MAGNET Selects DR Systems RIS/PACS
SAN DIEGO, Calif.- April 19, 2005 DR Systems, Inc., a leading provider of RIS (Radiology Information Systems) and PACS (Picture Archive and Communication Systems) solutions announced today that MAGNET, a 775-hospital group purchasing organization, has selected DR Systems as a vendor partner. The MAGNET Member Organizations include the Connecticut Hospital Association Shared Services Program, PRIME/MHA, Hospital Central Services Cooperative, Monmouth Ocean Healthcare Cooperative, Joint Purchasing Corporation, Southeast Ohio Health Care Affiliates and Association Management Resources.“For MAGNET, the DR Systems RIS/PACS solution has proven to integrate seamlessly with so many HIS/RIS systems,” explained Derwood B. Dunbar, Jr., President and CEO of MAGNET, “I believe that DR Systems has the best solution, and MAGNET has negotiated a great price for our members. It is a win-win situation.”
MAGNET’s selection of the DR Systems solution features the Dominator™ RIS/PACS
that enhances MAGNET healthcare members’ efficiencies and improves patient quality by utilizing:
- Easy web access to resource-based scheduling
- Common user-friendly interface at all the PACS workstations
- Referring doctors’ ability to clinically review images and reports at their home or office
- Instant access to ‘in progress’ study images by ER doctors
- Patented reading physician's automated hanging protocols and report format preferences of individual referring physicians
- Fully integrated dictation, voice recognition and transcription options
- Flexibility to integrate DR Systems’ image Central Server and Communicator™ Web Server into any of MAGNET member’s hospital information systems
DR Systems is rated the #1 PACS vendor by MD Buyline in their April 2005 Intelligence Report; ranked #2 by KLAS in their 2004 Top 20 Year End Best in KLAS Community Clinical and Ancillary Solutions Report, and ranked #3 in their 2004 Top 20 Year End Best in KLAS Acute Care Report.
About MAGNET Group
Founded during the 1979 Middle Atlantic Health Congress, Mid-Atlantic Group Network of Shared Services, Inc. (MAGNET) was created to develop contracts on behalf of its members in the niche market of capital equipment. MAGNET is one of the oldest, largest, and most experienced shared service organizations in the country, serving approximately 12,000 providers, including hospitals, alternate care facilities, and physician practices and clinics with a contract portfolio that includes equipment, services, commodities and the newly emerging area of niche/boutique (innovative and cost-reducing) products. The MAGNET web site is www.magnetgroup.com
About DR Systems, Inc.
DR Systems, Inc. is the leading independent provider of scalable, film-free medical systems and paperless information systems for diagnostic imaging centers and hospitals. For 12 years, the company has helped more than 250 hospitals and imaging centers improve the management of patient information, eliminate film costs, and increase workflow speed, all while providing better clinical quality and patient care. DR Systems’ unified RIS/PACS integrates numerous tools to improve financial performance and productivity, including: client-server distribution and Web-based distribution. For more information, call 800-794-5955 or visit www.dominator.com.
For more information, contact:
Contact: Liz Dowling, (760) 942-2544
Dowling & Dennis Public Relations
E-mail: LizDowling@aol.com
Douglas Dill at DR Systems
(858) 200-8716
