Company Overview

Colorado Springs, Colo.-based InStar Systems provides a range of radiology practice management solutions to the diagnostic imaging industry. The company’s fully integrated, pioneering radiology information system (RIS) helps automate the flow of information through radiology departments, imaging centers and various enterprises and departments by integrating a variety of processes such as patient scheduling, registration, order entry, exam tracking, charge capture, film tracking, transcription, electronic signature, report distribution and management reporting. InStar’s leading RIS solution features, billing, voice recognition, dictation and picture archive communication system (PACS) interfaces. The customized, integrated HIPAA-compliant solutions developed by InStar have consistently demonstrated their ability to increase scan volume, streamline workflow, foster efficiency, dramatically improve turnaround times and enhance profitability.

Back in 2001, the company’s founders identified a vital need for a radiology system that could effectively and efficiently manage information throughout the radiology continuum. Driven by the strong desire to fill a void in the marketplace, this team of expert radiology professionals (with more than 150 years of combined industry experience) joined to design and develop what has emerged a highly successful and revolutionary product offering.

All of the critical components of the InStar RIS have patent-pending status. Today, InStar installations can be found across the U.S. - from Hawaii to Puerto Rico. It is believed that InStar is one of the fastest growing companies today in the RIS market.

In fact, InStar Systems was rated the best overall radiology information system (RIS) within the ambulatory care/free-standing imaging marketplace by KLAS in its 2005 “Comprehensive Radiology Information Systems Report.” The ambulatory care category in the 2005 report is identified by KLAS as vendors whose products are installed in free standing clinics and imaging centers.

KLAS, in concert with thousands of healthcare executives, CIOs, directors, managers and clinicians has created a dynamic database of information on the performance of both HIT vendors and PSFs. The KLAS database represents the opinions of healthcare executives, managers and clinicians spanning more than 4,500 healthcare facilities, 300+ vendors and 500+ various products. KLAS is the only research and consulting firm specializing in both monitoring and reporting on the performance of healthcare information technology (HIT) vendors as well as healthcare professional services vendors, firms and organizations (PSFs).