Partnership Strengthens Image Exchange Technology for Benelux Market

Merge Healthcare, Inc. (Chicago, IL, USA), a global corporation focused on health information technology (IT) interoperability solutions, announced the expansion of its existing software relationship with Fysicon (Oss, The Netherlands), the dominant Dutch distributor of medical imaging solutions for radiology and cardiology.

Fysicon will customize Merge solutions to improve its specific range of image management products for the Benelux market. "We have built a strong relationship with Merge over the past year," explained Bert Elberse, CEO of Fysicon, "and we rely on them to bring us the latest, proven image management technology. The Merge solutions are a perfect fit with our customers' current needs for easy access to images, review tools, and better storage capabilities."

With over 95% market share for medical image and report exchange in the Netherlands, Fysicon has moved more than 60 million images through its EVOCS image management portal. The Merge solution will improve EVOCS by adding in more advanced image review tools and a zero client footprint. Fysicon will introduce the customized new viewer under the name EVOCS Advanced Webviewer. Moreover, Fysicon is working with Merge on bringing a VNA (vendor-neutral archive) option to EVOCS, which would provide customers with image storage capabilities that stretch across radiology and cardiology systems. Finally, Fysicon is evaluating the Merge kiosk technology for use as a patient check-in solution for medical imaging procedures.

"Having an agile and successful partner like Fysicon invest in these Merge solutions, which we sell directly under the iConnect Access, iConnect VNA, and iConnect Kiosk brands, is a further testament to the power of this solution set," said Jeff Surges, Merge CEO. "Fysicon has an impressive track record of bringing the right solutions to their market, and Merge clearly provides the technology these imaging customers need. I am delighted to see the quick traction this solution set is gaining around the world." Fysicon presented the new solutions at the Zorg & ICT Congress in Utrecht, the Netherlands from March 16-18, 2011.

Merge Healthcare develops software solutions that automate healthcare data and diagnostic workflow to create a more comprehensive electronic record of the patient experience.

Fysicon develops e-portal user-friendly software, designed to capture, archive, and transmit medical images, but also advanced monitoring systems.

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