R2 to provide CAD products to MedAssets HSCA members

R2 Technology Inc. has inked a three-year agreement with St. Louis, Mo.-based group purchasing organization MedAssets HSCA.

The agreement provides preferred pricing for all MedAssets HSCA members on R2's entire ImageChecker family of CAD products for mammography. This includes the ImageChecker DM system for higher volume facilities, the ImageChecker DX for medium volume groups and the ImageChecker LX, which is designed for lower volume mammography practices.

MedAssets HSCA serves more than 22,000 healthcare providers nationwide.

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