Commissure institutes Radport into Minnesota health system

Park Nicollet Health Services in St. Louis Park, Minn., has completed the installation of Commissure’s RadPort, which is an imaging order decision support application.

Park Nicollet Health Services includes Park Nicollet Methodist Hospital, Park Nicollet Clinic, Park Nicollet Foundation and Park Nicollet Institute. The healthcare system employs more than 8,200 employees in clinical and administrative positions.

According to the New York City-based Commissure, RadPort satisfies insurer pre-certification and contributes to the management of diagnostic image ordering.

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