American Fork, Utah - Continuing to expand its international presence, NovaRad Corporation has announced that Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (SRMC), a Harvard Medical International Associated Institution in Chennai, India selected NovaRIS and NovaPACS.

Following an extensive review of all major international PACS vendors, SRMC chose NovaRad's RIS and PACS technologies because the company offered completely customizable, turnkey solutions with 99.99% guaranteed uptime, fast installation, comprehensive training and 24x7 technical support.

NovaRad's extremely high customer satisfaction ratings were also cited as a factor in the software decision.

The hospital is migrating from its existing paper and film environment to PACS. NovaRad's onsite training, web-based training and tips-training through the NovaNews monthly newsletter will help facilitate a smooth transition to the new systems for radiologists and front office staff.

"With its initiative to move to RIS and PACS, SRMC is positioned to remain a leading healthcare provider for South Asia," said Randal S. Graham, vice president international business development at NovaRad. "The facility is renowned for the quality of its radiologists and it was rewarding to have our solutions, services and support chosen to help them in providing an exceptional level of care. We are committed to being an engaged and longstanding partner with SRMC."

NovaPACS is NovaRad's complete, enterprise-level PACS offering fast image retrieval, full-feature viewer with intuitive interface, and 7-year on-site archive with off site emergency back up. Full screen viewing, easy to use menus and mouse-based functions are available to help enhance efficiency and referring physicians have complete access to images and reports from any computer.

NovaRIS is NovaRad's Web-based, open standards RIS that generates reports, analyzes exams, measures profitability and facilitates paperless management of patient records. NovaRIS is developed on the same platform as NovaPACS. Together, the systems enable fast retrieval of images and information from any web-enabled computer.

About Sri Ramachandra Medical Centre (SRMC)
A tertiary care multi-specialty university hospital, SRMC serves more than 2,000 patients who walk through its portals daily and many more who seek remote healthcare through its connectivity and telemedicine services. With over 1,500 beds, 114 ICU beds, 25 operating rooms and a campus spread over 175 acres, SRMC is one of the largest private healthcare facility in South Asia.

About NovaRad Corporation
For more than a decade NovaRad, www.novapacs.com, has filled the niche of providing a full range of affordable PACS, RIS, CR and peripherals to small and medium-sized hospitals, clinics and imaging centers. The privately owned company based in American Fork, Utah currently has installations of its products at more than 350 sites worldwide. NovaRad's systems are suited for any size hospital from small, single-site facilities to multi-site national hospital and radiology groups. NovaRad offers a subscription-pricing model that combines the department's image load with the number of radiology workstations required to determine a low up-front fee combined with a fixed recurring monthly fee.