– Next Phase of
Implementation Focuses on Bay Area Imaging Centers –
Milwaukee, WI, April 26, 2005- Merge Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ:
MRGE), d.b.a. Merge eFilm, today announced an expanded contract with
Radiologix, Inc. a leading national provider of diagnostic imaging
services, for the purchase of FUSION RIS/PACS for its operations in the San
Francisco Bay area.
With the expanded contract, Radiologix will continue to migrate its
operations from separate image transfer and information systems to the
FUSION RIS/PACS system, as it has in its Northeast region. FUSION RIS/PACS
serves as the foundation for standard operating procedures for Radiologix’s
centers, creating a nation-wide operating model of best practices.
“FUSION RIS/PACS automates and streamlines our clinical and business
processes, empowering our employees and affiliated physicians to provide
outstanding service to referring physicians and responsive and
compassionate care to patients,” said Sami S. Abbasi, President and Chief
Executive Officer of Radiologix. Added Winfred Tse, Vice President and
Chief Information Officer of Radiologix, “We are working with Merge eFilm
to deliver a comprehensive workflow and data management program to better
serve our patients and physicians. Incorporating our feedback into Merge
eFilm’s product roadmap is a critical component of our partnership.”
“We are pleased that our partnership with Radiologix continues to bring
them value,” said Richard Linden, Merge eFilm President and CEO. “It is
part of our core strategy to engender long-term mutually beneficial
relationships with our customers, and we are honored that our relationship
with Radiologix continues to grow.”
About Merge eFilm
Merge eFilm (www.merge-efilm) is a global healthcare software and services
company focused on accelerating the productivity of imaging centers, small-
to medium-sized hospitals and clinics with a suite of RIS/PACS products
that more efficiently streamline, integrate and distribute image and
information workflow across the healthcare enterprise. Since 1987, Merge
eFilm has leveraged its healthcare integration and connectivity experience
to create workflow solutions that improve our customers’ productivity and
enhance the quality of care they provide.
About Radiologix
Radiologix, Inc. (www.radiologix.com) is a leading national provider of
diagnostic imaging services, owning and operating multi-modality diagnostic
imaging centers that use advanced imaging technologies such as positron
emission tomography (“PET”), magnetic resonance imaging (“MRI”), computed
tomography (“CT”) and nuclear medicine, as well as x-ray, general
radiography, mammography, ultrasound and fluoroscopy. The diagnostic images
created, and the radiology reports based on these images, enable more
accurate diagnosis and more efficient management of illness for ordering
physicians. Radiologix owned or operated 76 diagnostic imaging centers
located in 10 states as of December 31, 2004.
