From Earlier, Centracare Health System Selects Merge PACS

Merge Healthcare Incorporated

, a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced that Centracare Health System's St. Cloud Hospital, the largest healthcare provider in the St. Cloud, MN region, has selected Merge PACS™ to enable its radiologists to read, review, archive and share images and data. "Challenges related to payment reform and changes in reimbursement are driving providers to find ways to reduce costs and increase efficiencies, while still improving outcomes," said Jeff Surges, CEO of Merge Healthcare. "One way St. Cloud Hospital, who conducts more than 350,000 imaging studies a year, is addressing this challenge is by implementing Merge PACS. With Merge PACS we are delivering the next generation of picture archiving communication systems to clients utilizing our legacy solutions, as well as the overall market, and streamlining workflow because radiologists now have all the data they need in one centralized place."