BIRMINGHAM, Ala., July 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Emageon Inc. , a leading provider of enterprise visual medical systems to hospitals and healthcare networks, announced today that it has executed an agreement with CHRISTUS Health (CHRISTUS), a leading health system with facilities in seven states and Mexico.
Emageon and CHRISTUS announced the agreement to implement HeartSuite(TM), Emageon's cardiology image management and visualization system across the network of 14 CHRISTUS facilities providing cardiovascular services. Emageon's HeartSuite(TM) information system provides single-point access to cardiovascular patient data. CHRISTUS chose the Emageon HeartSuite(TM) solution after an exhaustive evaluation process led by an industry consultant. This announcement is the result of a full evaluation by CHRISTUS of multiple cardiology information systems vendors.
"We made the decision to partner with Emageon after an extensive review process," said Alana Higgins, CHRISTUS' Information Management Clinical Applications Manager. "Emageon's cardiology solution allows for access to the complete cardiac patient record utilizing a comprehensive cardiovascular database providing optimized workflow."
"CHRISTUS Health is consistently ranked as one of the most technically advanced healthcare systems in the United States," said Chuck Jett, Emageon's Chairman, CEO & President. "We share a common vision regarding the enterprise uses and demand for medical imaging with the talented team of clinicians and IT professionals at CHRISTUS. We are pleased and excited to extend our relationship with CHRISTUS throughout its enterprise."
About CHRISTUS Health
Sponsored jointly by the Congregations of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in Houston and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word in San Antonio, CHRISTUS Health is one of the largest Catholic health systems in the country, employing more than 25,000 people with total assets of $4.1 billion. With a mission to extend the healing ministry of Jesus Christ, CHRISTUS Health comprises over 40 hospitals and long-term care facilities, as well as dozens of other health services in more than 70 communities in Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Georgia, Missouri and Utah, as well as in Monterrey and Saltillo, Mexico. CHRISTUS Health is headquartered in Dallas, Texas, with additional offices operating in both San Antonio and Houston to support the health system operations.
About Emageon Inc.
Emageon provides an enterprise-level advanced visualization and infrastructure solution for the clinical analysis and management of digital medical images for multi-hospital networks, community hospitals and diagnostic imaging centers. Emageon's software provides physicians in multiple medical specialties such as cardiology, radiology, and orthopedics, among others, with dynamic tools to manipulate and analyze images in two and three dimensions. With these tools physicians have the ability to better understand internal anatomic structure and pathology, which can improve clinical diagnoses, disease screening and therapy planning. Emageon's open standards-based solution is designed to help customers improve staff productivity, automate complex medical imaging workflow, lower total cost of ownership and provide better service to physicians and patients. For more information, please visit www.emageon.com.
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