Press Release - September 26, 2006 - PRNewsWire

Newest Version of Complete Business and Clinical Workflow Solution Includes New Call Center Scheduler, Enhanced Print/Fax Capabilities, Mammography Updates and More

MILWAUKEE, Sept. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Merge eMed, a Merge
Healthcare company (Nasdaq: MRGE; TSX: MRG) and a leading medical imaging
software and services company, today announced the release of Fusion RIS
Version 3.1. This version improves upon the strong foundation of Fusion
RIS, now used as an integrated business and clinical workflow solution in
more than 150 hospital-based and freestanding radiology imaging facilities.

Fusion RIS is a comprehensive, easy-to-use HIPAA-supportive Radiology
Information System (RIS) designed with significant input from Merge eMed
clients to replicate radiology workflow best practices. Version 3.1 further
accelerates the solution's productivity capabilities, with a deepened
feature set that is closely aligned with real-world needs of today's
radiology practices. New in this version are:

-- A new Call Center Scheduler module, which features a high-performing, keyboard-driven scheduling process with flexible block scheduling capabilities. Schedulers can create and save more appointments in less time, and offer more appointment options when setting up exams, thus improving both patient and referring physician satisfaction. The Call Center Scheduler was designed closely with strategic customers to provide the means of scheduling a patient appointment in 90 seconds or less.

-- An updated Fusion Delivery Service, which speeds processing and improves consistency for printing and faxing of patient reports. This upgraded capability reduces the burden on administrative support staff members, including IT, and improves customer service for referring practices. The Fusion Delivery Service was designed to deliver more than 6,000 fax and/or print jobs per day. Coupled with the Fusion Referring Practice Portal, this feature allows referring physicians to access patient reports within minutes.

-- Mammography updates for compliance with the newest American College of Radiology CR BI-RADS standards, providing greater refinement of diagnosis and improved communications with patients and physicians.

-- New Powerful RIS/PACS Configuration for accommodating film in a PACS environment, and providing greater flexibility for the radiologists' reading process by offering both "preferred" local study reading with the available access to Image Channel(TM) streaming.

Ongoing customer feedback helped drive these enhancements and others,
including newly expanded pre-certification workflow functionality to ensure
consistent and accurate payments for performed procedures.

"The Fusion RIS solution has proven its effectiveness in helping
organizations achieve profitable business growth," says Robert J. White,
Merge eMed president. "We maintain our commitment to using tangible
feedback from customers, to ensure that our development efforts remain
focused on issues that are relevant to organizations both large and small.
As we bring together functionality that optimizes efficiency in business
and clinical workflow, we will continue leveraging new technologies, while
also embracing and driving industry standards."

Merge eMed will demonstrate its RIS, PACS and clinical applications at
the Radiological Society of North America in the Merge eMed booth, #4704 in
the South Building - Hall A.

More About Fusion RIS
Fusion RIS allows radiology practices to realize substantial
improvements in productivity by seamlessly integrating information and
automating traditional manual or paper-based methods related to scheduling,
patient registration and tracking, document management, dictation, report
turnaround, billing, claims processing, and other mission-critical
operational functions. This automation reduces administrative workload,
while increasing patient, referring physician and employee satisfaction.
The solution includes optional modules for call center scheduling, practice
analytics, and Web-based delivery of images and reports via Merge eMed's
Referring Practice Portal. The cost-effective, standards-based, scaleable
solution is used successfully by practices with small volume as well as
some of the largest imaging center chains in the United States, often in
conjunction with Merge eMed's Fusion PACS, the company's widely used eFilm
Workstation, and a complete range of clinical application technologies from
Merge eMed.

Merge eMed, a Merge Healthcare company, is focused on accelerating
productivity for radiology departments and specialty practices, imaging
centers and hospitals. By combining sophisticated RIS, PACS, advanced
visualization and clinical imaging applications, Merge eMed delivers
integrated end-to-end software solutions and professional services that are
transforming the way our customers interact with referring physicians,
manage their workflow, position their businesses in their markets and
deliver imaging and information services to their customers. For additional
information, visit Merge eMed's website at http://www.merge-emed.com .

Merge Healthcare is a market leader in the development and delivery of
medical imaging and information management software and services. Our
innovative software solutions use leading-edge imaging software
technologies that accelerate market delivery for our OEM customers, while
our end-user solutions improve our customers' productivity and enhance the
quality of patient care they provide. For additional information, visit
Merge Healthcare's website at http://www.merge.com .

Except for the historical information herein, the matters discussed in
this news release include forward-looking statements that may involve a
number of risks and uncertainties. When used in this press release, the
words: believes, intends, anticipates, expects, and similar expressions are
intended to identify forward-looking statements. Actual results could
differ materially from those projected in the forward-looking statements
based on a number of factors, including, but not limited to, risks in
product and technology development, market acceptance of new products and
continuing product demand, the impact of competitive products and pricing,
ability to integrate acquisitions, unexpected outcomes to any pending or
future litigation, changing economic conditions, credit and payment risks
associated with end- user sales, dependence on major customers, dependence
on key personnel, and other risk factors detailed in filings with the
Securities and Exchange Commission. The Company undertakes no obligation to
publicly release the result of any revisions to these forward-looking
statements that may be made to reflect any future events or circumstances.


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