McKesson Acquires peerVue

David Rosenfeld | | Radiology Business | Business Intelligence
McKesson, best known for its leading electronic medical record software, announced today that it has acquired peerVue, which specializes in communication and workflow improvement tools for radiologists. "By addressing critical imaging workflow needs, particularly for radiologists, our combined capabilities empower care teams to more effectively engage with one another and to make better informed decisions throughout the diagnostic workflow,” says Kevan Torgerson, president of McKesson’s Enterprise Medical Imaging group, in a press release. The acquisition is expected to result in more streamlined integration that connects the entire care team and speeds up the diagnostic imaging process, according to the release.

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