Merge Healthcare Partners with Shanghai Kingstar Winning, China's Largest Domestic Health IT Provider
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By MedImaging International staff writers Posted on 03 Jun 2009 |
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Merge Healthcare (Milwaukee, WI, USA), a medical imaging solutions provider, announced an alliance with Shanghai Kingstar Winning Co., a healthcare information technology (IT) leader in China. The Merge Healthcare China office (Merge China) will make available clinical imaging solutions and professional services to Kingstar Winning for use by more than 800 hospitals in its install base, as well as future Kingstar Winning customers. This latest partnership for Merge provides a large step forward with the adoption of Merge technology in this growing market.
"In today's fast-growing healthcare IT market in China, quality clinical solutions are critical to patient care,” explained Mr. Kai Sun, general manager of Kingstar Winning's medical imaging software division. "Shanghai Kingstar Winning Co. differentiates itself by providing quality products, and we are pleased to introduce Merge Healthcare's clinical applications into our solution. Merge Healthcare has a strong history in developing medical imaging software and technologies that offer flexibility and scalability. They will enhance our product lines and will, therefore, help our valued customers to obtain the right solutions at the right time.”
The strategic partnership between Merge Healthcare and Kingstar Winning comes at an excellent time for healthcare in China. The Chinese government has announced a new healthcare reform plan, similar to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which allocates almost US$20 billion for health IT. The plan outlines $125 billion in spending over the next three years, including a sizeable investment in rural health technology and infrastructure. Together, Merge and Kingstar Winning will provide cost-effective, quality solutions into more rural areas, leading to better patient care for these communities and contributing to the success of the reform plan.
"Merge is honored that Kingstar Winning recognized the high quality of our technologies,” said Justin Dearborn, CEO of Merge Healthcare. "I am confident our solutions will provide Kingstar Winning's large install base with excellent clinical solutions and services. In addition, we believe our advanced medical imaging technologies will enhance the opportunity for Kingstar Winning's national sales network to be even more successful in this fast-growing market.”
Shanghai Kingstar Winning is a leading Healthcare IT solution provider in China. Kingstar Winning has extensive product lines covering almost every corner of the healthcare IT industry, to insurance systems and community public health management systems.
Merge Healthcare's solutions solve mission-critical issues for radiology practices, outpatient imaging centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers worldwide.
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"In today's fast-growing healthcare IT market in China, quality clinical solutions are critical to patient care,” explained Mr. Kai Sun, general manager of Kingstar Winning's medical imaging software division. "Shanghai Kingstar Winning Co. differentiates itself by providing quality products, and we are pleased to introduce Merge Healthcare's clinical applications into our solution. Merge Healthcare has a strong history in developing medical imaging software and technologies that offer flexibility and scalability. They will enhance our product lines and will, therefore, help our valued customers to obtain the right solutions at the right time.”
The strategic partnership between Merge Healthcare and Kingstar Winning comes at an excellent time for healthcare in China. The Chinese government has announced a new healthcare reform plan, similar to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which allocates almost US$20 billion for health IT. The plan outlines $125 billion in spending over the next three years, including a sizeable investment in rural health technology and infrastructure. Together, Merge and Kingstar Winning will provide cost-effective, quality solutions into more rural areas, leading to better patient care for these communities and contributing to the success of the reform plan.
"Merge is honored that Kingstar Winning recognized the high quality of our technologies,” said Justin Dearborn, CEO of Merge Healthcare. "I am confident our solutions will provide Kingstar Winning's large install base with excellent clinical solutions and services. In addition, we believe our advanced medical imaging technologies will enhance the opportunity for Kingstar Winning's national sales network to be even more successful in this fast-growing market.”
Shanghai Kingstar Winning is a leading Healthcare IT solution provider in China. Kingstar Winning has extensive product lines covering almost every corner of the healthcare IT industry, to insurance systems and community public health management systems.
Merge Healthcare's solutions solve mission-critical issues for radiology practices, outpatient imaging centers, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies and device manufacturers worldwide.
Related Links:
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