FUJIFILM Medical Systems has announced the completion of its acquisition of TeraMedica, a global healthcare informatics company and a leading provider of vendor neutral enterprise solutions.

"As a leader in clinical archiving, TeraMedica is at the forefront of the Vendor Neutral Archive market. It is a company with talented people and unique technology that will strengthen our position in healthcare informatics. Together, we will be able to deliver medical informatics solutions that acquire, analyze, interpret and present patient data in ways that are meaningful for providers in the most challenging environments," said Mr Jim Morgan, vice-president of Medical Informatics, FUJIFILM Medical Systems.

TeraMedica has recently received the "VNA/Image Archive KLAS Category Leader" award for 2014 as part of the Best in KLAS Report. The company enables cross-departmental image content sharing of patient data from disparate healthcare IT applications, while always maintaining the integrity of the original data stored while also embracing the latest centralized archiving technologies.

"The VNA market is expected to see significant growth in the coming years, and now with the combined strength of FUJIFILM Medical Systems, we have the ability to meet this demand. This transaction will bring together the complementary strengths of Fujifilm's best-in-class software and services with TeraMedica's pioneering VNA, maximizing our operational efficiencies," said Mr Jim Prekop, president and CEO, FUJIFILM TeraMedica.