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For more than 40 years, Arcadia has provided a full spectrum of qualityimaging services to the San Gabriel Valley in southern California. Arcadia'sboard-certified radiologists have extensive experience and advanced specialtytraining. The entire group is committed to providing high quality service topatients and referring physicians.
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"We have been working with AMICAS since 1987 and look forward to deepeningour partnership," said Alicia Vasquez, practice administrator at Arcadia."Since our practice is in California, one of the most regulated states in thecountry, we need to do what we can to manage the costs of running ourpractice, while continuing to provide excellent service to our patients.AMICAS is unique in its ability to help us serve our patients and run ourbusiness with their modern RIS/revenue cycle management platform."
"We are excited about our partnership with Arcadia," said Stephen KahaneMD, president, chief executive officer, and chairman of AMICAS. "We valueArcadia's real-world experience and insights -- and that of our othercustomers -- and look forward to tapping into their expertise as we continueto improve our radiology automation solutions."
Under the terms of the agreement, Arcadia will utilize AMICAS' VisionSeries(TM) RIS, Vision Reach(TM), Vision Series Financials, and InsightDashboards(TM) solutions.
Vision Series RIS, an industry leading RIS solution, drives administrativestaff productivity and revenue opportunities and offers robust scheduling,charge capture, and workflow capabilities.
A zero install solution, Vision Reach allows radiology practices anddepartments to provide unparalleled service to referring physicians. Usingcommon e-mail and secure messaging to deliver images, reports, and informationto any e-mail-enabled device via a secure Web-based portal, Vision Reach alsoprovides referring physicians with the ability to request orders for newstudies via the new order entry module. Additionally, Vision Reach's Web-baseddesign allows for easy integration with a variety of EMRs.
Vision Series Financials offers modern, Windows-based revenue cyclemanagement technology to automate the identification and management of denialsand follow-up workflows. Insight Dashboards is a Web-based businessintelligence platform that provides access to customized, near real-time,easy-to-read data for key performance metrics and indicators, including bothclinical and operational factors. This solution provides leadership withexcellent visibility into operations.
"AMICAS has proven to be a vital partner to our practice, in particularwith their insight on driving improvements to our business," said Vasquez."Throughout this process, we have learned that AMICAS' vision for improvingradiology workflow is completely in line with ours -- and we look forward tocontinuing to work with AMICAS."
AMICAS, Insight Dashboards, Vision Reach, and Vision Series are trademarksor registered trademarks of AMICAS, Inc. All other company and trademark namesare the property of their respective owners.
About AMICAS, Inc.
AMICAS, Inc. (www.amicas.com) is a leader in radiology and medical imageand information management solutions. The AMICAS(R) Vision Series(TM) productsprovide a complete, end-to-end solution for imaging centers, ambulatory carefacilities, and radiology practices. Acute care and hospital clients areprovided with a fully integrated, hospital information system-independent PACSthat features advanced enterprise workflow support and scalable design.Complementing the
