CHICAGO, - Merge Healthcare Incorporated (Nasdaq:MRGE), a leading provider of clinical systems and innovations that seek to transform healthcare, today announced a strategic collaboration with Emdeon, a leading provider of revenue and payment cycle management and clinical information exchange solutions.

Emdeon Clinical Exchange(TM) customers will now have the ability to

send electronic referrals and receive radiology reports from Merge

iConnect Network users.

Through the partnership, hospitals and imaging centers on the Merge

iConnect Network will be able to electronically receive and transmit

imaging orders and results to Emdeon's network of providers. Because

the workflow will be automated through the provider's electronic health

record (EHR), the entire process of imaging orders and results

management becomes streamlined. By helping to eliminate the challenges

associated with current paper-based processes, this expanded

connectivity makes it easier to do business with participating imaging

providers.

"Given the ongoing changes in the healthcare industry, we anticipated

that our customers would be seeking an advancement with patient

referrals and found that connecting with a partner like Emdeon would

improve provider access to imaging data enabling increased care

quality," said Justin Dearborn, chief executive officer at Merge.

"We're excited to align with Emdeon's extensive network of providers

and are committed to continued innovation to move the healthcare

industry forward."

"Physicians are often faced with the task of pulling a handful of

images from an archive of billions within a PACS system in order to

make an informed care decision. Not only is this process cumbersome on

staff, but it may delay the patient's diagnosis," said Tom McEnery,

chief strategic marketing officer at Emdeon. "The partnership with

Merge will help our providers get the critical information they need,

when they need it, allowing them to diagnose patients more

effectively."

Referring physicians will also have the capability to follow their

patients' care post-referral. This tracking is necessary for those

organizations participating in shared-savings programs, where the

variability in care must be more tightly managed.

To learn more about iConnect Network, visit merge.com/iConnectNetwork.

About Merge

Merge is a leading provider of innovative enterprise imaging,

interoperability and clinical systems that seek to advance healthcare.

Merge's enterprise and cloud-based technologies for image intensive

specialties provide access to any image, anywhere, any time. Merge also

provides clinical trials software with end-to-end study support in a

single platform and other intelligent health data and analytics

solutions. With solutions that have been used by providers for more

than 25 years, Merge is helping to reduce costs, improve efficiencies

and enhance the quality of healthcare worldwide. For more information,

visit merge.com and follow us @MergeHealthcare.

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