BOSTON, Sept. 8, 2008 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AG Mednet, the world's largest diagnostic imaging network, today announced that Affiliates In Imaging, a large radiology practice group based in Oakland, CA, has selected AG Mednet's imaging network and managed service for rapid, reliable and secure diagnostic image exchange with all their client hospitals.
Prior to AG Mednet, Affiliates In Imaging relied on a complex telecommunications infrastructure developed in-house, which included point-to-point VPNs between hospitals and outside reading services. Now, they have replaced their legacy infrastructure with AG Mednet's HIPAA compliant platform, which fit easily, and without IT modification, into its existing and expanding practice.
"Crucial to our success is the efficiency of the network and AG Mednet's 24/7/365 proactive monitoring of all our traffic," said Craig Malcolm, Practice Manager . "AG Mednet's network expands our ability to best serve our clients and patients. Their managed service provides us with the kind of reliability and performance that allows us to offer the best possible medical care to our patients."
AG Mednet's extensive network is designed to route DICOM-based diagnostic image studies ranging from standard modalities-like CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET and digital x-ray-to the most advanced studies-such as IVUS and CTA/MRA. Studies of all sizes are transported lossless at the highest per-image speeds in the industry. This happens seamlessly across AG Mednet's carrier-class network, which is monitored 24x7x365 and has a record of greater than 99.9999% uptime.
"AG Mednet was designed to enable teleradiology operations to concentrate fully on the delivery of medical care, while ensuring that the exchange of diagnostic images occurs flawlessly." explained Abraham Gutman, founder and CEO of AG Mednet. "We are delighted to provide Affiliates In Imaging with a robust image exchange platform and service that will enable them to continue to grow and deliver superior radiology interpretation services to their expanding client base."
About AG Mednet
AG Mednet is the world's largest diagnostic imaging network. Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, core labs and clinical research organizations (CROs) utilizing imaging technology as part of their trial protocol rely on AG Mednet's automated system to enable the secure electronic transfer of cases from hundreds of locations, enhancing site compliance while providing detailed reporting necessary to meet the most stringent regulatory requirements. Hospitals and Teleradiology providers requiring faster, more efficient, more flexible and more scalable image transport from their clients to their readers can rely on AG Mednet's dedicated, carrier-class network to route uncompressed studies of all types and sizes, as well as associated clinical data securely and efficiently through its robust fiber-optic network infrastructure. AG Mednet is headquartered in Boston and serves the global medical community. For more information call 1-888-9AGMEDNET or visit www.agmednet.com.