Merge Healthcare, Inc. recently announced that it had been selected by West Virginia hospital Mon General for cardiology imaging and information solutions. Mon General will be replacing their current cardiology imaging systems with equipment from Merge. In addition to imaging equipment, Merge will be supplying information systems for hemodynamics and ECG.
Mon Health System is an independent West Virginia healthcare organization that caters to patients in West Virginia and southwestern Pennsylvania. Merge Healthcare is a provider of enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, including systems for radiology, cardiology and orthopedics; as well as a suite of products for clinical trials and software for financial and pre-surgical management.
Merge Cardio assists in analyzing digital medical imagery, as well as supplying a suite of other digital medical tools, such as providing reports. Merge Cardio ECG will be a web-based visualization platform that deals with non-invasive cardiology data. Cardiology and health specialists will be able to access patient data on any device that can access the internet. Merge Hemo will facilitate in data collection, waveform analysis, inventory control, patient charging, and procedure reporting.
Steve Carter, CIO at Mon General Hospital, said, “We needed to eliminate the inefficiency caused by the disparate systems we previously had. We met with executives from Merge and were impressed with the company’s direction and their roadmap for future products. Ultimately, we selected Merge because it was the best fit for our long term goal of having a fully integrated, enterprise-wide cardiovascular information system.”
“Merge Hemo will streamline many of our current processes and give us real data in real time and allow staff to focus on the patient and procedure,” said Diana Bridges, Director of Cardiovascular Services, Mon General Hospital.
“With Merge, Mon General will have a consolidated cardiology system that spans across their entire enterprise enabling them to improve communication and exchange image and patient information more effectively,” said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare. “We look forward to developing our relationship with Mon General and to delivering solutions that will help them improve efficiency, image interoperability, and most importantly, patient care.”
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