Acuo scores Midwest contract

Medical image management developer Acuo Technologies has signed a vendor neutral archive contract with nonprofit healthcare service group, Allina Hospitals & Clinics, which is based in Minnesota and Wisconsin.

The Bloomington, Minn.-based Acuo said that it will deploy its image storing solution, the DICOM Services Grid software, at all Allina institutions. The solution allows for image management, as well as a standards-based automated system, said the company.



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