Ariz. practice taps Merge

SimonMed Imaging, an outpatient physician imaging practice, will deploy Merge's radiology systems along with iConnect Access and iConnect VNA.

The practice is using the Merge radiology suite, which includes Merge RIS, a web-based RIS; Merge PACS, which provides storage and access to images from other enterprise web-based locations; Merge Documents, a system to store and manage documents electronically; Merge Referral Portal, a web-based referring physician portal; and Merge Dashboards, a business intelligence system.

In addition, SimonMed is utilizing Merge iConnect Access, a DICOM image and XDS viewer, and Merge iConnect VNA, a vendor neutral archive.

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