Mach7 Technologies Partners with Broward Health

Burlington, VT and Chicago, IL – April 13, 2015 – Broward Health, one of the largest IDNs in the U.S., selected Mach7 Technologies® and their award-winning Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform to deploy enterprise-wide in a collaborative partnership.

Providing service for more than 75 years, Broward Health encompasses more than 50 healthcare facilities in Broward County, including its flagship hospital Broward Health Medical Center, ranked as one of the best regional hospitals in Cardiology, Heart Surgery, and Nephrology by U.S. News & World Report, 2014-2015.

“Our collaborative partnership with Mach7 gives Broward Health a comprehensive and robust patient-centered solution that supports broad-scale clinical and business requirements," commented James Orr, Broward Health IT manager. "The vendor neutral archive (VNA) component of Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform helps us build the foundation we need to integrate, access, and share imaging studies across all of our facilities."

Broward Health joins leading healthcare systems across the globe selecting Mach7 including Penn Medicine, Kennedy Health, San Diego Imaging, Wake Radiology, Radiology and Imaging Specialists, Raffles Hospital and Singapore General Hospital.

Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform provides Broward Health:

·  Study access, sharing, and viewing – Any image, anywhere, any format. Mach7’s solution provides Broward Health advanced routing and prefetching capabilities along with a powerful mechanism to normalize (localize) and translate imaging data.

·  Consolidation and optimization of imaging data – Broward Health will consolidate and standardize image storage and patient data across the enterprise. The platform’s VNA capabilities support DICOM and non-DICOM formats with built-in XDS functionality.

·  Optimized workflow – Mach7 Enterprise Imaging Platform will be deployed in front of their existing PACS, allowing Broward Health to enhance clinical workflow and data integrity. 

About Mach7 Technologies
Mach7 Technologies is a global provider of enterprise image management systems that allow healthcare enterprises to easily identify, connect, and share diagnostic image and patient care intelligence where and when needed. Mach7’s award-winning platform delivers complete image management including rapid record identification, integration, synchronization and routing, advanced clinical viewing, and optimized vendor neutral archiving. Mach7 has locations in the U.S., Asia, Australia, and the Middle East. Visit www.mach7t.com.

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