NASHUA, N.H., July 10 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- iCAD, Inc. , an industry-leading provider of Computer Aided Detection (CAD) solutions and Premier Purchasing Partners, today announced an agreement that gives Premier members access to an exclusive 90-day “group buy” program with preferred pricing for iCAD’s SecondLook(R) Computer Aided Detection systems for use with mammography.
This three-month program includes all of iCAD’s SecondLook(R) film-based mammographic CAD solutions and the TotalLook(TM) system, which converts prior film mammograms at full image fidelity for use in comparative reading with digital mammography. Preferred pricing will be available to all Premier member hospitals and alternate care sites nationwide.
An increasing number of radiologists use computer-aided detection as a “second pair of eyes” when reading a mammogram. iCAD has the potential to detect findings that might otherwise be overlooked during the review process, thus increasing cancer detection. iCAD technology is especially effective in identifying difficult to see calcifications. Clinical trials demonstrated that use of SecondLook(R) CAD systems could detect up to 68% of actionable missed breast cancer an average of 15 months earlier than screening mammography alone.
About Premier, Inc.
Premier, Inc., the leader in helping hospitals accelerate performance on both clinical outcomes and supply chain costs, is a healthcare alliance entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation’s leading not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems. These organizations operate or are affiliated with nearly 1,500 hospitals and more than 38,500 other healthcare sites. Premier Purchasing Partners provides an array of services supporting health services delivery including group purchasing totaling more than $25 billion annually in supplies and equipment purchasing, as well as supply chain and clinical performance improvement services. Premier Healthcare Informatics offers performance measurement, benchmarking, and reporting products and advisory services supporting quality improvement. Premier Insurance Management Services helps hospitals manage insurance costs and improve risk management and claims capabilities. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, NC, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com.
About iCAD, Inc.
iCAD, Inc. is an industry-leading provider of Computer-Aided Detection (CAD) solutions that enable healthcare professionals to identify cancer and other life-threatening conditions earlier by making medical services more effective, more accessible and more affordable for patients worldwide. Recipient of Frost & Sullivan’s Growth Strategy Leadership award, iCAD offers a comprehensive range of high-performance, upgradeable CAD systems for the high, mid and low volume mammography markets. As the most frequently selected CAD solution for film-based and digital breast screening, iCAD is entrusted with the task of early cancer detection by over eleven hundred women’s healthcare centers worldwide. For more information, call +1 877 iCADnow or visit http://www.icadmed.com.
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CONTACT: Kevin McGrath of Cameron Associates for iCAD, Inc.,+1-212-245-4577, kevin@cameronassoc.com
Web site: http://www.icadmed.com/
