Lexmark International has acquired PACSGEAR, a provider of connectivity solutions for healthcare providers to capture, manage and share medical images and related documents and integrate them with existing picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and electronic medical records (EMR) systems. Lexmark paid a cash purchase price of approximately $US54 million.

The technology solutions capture, manage and integrate documents, film and video, visible light and other images from any department with any PACS or EMR. Healthcare personnel in specialties such as radiology, cardiology or orthopedics can connect to, view and share patient medical images and analyze results to enhance patient care and enable better health information exchange.

PACSGEAR has a global footprint, delivering solutions in more than 50 countries and approximately half of all U.S.-based hospitals. 

"As the healthcare industry continues to digitise its differing forms of content, from X-rays and MRIs to insurance forms, providers are struggling to deploy solutions that will help manage their unstructured information challenge," said Paul Rooke, Lexmark's chairman and chief executive officer.

"The acquisition of PACSGEAR further differentiates Lexmark's solutions by better enabling healthcare organisations to capture and process digital content, and then ensure it is connected with the applications and people that need it most so they can deliver the best patient care possible."