DATA SHEET

Merge Cardio™

Best in KLAS for Cardiology in 2017

KLAS™ gathers data from thousands of healthcare professionals and clinicians on software, services and medical equipment to create reports, trends and statistical overviews. In the Best in KLAS Software & Services Report for 2017, KLAS named Merge Cardio™ as Best in KLAS for cardiology for the fourth year in a row. Find out why so many choose Merge Cardio as their image and information management system.

System consolidation

“Merge Cardio is easy to use, and most of the templates for structured reporting are ready to go and do not require a lot of build. We have been working with Merge for a few years now and have consolidated to one system for cardio.”

EHR integration

“The integration between Merge Cardio and our EMR system has been really good. That has been a plus for both the physicians and the IT team.”

Reporting process automation

“We use Merge Cardio with Merge Hemo, and the integration has been seamless to the point that some of our providers do not know the line between the two systems.”

Recognizing the software and service organizations that excelled in helping providers deliver better patient care

How Merge stacks up against the competition

HOW DO VENDOR SOLUTIONS COMPARE?

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Who is Best in KLAS?

How do the top three solutions trend?

S E E H OW OT H E R V E N D O R S O LU T I O N S S CO R E AT K L A S R E S E A R C H . CO M

S O F T W A R E S O L U T I O N S

How do they score?Infivekeyperformancecategories

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Imaging IT Landscape 2016

Sales & Contracting

Market segment average

Implementation & Training

Functionality & Upgrades

Service & Support

General

90 10080706050

Solutions Not Ranked

Limited Data Products

Component [C], Not Primary [NP], or Regional [R]

*DoesnotmeetminimumKLASKonfidencelevel.† Trend does not include the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS score.Definitionscanbefoundonpage98.

Score

INFINITT Cardiology Suite*

ScImage PicomEnterprise Cardiology*

Agfa HealthCare IMPAX Cardiovascular [NP]

Epic Cupid [C]

GE Healthcare Centricity Cardiology DMS* [NP]

Wolters Kluwer ProVation MD Cardiology* [C]

91.6

79.5

71.0

80.9

67.6

87.6

1. Merge, an IBM Company, Cardio80.7 +2% üüü

2. Philips Xcelera77.5 +5% üüü

3. LUMEDX Apollo Advance76.9 0% üü

T4. FujifilmSynapseCardiovascular73.7 +4% üü

T4. Siemens syngo Dynamics73.7 -5% üüü

6. McKesson Cardiology72.1 -4% üüü

7. Digisonics DigiView68.0 +1% üü

How do vendor solutions compare?Score Trend† Konfidence

90 10080706050403020100

Cardiology

76.977.580.7

50

60

70

80

90

100

2014 2015

� Merge, an IBM Company, Cardio� Philips Xcelera� LUMEDX Apollo Advance

2016

Merge, an IBM Company

16 J A N UA RY 2 0 1 7 BEST IN KLAS

Who is Best in KLAS?

How do the top three solutions trend?

S E E H OW OT H E R V E N D O R S O LU T I O N S S CO R E AT K L A S R E S E A R C H . CO M

S O F T W A R E S O L U T I O N S

How do they score?Infivekeyperformancecategories

Want to learn more? Check out these other related reports:Cardiology 2016HIT Purchasing Trends 2016

Imaging IT Landscape 2016

Sales & Contracting

Market segment average

Implementation & Training

Functionality & Upgrades

Service & Support

General

90 10080706050

Solutions Not Ranked

Limited Data Products

Component [C], Not Primary [NP], or Regional [R]

*DoesnotmeetminimumKLASKonfidencelevel.† Trend does not include the 2015/2016 Best in KLAS score.Definitionscanbefoundonpage98.

Score

INFINITT Cardiology Suite*

ScImage PicomEnterprise Cardiology*

Agfa HealthCare IMPAX Cardiovascular [NP]

Epic Cupid [C]

GE Healthcare Centricity Cardiology DMS* [NP]

Wolters Kluwer ProVation MD Cardiology* [C]

91.6

79.5

71.0

80.9

67.6

87.6

1. Merge, an IBM Company, Cardio80.7 +2% üüü

2. Philips Xcelera77.5 +5% üüü

3. LUMEDX Apollo Advance76.9 0% üü

T4. FujifilmSynapseCardiovascular73.7 +4% üü

T4. Siemens syngo Dynamics73.7 -5% üüü

6. McKesson Cardiology72.1 -4% üüü

7. Digisonics DigiView68.0 +1% üü

How do vendor solutions compare?Score Trend† Konfidence

90 10080706050403020100

Cardiology

76.977.580.7

50

60

70

80

90

100

2014 2015

� Merge, an IBM Company, Cardio� Philips Xcelera� LUMEDX Apollo Advance

2016

Merge, an IBM Company

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