Intelerad added to NHS Shared Business Services framework

Manchester, U.K. – March 10, 2015 –  Intelerad Medical Systems™, a leader in medical imaging PACS and workflow solutions, today announced that it has been added to the National Health Service Shared Business Services (NHS SBS) framework for Medical Imaging and Radiotherapy Products and Services.

 Addition to the NHS SBS framework shortens and simplifies the procurement of Intelerad’s distributed radiology solutions, as they are made available to NHS and public sector organisations through EU-compliant contracts at pre-negotiated rates.

“Since opening a regional office in Manchester last year, Intelerad been steadily growing its presence in the U.K. market, ” said Randall Oka, President and CEO, Intelerad. “With the addition of our solutions to the NHS SBS framework, we look forward to facilitating the procurement process and providing medical imaging organisations with solutions and support that truly respond to their needs.”

Established in 1999, Intelerad’s award-winning medical imaging solutions facilitate image archiving and radiology workflow management, remote diagnostics, enterprise viewing and results distribution. Intelerad’s state-of-the-art solutions also leverage interoperability to retrieve patient images and information from disparate repositories across the organization, and can overlay existing systems to provide end users with innovative modules and features.

In addition to their product offerings, Intelerad is also renowned for its industry-leading customer support, which is available 24/7 and includes remote monitoring of all client systems around the world.

About Intelerad
Intelerad Medical Systems is a leader in distributed radiology, specialising in PACS and workflow solutions for healthcare organisations. Intelerad solutions increase productivity and streamline workflow by overcoming technical barriers in distributed and complex environments. Highly scalable, flexible and robust, Intelerad’s solutions offer high performance and industry leading customer service and support. Intelerad solutions are used in more than 1,000 sites across North America, Oceania and the United Kingdom. For more information, visit www.intelerad.co.uk

 

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