CHICAGO, Sept. 4, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced that St. Vincent Hospital, the largest hospital in Green Bay, WI and a member of the Hospital Sisters Health System, will implement Merge's complete cardiology solution suite to capture, manage and display cardiac images, and hemodynamics and ECG data across its enterprise.
“St. Vincent Hospital is an example for others to follow as they've set in place a strategy that promotes the sharing of images and information across their enterprise,” said Jeff Surges, CEO, Merge Healthcare. “They are taking the critically important step of providing physicians with access to images and information regardless of their location. With this type of 'anywhere, any time' access to images and information, they're delivering on a plan that will help improve the healthcare experience for patients and physicians.”
“We saw the success that our sister organizations in the Hospital Sisters Health System had in implementing the combined Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo suite,” explained Sandi Rochon, Executive Director, Cardiopulmonary & Vascular Services, St. Mary's and St. Vincent Hospitals. “In addition to the positive experience of our sister organizations, the Merge solutions are highly-respected by users. For example, Merge Hemo is ranked #1 by KLAS (an organization that measures customers' product perceptions). Earning a designation like that says a lot about their commitment to excellence.”
“As an Interventional Cardiologist with Prevea Health, I need to have immediate access to a patient's cardiac catheterization record to ensure I make the most informed medical decisions,” said Zhaowei Ai, MD, PhD, FACC. “With Merge's solutions, I can see cardiac images wherever I am, be it my office or at the hospital. Having this type of access is extremely beneficial to timely and safe patient care.”
St. Vincent selected the full suite of Merge Cardiology Solutions for its ability to help improve workflow and enhance patient care. With Merge Cardio, patient information is integrated from different sources into a centralized web-based system. As a result, cardiologists can quickly access their patient's complete cardiology file from a single point (including the EMR), generate a report, and distribute it in a single session—even if they are at a remote location.
With the simplified reporting tools inherent to Merge Cardio, physicians can now get information and reports faster, and in a more consistent manner. And with its integration with the industry's top EMRs, that information can be accessed timely and securely regardless of location.
The Merge Cardiology suite includes Merge Cardio™, an enterprise-level image and information system; Merge Hemo™, a catheterization laboratory knowledge tool for data collection, analysis and reporting (ranked #1 by KLAS); iConnect® Access, a zero-download DICOM image and XDS viewer; and iConnect® Share, an Internet-based gateway for image sharing.
*Based on clinical performance by Thomson Reuters
