Distribution Agreement Expanded in South America for Image Management Systems to Ecuador

Merge Healthcare (Hartland, WI, USA), a health information technology (IT) solutions provider, announced a new distribution agreement with Salumed, a large healthcare equipment distributor in Ecuador. Salumed has licensed Merge software technology for image management, specialty image review in orthopedics and mammography, and practice management.

"We believe that the Merge solutions fill an important gap in our product line,” commented Jose Andrade, CEO of Salumed. "We have historically focused on medical equipment, but software solutions are becoming critical to the management of a hospital. We are happy to work with a respected partner like Merge.”

Salumed, a subsidiary of Vienatone, has been in business in Ecuador for over 30 years. Salumed has spent the last 12 years providing medical imaging solutions to healthcare providers throughout the country, and has built a support infrastructure that allows these solutions to reach other South American companies.

"Our agreement with Salumed is another positive step in expanding our solution availability throughout South America,” noted Justin Dearborn, Merge CEO. "We have a wide variety of products that can be localized to fit the needs of this market, and our eFilm Workstation is already recognized as an economical image viewer. We look forward to working with Salumed to bring quality imaging solutions to Ecuadorian hospitals.”

Merge Healthcare develops and integrates information technology to create a better electronic healthcare experience. Merge products range from standards-based development toolkits to advanced clinical applications.

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