments. ResolutionMD is globally accredited by the FDA, CFDA, TGA, PMDA, MDCO, MFDS, HSA, CE, ANVISA, Turkish MoH, Costa Rica MoH and Health Canada for mobile medical diagnosis. The software can be integrated into any EMR and easily plugs into existing distributed storage systems. ResolutionMD’s federated approach is an important differentiator from other solutions as highly sensitive data is never moved to any device and no additional data storage locations are created. ResolutionMD is currently installed in leading healthcare institutions around the world via a network of more than forty-five world class healthcare partners. For more information, go to http://www.calgaryscientific.com/resolutionmd.

About Calgary Scientific Inc.

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

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