Riverain inks deals with MedAssets, Consortia

Computer aided detection (CAD) provider Riverain Medical announced it has signed an agreement with U.S.-based group purchasing and supply chain services company MedAssets Supply Chain Systems. The deal is for chest radiograph CAD systems.

The company also recently announced a three-year agreement with Consorta to provide its RapidScreen products to Consorta's membership hospitals.

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