Merge archive selected to support Wash.-based HIE

Wenatchee Valley Medical Center (WVMC) has selected Merge PACS and Merge’s iConnect Enterprise Archive to provide image access to providers across the region.

WVMC is a rural healthcare system in the North Central Washington region that is establishing a regional health information exchange to share data with sister organizations, according to a Merge press release.

iConnect Enterprise Archive is part of Merge’s iConnect Enterprise Clinical platform.

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