Dear Merge customers,
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a festive and relaxing holiday and that your organization is already off to a great 2025. I’m coming up on my one-year anniversary since I joined Merge as their Chief Medical Officer, which calls to mind two things: one, I can’t believe how quickly the time has flown! And two, what a packed, productive, and inspiring year it has been. Between SIIM, RSNA, and last year’s Merge User Meeting, I’ve had the opportunity to meet face to face with so many of you, hearing from you directly on your Merge experience – what has been working, what you would like to see more of, and how best we can continue pushing our imaging solutions forward to meet you where you are.
Over the past year I’ve been talking in all of these venues about a few subjects that I’m passionate about – finding the “moderate middle” in imaging solutions and the clinical perspective on cybersecurity – and it has been gratifying to hear the responses from so many of you. These conversations are so critical. I’ve seen firsthand how your feedback guides the choices we make in designing our solutions so that we’re always innovating and meeting your needs. And I’m very much looking forward to having more of these conversations as Merge continues to roll out new developments with an eye squarely on the clinical side. 2025 is going to be an exciting year for us all.
Tuesdays with Merge
Our complimentary webinar series has been refreshed for 2025, with new sessions planned for February and March covering a wide span of topics, including product roadmaps for Merge PACS and Merge Imaging Suite; trainings for Merge Cardio; an overview of our early evaluator and early adopter program for Merge Hemo; and more. Find the session that best meets your 2025 needs below.
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Merge User Conference comes to Nashville
New year, new user conference: the 2025 Merge User Conference is on for Nashville, June 22-25, and we’d love to hear from you! Are you a clinician with a story to share? You may be a perfect fit for our brand new clinical-focused session track. If you’d like to be a speaker, this is your chance to be heard. And if you have any feedback on what you want to see at this year’s User Conference – agenda items, talk tracks, CE credits – let us know at [email protected].
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In the news: Merative CEO Gerry McCarthy on AI trends for 2025
“AI isn’t the first technology that has fallen short of being the immediate panacea for all healthcare problems,” writes Merative CEO Gerry McCarthy. Reaping the full promise of AI in healthcare will take years of targeted deployments first – with use cases driving AI’s adoption, rather than the other way around. For medical imaging, that means using AI to alleviate administrative tasks, help reduce clinician burnout, and prioritize the patients most in need of care. Check out Gerry’s full article on how AI can help improve imaging workflows, and other trends that will define the direction of health IT in 2025.
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Four strategies to address the tipping point in radiology
In his latest article, Merge Chief Medical Officer Dr. Raj Chopra delves into how there’s “no more slack” in radiology, and four strategies for imaging practices to tackle this industrywide tipping point – from making smarter investments in workflow tech, to leveraging partnerships and refocusing on trainings for the next generation of radiologists and residents.
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