Merge to expand Fusion to 25 Insight Health facilities

Merge eFilm and InSight Health Corp. have expanded the terms of their Fusion PACS contract from 10 imaging centers to a total of 25 centers throughout the United States. InSight Health Corp. is a provider of diagnostic imaging services with 118 fixed site facilities throughout the United States serving more than 70,000 patients each month.

The new contract will allow InSight Health to distribute digital diagnostic images to radiologists at additional centers for viewing, manipulation and interpretation, as well as provide referring physicians with access to images and reports.

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