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    Merge LIVE 2026

    Connect with industry leaders, partners, and peers at our annual get-together.

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    New Orleans, LA

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    May 18-20, 2026

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    From first click to final read: Accelerate your imaging workflows

    It's the name you know and love: Welcome back to Merge LIVE 2026, taking place in New Orleans. Register today to join us.

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    Accommodations

    Merge has reserved a block of rooms at the JW Marriott New Orleans, where our event is taking place. Attendees are responsible for hotel booking and travel expenses.

    Address

    614 Canal Street, New Orleans, LA 70130

    Room rate

    $235, plus taxes and fees. Discounted rate is available until April 28, 2026.

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    Traveling to New Orleans

    Attendees are recommended to fly into MSY – Louis Armstrong International Airport (20 minute drive).

     

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    Agenda

    Details subject to change, check back for updates.
    Monday
      Cardiology Track Radiology & Enterprise Imaging Track
    2:00-5:00pm *Cardiology product training (1.5 hours):
    • Study editing, including how to edit two studies that were combined and how to append two separate studies into one. 
    • Demographic editing, including how to edit and merge demographics, and how to associate and disassociate orders.
    • Personnel, including how to import and manage permissions.
    *Hemo product training (1.5 hours):
    • How to create procedures -- reviewing steps to add procedures.
    • Adding and modifying templates - reviewing the process to work with templates.
    • UDR - running the canned reports and data that can be viewed.

    Presented by Bill Campbell, Solution Consultant Manager, Cardiology
     *Radiology product training 
    • The importance of management pages - in-depth explanation and demonstration of built-in management tools that all PACS admins should utilize daily. (1 hour)
    • Hanging protocols - how to build and modify hanging protocols in PACS, from the basics to advanced configurations. (2 hours)
    Presented by Jeremy Green, Senior Technical Support Engineer II

    *Enterprise imaging product training
    • Support best practices for MUV and VNA - this session will focus on best practices for Merge Universal Viewer and Merge VNA deployments.
    Presented by John Donat, Senior Technical Support Engineer for Merge VNA, and Scott Judd, Senior Technical Support Engineer for Merge Universal Viewer
    5:00-7:00pm Event Check-in
    Customer Welcome Reception
    Join us for refreshments, peer networking, product demos, and time with our partners to kick off Merge Live 2026. 
    Tuesday
    7:00am-5:00pm Registration Desk will be open to pick up your badge, and ask any questions you may have.
    7:00-8:00am Networking Breakfast
      General Sessions
    8:00-9:30am Welcome, Product Updates, and Keynote 
    9:30-9:45am Networking Break
    9:45-10:45am Cloud / AI Panel 
    10:45-11:00am Networking Break
      Cardiology Track Radiology & Enterprise Imaging Track
    11:00am-12:00pm *The Road(map) Ahead: Shaping the Future of Cardiology and Hemodynamics*
    During this session we will share the exciting advancements and future roadmaps for Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo. Hear how Merge Cardio is revolutionizing workflows with new AI integrations, remote reading capabilities, and taking the journey to the cloud. The future of Merge Hemo includes new patient safety enhancements, state-of-the-art hardware, and robust cybersecurity to protect critical data.

    Presented by Marianne Huber, Product Manager, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Information Systems
    *Imaging Suite: The Future is Now!
    The full Merge Imaging Suite launch as begun. We will discuss present Imaging Suite successes, the services including in Imaging Suite (MUV, VNA, MWO, MPACS), how they seamlessly complete our grandest solution, and unveil where we're going next.

