Consolidated imaging platform supports integrated care across the department, enterprise and region, enhancing collaboration and efficiency
  • Press release
  • Mortsel, Belgium
  • November 30, 2014 4:00 PM CET

- Single, completely unified imaging platform provides PACS, reporting, advanced image processing and integration of clinical information. - Brings the benefits of the imaging workflow to the entire hospital. - Consolidates imaging data, image-enables the EHR and provides secure access to imaging data in one view, accessible anywhere, anytime.

(RSNA 2014, Booth #4708, South Hall) Agfa HealthCare announces that it has converged its ICIS and IMPAX Agility brands into a single platform called Agfa HealthCare Enterprise Imaging that allows any physician, across the department, hospital or regional network, to create, collaborate on, exchange, view and manage a comprehensive medical imaging record throughout the patient's care. This converged portfolio offers hospitals and networks a long-term, value-based answer that aligns well with their EHR strategy by having departments such as Radiology, Cardiology, Ophthalmology and any department, all working within the same imaging system.

Enhanced collaboration, with radiology in the center
By seamlessly converging departmental and enterprise diagnostic and clinical imaging solutions into a single platform, the Enterprise Imaging portfolio improves collaboration across disciplines, reduces costs and increases operational efficiency.

From a clinical perspective, surgeons will appreciate the value of the Enterprise Imaging solution to enhance their preparation process. Physicians can access it to streamline their collaborations, especially in emergency medical situations. Ambulatory care teams can send imaging information to care teams in advance of patient's arrival, to streamline care delivery.

Agfa HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging for Radiology suite, for example, is extending in all directions. New features and options include enhanced functionalities for collaboration, reporting and viewing, and offsite hosted deployment. This unified imaging management platform, which offers a powerful task-based workflow designed to achieve gains in clinical productivity, is now live at 87 sites across 24 countries worldwide.

With tools for collaboration and real-time communication across the care continuum, the solution empower radiologists to play a key role in shaping the care models of future, moving beyond interpretation and becoming an enabler of a holistic and Value-Based Care delivery model.

"By converging our complete image management portfolio into a single platform, we are answering the needs of our customers for solutions that reflect today's healthcare model, especially in terms of value and quality care," says James Jay, Global Vice President, Imaging IT solutions of Agfa HealthCare. "We know that in a patient-centric care continuum, radiology will play a central role: not just providing images but reinforcing the entire diagnosis and treatment plan with 'actionable knowledge'. Going forward, a single enterprise imaging platform, supporting the EHR, will be a key part of the quality care strategy."


Marc De Fré
Global Marcom Director
tel:+32 3444 7319
marc.defre@agfa.com
Johan Jacobs
Corporate Press Relations Manager
Septestraat 27
2640 Mortsel - Belgium
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fax:+32 (0)3 444 50 05
johan.jacobs@agfa.com
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