NCR Healthcare joins QuadraMed

QuadraMed announced that it has finalized a definitive reseller agreement to acquire NCR Healthcare from NCR, a developer of IT products and services, and will begin selling NCR Healthcare products such as MediKiosk patient access software, NCR Patient Portal, NCR Physician Referral Portal and NCR Patient Tracking.

The financial terms of the agreement between Duluth, Ga.-based NCR and the Reston, Va.-based healthcare IT services provider were not disclosed.

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