Rays is a preferred teleradiology vendor for multiple VHA regions including: Oklahoma/Arkansas, Pennsylvania, Mid-America, and Gulf States. If you are interested in a VHA contract with Rays for your VHA region, please feel free to contact us.

VHA Inc. is a leading purchasing cooperative for community-owned, nonprofit healthcare institutions. VHA had 2,200 members in its nationwide alliance at the time of its 25th anniversary in 2002. These included leading institutions such as Cedars-Sinai Health System and the Mayo Foundation, and range in size from small 50-bed hospitals to integrated healthcare systems. The group is active in 48 states (minus Utah and Nevada) and represents a quarter of the country's community-owned hospitals.

Rays is a Premier national contracted supplier for Teleradiology Services.

The Premier healthcare alliance encompasses more than 2,200 U.S. hospitals and 63,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare quality and affordability. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington.

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In partnership with Merritt Hawkins, the largest physician placement company in the country, Rays is able to place and manage onsite radiologists in small community facilities while maintaining Rays’ high quality teleradiology and technical services through its RadShare® program. Through RadShare®, small facilities can share a radiologist, which provides continuity of care, QA, medical directorships, presence at meetings, contrast coverage, and the ability to perform radiology procedures.

Merritt Hawkins is the nation's premier permanent physician search and consulting firm. As the industry leader, its mission is to create enduring permanent matches between healthcare organizations and providers seeking to enhance their professional and personal lives. Merritt Hawkins also places allied health professionals in select disciplines.

Rays radiologists post an interesting case video each week on the home page of Radiology Today. Look for "VidRay of the Week" on the Radiology Today home page.

Radiology Today is the leading imaging field publication for news and information affecting radiologists, radiology administrators, and technologists. Radiology Today is unique in addressing the concerns, interests, and interrelationships of physicians, facility management, and technologists.

Dr. Rose serves on the Editorial Advisory Board for Imaging Technology News. While occasionally writing articles on current topics of interest in teleradiology for the magazine, for the past five years Dr. Rose has created and updated the magazine’s annual Teleradiology Comparison Chart.

Imaging Technology News is the widest-reaching provider of new product information, technology trends, application strategies and related connectivity solutions in the medical imaging and radiation oncology markets.