Merge Healthcare Announces Creation of Clinical Advisory Board
October 04 2011 - 7:03AM
Merge Healthcare (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of enterprise
imaging and interoperability solutions, announced today the
development of an Advisory Board to share clinical expertise and
provide consultation on new models of care and emerging trends
focused on the patient-centric experience.
The Merge Advisory Board will focus on the fact that diagnostic
images make up a significant and critical part of the diagnostic
process, yet today, the exchange and sharing of these images is
inefficient. This inefficiency fragments the healthcare process
which contributes to delays in care and skyrocketing
costs. The Merge Advisory Board will also address patient
safety and quality of care through, among other things, focusing on
the fact that patients' radiation exposures has doubled over the
past 20 years and developing solutions that reduce such
exposure.
Consider the realities of diagnostic imaging:
- Healthcare organizations generate nearly 600 million diagnostic
imaging procedures annually;
- One CT scan of the abdomen exposes a patient to the same amount
of radiation as approximately 400 chest x-rays; and,
- $100 billion of annual healthcare costs are related to
diagnostic imaging tests – but an estimated 35% ($35 billion)
represents unnecessary costs for US patients and insurance
providers.
The Merge Advisory Board is led by Dr. Cheryl Whitaker, Merge's
Chief Medical Officer; co-chaired by Dr. Paul Chang, Professor of
Radiology and Vice Chair, Radiology Informatics at the University
of Chicago Medical Center; and, Dr. Keith Dreyer, Vice Chairman of
Radiology Informatics at Massachusetts General Hospital.
"We are extremely fortunate to have experts from these
prestigious organizations advising the Merge team," said Jeff
Surges, Chief Executive Officer of Merge Healthcare. "We look
forward to the clinical dialogue that will develop, and to
incorporating their knowledge and expertise into the image
interoperability solutions we provide to clients and the healthcare
marketplace."
"Merge believes in a patient-centric healthcare experience, and
empowering physicians, patients and providers to proactively manage
this healthcare," said Dr. Cheryl Whitaker, Chief Medical Officer
at Merge Healthcare. "I look forward to working with this
distinguished group of leaders to ensure we continue to develop
solutions that simplify and improve the care process."
The Merge Advisory Board consists of the following imaging and
healthcare experts:
Dr. William Boonn |
Chief of 3D and Advanced Imaging Lab |
Hospital of the University of
Pennsylvania |
|
John A. Carrino, MD, MPH,
PhD |
Associate Professor of Radiology and
Orthopaedic Surgery |
Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine |
|
Dr. Paul Chang |
Professor of Radiology |
Vice Chair, Radiology Informatics |
University of Chicago Medical Center |
|
Dr. Keith Dreyer, MD,
PhD |
Vice Chairman of Radiology
Informatics |
Massachusetts General Hospital |
|
David Mendelson,
MD |
Chief of Clinical Informatics MSMC |
Professor of Radiology |
The Mount Sinai Medical Center |
|
Eliot Siegel, MD |
Chief of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine |
Veterans Affairs Maryland Healthcare
System |
|
Timothy Zoph |
Chief Information Officer and Senior Vice
President of Administration |
Northwestern Memorial Hospital |
About Merge Healthcare
Merge Healthcare is a leading provider of enterprise imaging and
interoperability solutions. Merge solutions facilitate the
sharing of images to create a more effective and efficient
electronic healthcare experience for patients and
physicians. Merge provides enterprise imaging solutions for
radiology, cardiology, orthopaedics and eye care; a suite of
products for clinical trials; software for financial and
pre-surgical management, and applications that fuel the largest
modality vendors in the world. Merge's products have been used by
healthcare providers, vendors and researchers worldwide to improve
patient care for more than 20 years. Additional information can be
found at www.merge.com.
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CONTACT: Media Contact:
Brenda Stewart
Director, Marketing Communications
312-540-6622 | brenda.stewart@merge.com
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