American Fork, Utah - NovaRad Corporation has announced the latest offering of its PACS and RIS, NovaPACS and NovaRIS 7.0. Tighter integration between the systems offers enhanced image access and scheduling/billing/process management for radiologists and administrative staff. Additional enhancements in these latest versions include an improved information NovaCentral support "command center" for real time remote monitoring and referring physician features in NovaPACS to enhance image reading efficiency.

NovaRIS runs on the same open source platform as NovaPACS to ensure seamless integration between the two systems. Its open source, web-based platform eases maintenance. This latest version is now also available in Spanish.

"With the release of NovaRIS 7.0 and NovaPACS 7.0 we are again raising the bar for what hospitals and imaging centers should expect from their radiology systems," said Paul Shumway, vice president at NovaRad Corporation. "NovaRIS and NovaPACS provide unmatched system performance with deep functionality and numerous features to ease imaging reading and front office administration tasks - at an affordable and approachable price."

New with this latest version release is NovaCentral, an improved command center that enables NovaRad's customer support team to remotely monitor in real time all of the critical functions of the customer's RIS/PACS. This remote monitoring serves as a safeguard to ensure uptime and updates for optimal performance of the systems.

Many of the updated features included in this newest version release were based on feedback gathered from users during NovaRad's annual user's group meetings.
For NovaRIS 7.0:
- In-patient scheduling
- A "quick order" wizard
- Increased menu customization options

For NovaPACS 7.0:
- Split/merge study options
- Multiple site codes
- Better spine labeling
- Audio alerts
- Foot peddle for transcription
- Enhanced integration between the PACS and dictation software
- Increased menu customization options


NovaRIS generates reports, measures profitability and facilities paperless management of patient records. Featuring the ability to filter workflow by modality and launch dictation from workflow, NovaRIS also contains specialized worklists and reports for stalled and cancelled procedures. NovaPACS is a complete and scalable system offering 3-D imaging, fast image retrieval, and full-feature viewer with intuitive interface.

NovaRIS 7.0 and NovaPACS 7.0 are available Oct. 15, 2007.

About NovaRad Corporation
For more than a decade, NovaRad, www.novapacs.com , has filled the niche of providing a full range of affordable PACS systems and peripherals. The privately owned company based in American Fork, Utah currently has full PACS installations at nearly 300 sites throughout the U.S., Latin America, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands and the Bahamas.

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