NovaRad nets contract for Californian hospital

Northern Inyo Hospital, a 25-bed critical-access hospital in Bishop, Calif., has contracted NovaRad to deploy its NovaPACS and NovaRIS products.

According to American Fork, Utah-based NovaRad, its NovaPACS is suited for any size facility and its NovaRIS is a web-based, openistandard RIS that generates reports, analyzes exams, measures profitability, and provides paperless management of patient records.

NovaRad said the contract marks its tenth in California.

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