KLAS Launches RSNA Resource Center for Providers

New website gives healthcare providers free access to radiology-focused KLAS reports.

2010-11-16

OREM, UT, November 16, 2010 (Press-News.org) Healthcare research firm KLAS today launched a new RSNA Resource Center (www.KLASresearch.com/rsna) to help providers attending the 2010 Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) conference make informed technology buying decisions.

The RSNA Resource Center features a variety of radiology-focused KLAS reports, including the new KLAS "Medical Imaging Buyers Guide", which offers product ratings for more than three hundred modalities and software packages, all based on the feedback of thousands of healthcare providers. Each rated product within the buyers guide has been given an overall letter grade, to help providers quickly compile a short list of vendors to consider while walking the RSNA show floor or after the event. Market segments covered in the KLAS "Medical Imaging Buyers Guide" include computed tomography (CT), PACS, ultrasound, teleradiology and many others.

In addition to the buyers guide, KLAS' RSNA Resource Center contains several other KLAS report summaries that are available for download by healthcare providers. These reports include:

- CT 2010: Slice and Dose
- Digital X-ray: Contrasting the Options
- Hybrid Labs Hit the Mark: Current Performance of Cardiovascular/Interventional X-ray
- MRI 2010: An Open Discussion on Vendor Performance
- The Oncology IT Balancing Act: Integration vs. Functionality
- Radiation Delivery 2010: A Precise Dose of Market Reality
- RIS in the Middle: The Integration Tug of War
- Teleradiology Study 2010: A detailed read on the market
- Ultrasound: Waves of Change

Healthcare providers can access the RSNA Resource Center by going to www.KLASresearch.com/rsna.

KLAS is a research firm specializing in monitoring and reporting the performance of healthcare vendors. KLAS' mission is to improve delivery, by independently measuring vendor performance for the benefit of our healthcare provider partners, consultants, investors and vendors. Working together with executives from more than 4,500 hospitals and over 2,500 clinics, KLAS delivers timely reports, trends and statistics, which provide a solid overview of vendor performance in the industry. KLAS measures the performance of software, professional services and medical equipment vendors. For more information, go to www.KLASresearch.com, email marketing@KLASresearch.com or call 1-800-920-4109 to speak with a KLAS representative. Follow KLAS on Twitter www.twitter.com/KLASresearch.

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