Graham Hospital Selects iConnect(R) and Merge Honeycomb(TM) Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Image Interoperability and Storage
February 22 2013 - 7:00AM
Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of
clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare,
today announced that Graham Hospital has selected Merge
Healthcare's entire iConnect Enterprise Clinical Platform as well
as Merge Honeycomb Archive to implement an enterprise-wide imaging
strategy.
"At Graham Hospital we strive to apply forward-thinking
technologies to deliver on our mission of providing compassionate,
quality health services. Clearly, interoperability and cloud
solutions represent the future of imaging," explained Jim
Schreiner, CIO, Graham Hospital.
"With iConnect Enterprise Clinical Platform we will be able to
deliver anywhere, any time access to images as well as secure
storage of images in the iConnect Enterprise Archive. We will then
be utilizing Merge Honeycomb Archive for cost-effective, long-term
storage of the second copy of our patient images. We believe that
by taking an enterprise-wide view of imaging we will see a decrease
in our total cost of ownership and reduce the drain on our internal
IT resources," Schreiner concluded.
"As a long-time Merge PACS user, this new enterprise-wide
imaging strategy builds on our partnership with Merge," added Penny
McElroy, Director of Imaging. "We knew that we wanted to upgrade to
the latest version of Merge PACS and realized it was also the
perfect opportunity to think longer-term while simultaneously
improving our radiology workflow in the near-term."
"We have seen clients from large IDNs to community hospitals
like Graham Hospital start to really embrace enterprise imaging
strategies and look at the cloud as a viable solution to the
business and operational challenges they are facing," said Jeff
Surges, CEO, Merge Healthcare. "Additionally, now that Meaningful
Use Stage 2 rules include image-enabling the EHR as a menu set
measure, Graham will be well-positioned to meet these future
requirements."
Merge's iConnect Enterprise Clinical Platform is the industry's
only comprehensive solution for collecting, archiving, viewing,
sharing and exchanging any type of image, anywhere, any time. It
includes iConnect Access*, a zero-download DICOM image and XDS
server, iConnect Share, a gateway for image sharing across the
enterprise and iConnect Enterprise Archive, a vendor-neutral
archive to create an enterprise imaging strategy. Ranked the VNA
global market leader by InMedica, it works with existing
applications, leveraging widely-used web and healthcare technology
standards, to provide a vendor neutral interoperable
environment.
Merge Honeycomb cloud-based applications are designed to help
healthcare stakeholders collaborate and improve the delivery of
care while reducing costs. Merge Honeycomb Archive provides a
long-term storage option that houses images securely, in multiple
locations, providing anywhere, any time access. It delivers
comprehensive functionality in a high-availability, high-security
framework that meets HIPAA and other privacy requirements.
Merge PACS, a real-time picture archiving communication system,
enhances clinical, operational and administrative functions with an
approach that emphasizes workflow efficiency and customer
satisfaction. Its modular design allows for easy integration with a
broad range of third-party systems.
*iConnect Access is not FDA-cleared for diagnostic use on mobile
devices.
About Merge Healthcare
Merge is a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations
that seek to transform healthcare. Merge's enterprise and
cloud-based solutions for image intensive specialties provide
access to any image, anywhere, any time. Merge also provides health
stations, clinical trials software and other health data and
analytics solutions that engage consumers in their personal health.
With solutions that are used by providers and consumers and include
more than 25 years of innovation, Merge is helping to reduce costs
and improve the quality of healthcare worldwide. For more
information, visit merge.com.
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