Company Wins Top Ranking for Second Consecutive Year in Row
SAN DIEGO - DR Systems, one of the most respected names in healthcare information systems, has once again been recognized by KLAS as the leading PACS vendor for large hospitals. This is the second year in a row that the company has received the top ranking. The ranking is published in the KLAS Specialty Report: PACS 2011. The company was rated ahead of all other PACS companies including McKesson, Fuji, GE Medical Systems, Siemens, Philips, and Merge.
The DR Systems Unity™ RIS/PACS received the top ranking in the category of large hospitals - defined as hospitals with 200 or more beds. Research for the report encompassed interviews with 423 healthcare provider organizations. KLAS cited DR Systems for its continued "strong run of high performance in the large-hospital PACS market" and noted that "clients evangelize DR Systems more than they evangelize any other PACS vendor." The company also received the highest percentage of positive commentary among all PACS vendors, including 100% positive commentary in functionality/upgrades.
"Most [DR Systems] customers reported feeling they have a true partnership and a voice in the ongoing development and progress of the Unity PACS platform," KLAS reported.
DR Systems has also been recognized by KLAS as the #1 overall PACS vendor in four of the last ten years (2001, 2006, 2007 and 2010). The 2011 winner will be announced later this year.
In addition to its overall first-place ranking in the large-hospital category, DR Systems achieved top scores in numerous topical areas. They included:
Service and support
- Quality of implementation
- Quality of training
- Quality of phone/web suppor
Technology/Product Quality
- Best solution compared to others
- Money's worth
- Supports integration goals
- Overall satisfaction
- Recommend to a peer/friend
Relationship with Customers
- Executive involvement
- Overall communication
"We've always made it our first priority to help our customers maximize their clinical and financial success," said Murray Reicher, M.D., the company's chairman and co-founder. "Receiving this recognition for the second time in a row is tremendously rewarding because it speaks to the bond we have forged with our customers. As we move ahead in this era of enterprise imaging systems, DR is very well prepared because of our wide array of RIS, CVIS, PACS, Reporting, Meaningful Use, and Information/Image sharing products and services. We thank our customers for this tremendous honor from KLAS."
About KLAS:
KLAS is a prominent research and consulting firm that specializes in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare information technology vendors, including picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) companies. For more information about KLAS, visit www.KLASresearch.com.
About DR Systems, Inc.
DR Systems is the leading independent provider of enterprise imaging and information management systems for integrated healthcare networks, hospitals, and diagnostic imaging centers. For more than 19 years, the company has helped over 600 hospitals and imaging centers lower their cost of operation by improving management of patient information, eliminating ancillary IT systems and interfaces, and increasing workflow speed, while also providing better clinical quality and patient care.
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DR Systems
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