Visage Leads with Enterprise Imaging at ACR 2016

SAN DIEGO, CA, May 5, 2016 − Visage Imaging Inc. (“Visage”), a wholly owned subsidiary of Pro Medicus Ltd. (ASX: PME), has announced they will be exhibiting at the American College of Radiology 2016 Annual Meeting (ACR 2016, Washington, DC, May 16-17, Booth #105/204), demonstrating the latest release of the Visage® 7 Enterprise Imaging Platform. Visage 7 enables enterprise imaging with amazingly fast, thin-client, server-side processing technology, as well as simple diagnostic mobile access via Visage Ease Pro®.  Leading institutions continue to select Visage 7 as the enterprise diagnostic viewer of choice for healthcare’s most ambitious enterprise imaging initiatives. In April, Visage signed two new health systems with the following combinedreach and complexity:
  • 51 acute care and specialty hospitals
  • 4,000+ network physicians
  • Five states
  • In excess of 15,000,000 interpreted exams using Visage 7 over the term of the contracts

With the selection of Visage, each of these health systems have chosen a Deconstructed PACS® strategy to build a robust enterprise imaging foundation for their institutions. Once fully implemented, Visage 7 will be the key viewing component used for diagnostic interpretation, enterprise distribution and access to enterprise-wide images from each of these institution’s electronic health record (EHR) systems.

With these recent deals, Visage has now signed six significant enterprise imaging contracts in the past 12 months, including these previously announced signings:
  • UF Health (Gainesville, FL) in April 2015
  • UF Health (Jacksonville, FL) in April 2015
  • Allegheny Health Network (Pittsburgh, PA) in September 2015
  • Large government-run hospital in Germany in November 2015
 Dr. Sam Hupert, CEO of Visage Imaging said, “These new signings further demonstrate that Visage has unique technology ideally suited to address the enterprise imaging needs of the North American market. We look forward to discussing our differentiated experience and acclaimed technology with leading institutions at ACR 2016 as the industry continues to invest in enterprise imaging.”  To learn more about Visage’s recent signings and Visage 7, please schedule a priority meeting and/or demonstration at ACR 2016. About Visage Imaging, Inc.Visage Imaging is a global provider of enterprise imaging and advanced visualization solutions for diagnostic imaging. Visage 7 delivers amazingly fast server-side rendered images streamed via an intelligent thin-client viewer. Radiologists and referring physicians have a customized, protocol-driven workflow to natively view multi-dimensional imagery across a single desktop. Powerful imaging solutions include enterprise viewing and interpretation; image enablement of EHRs, VNAs, HIEs and portals; RIS/PACS, as well as anywhere mobile diagnostic access. www.visageimaging.com About Pro Medicus LimitedPro Medicus Limited [ASX: PME] is Australia’s leading imaging IT provider. Founded in 1983, the company provides a full range of integrated software products and services to hospital, imaging centers and health care groups worldwide. www.promed.com.au

 

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