MILWAUKEE, June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG), a leading medical imaging software and services provider, today announced several new contracts for Fusion RIS/PACS MX, a complete workflow solution for clinical and business imaging workflow, released in April 2007. The new contracts include:
-- Atlanta Radiology Consultants, Atlanta, GA: This radiology group
practice provides outside reads for specialty practices and VA medical
centers. The business is making a significant move, as it shifts from
Merge Healthcare's digital workstation to leverage the integrated
imaging informatics value of Fusion RIS/PACS MX.
-- Center for Medical Imaging, Inc., Germantown, WI: This freestanding
diagnostic imaging center will use Fusion RIS/PACS MX to streamline
operational efficiency, specifically in tracking exams and billing.
-- Zwanger-Pesiri Radiology, Long Island, NY: With twenty-five physicians
in eight locations across two counties, Zwanger-Pesiri will upgrade
from existing Merge Healthcare technology to Fusion RIS/PACS MX to
improve clinical performance and achieve new workflow efficiencies.
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These contracts affirm the rapid acceptance of the Fusion RIS/PACS MX solution. With a positive ROI for an imaging business and a uniquely optimized radiologist workspace, Fusion RIS/PACS MX provides a comprehensive solution for imaging centers, small hospitals and specialty clinics in the United States.
"Customers value Merge Healthcare's long-standing and proven history in delivering solutions that are relevant to the needs of imaging operations," said Gary Bowers, President for Merge Healthcare North America. "Our RIS and PACS solutions are in hundreds of organizations serving millions of patients annually. We are proud to work collaboratively with customers to continue to explore new ways for technology to help improve both clinical and financial success."
Merge Healthcare research identifies a compelling market need for PACS and RIS technologies -- especially in freestanding imaging centers and in hospitals with fewer than 200 beds. The hospitals represent nearly 70% of all U.S. acute care hospitals, while in the United States; freestanding imaging centers have grown in number from 4,000 to 6,000 in the last five years.
Merge Healthcare is a leading medical imaging software and services company. Our innovative software solutions use leading-edge imaging software technologies that accelerate market delivery for our OEM customers, while our end-user solutions improve our customers' productivity and enhance the quality of patient care they provide. For additional information, visit our website at http://www.mergehealthcare.com/.
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