UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM
8-K
CURRENT
REPORT
PURSUANT
TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of
Report (Date of earliest event
reported): March
2, 2009
Merge Healthcare Incorporated
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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39-1600938
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(State
or Other Jurisdiction of
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(I.R.S.
Employer
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Incorporation
or Organization)
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Identification
No.)
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6737
West Washington Street, Suite 2250
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Milwaukee,
Wisconsin
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53214
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(Address
of Principal Executive Offices)
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(ZIP
Code)
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(414)
977-4000
(Registrant's
telephone number, including area code)
Check the
appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
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provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Item
5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of
Directors; Appointment of
Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
Effective
March 2, 2009, Robert T. Geras resigned as a director in order to pursue other
opportunities with Merge Healthcare Incorporated (the "Company") that might
otherwise be prohibited due to conflict of interest or other issues that might
arise. Mr. Geras has been a director of the Company since May of
1989. The Company welcomes the opportunity to continue to work with
Mr. Geras in this new capacity.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly
authorized.
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MERGE
HEALTHCARE INCORPORATED
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March
5, 2009
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/s/
Steven M. Oreskovich
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By: Steven
M. Oreskovich
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Title: Chief
Financial Officer
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