More hospitals! And part of the Cleveland Clinic Health System no less.
Monday March 20, 3:37 pm Eastern Time
Company Press Release
Merge Technologies Installs Multi-Hospital Clinical Network At Cleveland Clinic Facilities
MILWAUKEE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000--Merge Technologies Incorporated (NASDAQ: MRGE - news) has installed MergeWorks(TM) , Merge's DICOM clinical information network connecting Hillcrest, Euclid, Huron and South Pointe Hospitals. The systems installed are comprised of Merge's new medical internet appliance, ExamWorks. These facilities are the newest members of the Cleveland Clinic Health System. A Merge network has been installed at Lakewood Hospital, another Cleveland Clinic Facility for several years.
``Merge offered key technology to move our facility forward in our quest for an integrated healthcare environment. We chose Merge because we wanted a clinically proven system that gave us a rock solid network infrastructure to move toward our joint facilities' electronic future,' according to Dennise Bowser, Director of Radiology of Hillcrest, Euclid, Huron and South Pointe Hospitals.
Commenting on the significance of this agreement, Joe Gentile, Merge's Director of Worldwide Systems Sales said, ``We are very excited by this opportunity to work with the Cleveland Clinic to interconnect four of their facilities in the first phase of establishing an electronic image management system. We look forward to a long and mutually beneficial relationship.'
Merge Technologies Incorporated is a global leader in the drive toward an integrated healthcare enterprise. The Company's products integrate the data generated by medical devices into standard medical data communications formats such as DICOM and HL-7, provide clinical workflow integration and produce multimedia electronic reports for distribution in a healthcare enterprise information network. The Company's products have been installed at thousands of healthcare facilities throughout the world.
Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a number of risks and uncertainties. Actual results may vary significantly based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks in product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing, changing economic conditions and other risk factors detailed in filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Contact:
Merge Technologies, Milwaukee
Colleen Doan or William C. Mortimore, 414/977-4000 |
