Radiologix 'REWARD' Initiative Goes Live in New York State;
REWARD Will Enhance Service to Patients and Referring Physicians
DALLAS, April 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Radiologix, Inc. (AMEX:RGX), a
leading national provider of diagnostic imaging services, today announced the
successful activation of its Radiologix Enhanced Workflow And Record
Distribution ("REWARD") initiative. REWARD combines a radiology information
systems ("RIS") application and a picture archival communications systems
("PACS") application into a powerful workflow and image management system that
will advance service levels to patients, referring physicians and radiologists.
The RIS application of REWARD has been activated at two Radiologix
subsidiaries: Mid Rockland Imaging Partners in New City, NY, and Ide Imaging
Partners in Rochester, NY. REWARD was developed by Radiologix to leverage
enhanced operations capabilities and deploy a common technology platform across
the Company's 76 imaging centers in 10 states.
The purpose of REWARD is to improve diagnostic expertise, reduce costs by
refining operations, standardize protocols and provide more convenient image
management and storage. REWARD encompasses both a standard RIS and PACS system
to integrate solutions using infrastructure from common systems, processes and
data.
"REWARD is one of the most important initiatives that the company has ever
undertaken," said Sami S. Abbasi, president and chief executive officer of
Radiologix. "The initiative enables us to implement one consistent operating
model across all of our imaging centers, and it adds tremendous strategic value
to Radiologix because it positions us for future growth across a standard
platform." With a standardized RIS application, Radiologix is poised to integrate a new
PACS application and a document-imaging application, collectively moving
towards an environment based mostly on digitized images and reports.
New users of the system, including patient service representatives,
technologists and radiologists, feel the application and new equipment gives
them a significant advantage, enabling them to raise the level of service
provided to patients and referring physicians by simplifying and automating
data and image management.
Radiologix chose a RIS/PACS application provider by evaluating each system's
ability to provide comprehensive integrated business and clinical workflow and
have an impact on the company's complete radiology workflow while also meeting
its aggressive cost/benefit goal. Merge eFilm (NASDAQ:MRGE), a global
healthcare software and services company, was selected for their FUSION
RIS/PACS solution.
Radiologix subsidiary Mid Rockland Imaging Partners was the first to go live
with REWARD, with Ide Imaging Partners following. Mid Rockland Imaging
Partners is affiliated with Hudson Valley Radiology Associates, P.A., a
radiology practice group that serves the Hudson Valley Region of New York
State. Ide Imaging Partners is affiliated with The Ide Group, a radiology
practice group that serves Rochester, NY.
"We are pleased and proud to be the first radiology practice to go live with
the Radiologix REWARD," said Mark E. Geller, M.D., president of Hudson Valley
Radiology Associates and Chairman of the Radiologix Physician Advisory Board.
The new RIS/PACS capability will improve workflow through the imaging centers,
providing a better patient experience, and it will lower turn-around time for
results, enhancing our service to referring physicians. It will also put us
well ahead of the service offerings of other radiology practices in the
communities we serve." About Radiologix Radiologix (http://www.radiologix.com/ ) is a leading national provider of
diagnostic imaging services, owning and operating multi-modality diagnostic
imaging centers that use advanced imaging technologies such as positron
emission tomography ("PET"), magnetic resonance imaging ("MRI"), computed
tomography ("CT") and nuclear medicine, as well as x-ray, general radiography,
mammography, ultrasound and fluoroscopy. The diagnostic images created, and
the radiology reports based on these images, enable more accurate diagnosis and
more efficient management of illness for ordering physicians. Radiologix owned
or operated 76 diagnostic imaging centers located in 10 states as of December
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CONTACT: Paul R. Streiber, Investor Relations of Radiologix, Inc., +1-214-303-2702, or Web site: http://www.radiologix.com/
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