Mammography information system developer PenRad Technologies of Plymouth, MN, has signed on Summit Medical Technologies of Arlington Heights, IL, to sell its PenRad MIS. The software is Windows NT-based and provides medical auditing, tracking, and
Mammography information system developer PenRad Technologies of Plymouth, MN, has signed on Summit Medical Technologies of Arlington Heights, IL, to sell its PenRad MIS. The software is Windows NT-based and provides medical auditing, tracking, and scheduling, according to Grady Miars, executive vice president of PenRad.
Summit plans to sell the product alongside the Giotto mammography system, an Italian-made product to which Summit gained marketing rights last year (SCAN Special Report 12/97). PenRad also recently signed an OEM deal with Dynamic Healthcare Technologies of Maitland, FL, which is integrating the PenRad software into its Maxifile radiology information system.
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