Charlotte, N.C.-based Premier Inc., one of the nation's largest healthcare purchasing networks serving more than 1,700 hospitals, awarded a three-year contract for its radiology information systems (RIS) and picture archiving and communications systems (PACS) to San Diego-based DR Systems, effective January 1, 2008.
Under the new agreement, according to DR Systems, Premier members will have the ability to utilize lease-to-purchase or flexible capital-purchase plans, discounts, and Imaging Center packages. The DR Systems RIS/PACS includes Web-based scheduling, document scanning, printing and faxing, voice recognition and Web-based image report and audio clip distribution.