    Presented by Bill Kazee, Sr. Director of Product Management, Merge Enterprise Imaging and Cloud
    12:00-1:00pm Lunch
    1:00-2:00pm Designing tomorrow: Guiding the future with customer feedback
    Join us for an interactive session where your feedback takes center stage! After getting a glimpse of the exciting future of Merge Cardio and Merge Hemo, it's your turn to share your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions. What features or functionalities would make a difference in your workflow? What innovations would you like to see? This is your opportunity to help shape the roadmap to meet your needs.
    Client-led product forum: 
    An interactive session promoting client engagement, collecting your feedback of market challenges, sharing how those challenges relate to Merge products, and providing quick wins.
    2:00-3:00pm Cardiology partner session
    Please join us to learn about the cardiology third-party partners and the benefits they provide to the cardiology solutions portfolio.
    *Exploring the Journey to the Cloud and SaaS:
    Understanding Merge's cloud-first strategy and the progression of VNA. In this session we will also define what being "cloud native" means to our clients and highlight the values gained as a result. 

    Presented by John Hally,Team Lead, Product Management,
    Cloud and Technical Platforms
    3:00-3:30pm Networking Break
    3:30-4:30pm Panel discussion and Q&A Pixels to practice: Bridging the gap between technology and real-world healthcare
    Panel discussion and Q&A
    TBD Customer Event
    Wednesday
    7:00-8:30am Breakfast
      General Sessions
    8:30-9:45am Physician Panel PACS Direction - with Dr. Raj Chopra, M.D., Chief Medical Officer
    9:45-10:15am Networking Break
      Cardiology Track Radiology & Enterprise Imaging Track
    10:15am-11:15am Early Adopters Spotlight: Real-world insights on Merge Cardio 12.5
    Hear directly from the early adopters of the latest releases of Merge Cardio. Customers will share valuable insights, practical tips, and lessons learned.

    Presented by Marianne Huber, Product Manager, Cardiology, Cardiovascular Information Systems and Robert Brayfield, Echo/Vascular Clinical Support Specialist, Healthcare Technology Management, The Christ Hospital Health Network
    *Extending the Universe of our UNIVERSAL viewer:
    Explore how our platform is evolving into a more connected, intelligent, and diagnostic-ready experience. We'll preview the roadmap and dive into powerful new capabilities including web image sharing, AI-assisted viewing and lesion detection, diagnostic workflows, FHIRCast-driven interoperability, and AI-based body part recognition. Join us to see how these innovations unlock deeper clinical insights while streamlining collaboration, integration, and market-ready solutions.

    Presented by Thomas Doherty, Product Portfolio Manager
    11:15am-12:15pm Merge Cardio reporting overview, training, and customer feedback: This session will provide a high-level discussion of Merge Cardio and CRE reporting. The presenter will outline key reporting themes, overall approach, and areas of focus within the reporting framework. A customer speaker will also share high-level perspectives on CRE reporting, including general insights on workflows and evolving clinical and operational needs. *Orchestrating workflows to drive better outcomes: 
    Understanding how the efficient orchestration of your workflows can accelerate your technologists' and physicians' productivity, and ultimately improve outcomes. Learn how Merge PACS clients are leveraging Merge Workflow Orchestrator to solve many of the same challenges the entire market is experiencing. 

    Presented by Linda Bagley, Principal Product Manager
    12:15-1:30pm Lunch
    1:30-2:30pm Merge Hemo product overview, training, and customer feedback Your Merge Doctor’s Appointment is Today - An office hours roundtable with our CMIO, Dr. Raj Chopra.
    2:30-3:00pm Closing Session


    *This session or presentation offers ARRT Category A CE credit pending approval by the AHRA/ASRT.


    Details subject to change, keep checking back for the latest updates.

    “When my partners and I formed Northern Light, I really wanted to bring Merge in. In fact, I didn’t even consider anyone other than Merge. The solution we’re using now is a new and improved version of what I was already familiar with. Not much other thought went into it.”

    Patrick Santore Jr., Founding Partner and Chief Executive Officer
    Northern Light Medical Management

    “What MultiCare needed was an enterprise imaging solution that could expand through all the ‘ologies, not just radiology. When we looked at what Merge was offering, the decision just made sense.”

    Leonard Santos, Director of IT Application Services, MultiCare Health System

    “I asked our leadership team, ‘How big should we go with the PACS and VNA implementation?’ I was told, ‘Solve the problem with something that can grow with us.’ That’s why we chose Merge.”

    Dr. Doug Morton, Neuroradiologist, Carle Health

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