Agfa Gevaert : HealthCare strengthens IT strategy by extending offering to Integrated Care
January 18, 2016 at 09:36 am EST
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Mortsel, Belgium
January 18, 2016 3:30 PM CET
Agfa HealthCare announces today a strategic alliance with My Personal Health Record Express Inc., taking a 27% equity stake, as part of its move into the Integrated Care market. 'The combined technologies, expertise and people of both companies create a unique and leading Integrated Care portfolio.', states James Jay, Global Vice President, Agfa HealthCare.
As a first step both companies have created a patient centric and agile portal for Integrated Care that can be used by care providers ranging from single facilities to large regional deployments. Additional functionalities will be added to the portfolio in the upcoming months and will be demonstrated at upcoming industry events such as HIMSS 2016.
Today, Agfa HealthCare is one of the top players in the European EMR market and a global leader in enterprise imaging solutions. Building on its strengths in the imaging domain, acute care and regional care Agfa HealthCare launched a growth initiative for Integrated Care. The entry into the Integrated Care market is part of Agfa HealthCare's long term strategy to expand its offering for Healthcare IT on the global market.
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Agfa-Gevaert NV is one of the world leaders in the design, manufacturing, and marketing of imaging systems and products. Net sales break down by sector of activity as follows:
- Radiology solutions (36.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies radiology departments of hospitals all over the world with traditional X-ray film, hardcopy film and printers, digital radiography equipment and image processing software. Agfa's roots are in traditional medical imaging, but in today's healthcare market, digital radiography has become the dominant technology. All Agfa's digital radiography systems are offered with the company's leading MUSICA image processing software and its MUSICA workstation for image identification, acquisition and quality control;
- Digital Print & Chemicals (35.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV supplies sign & display printing companies with a range of highly productive and versatile wide-format inkjet printers and dedicated inks, in addition to workflow software, cutting machines and inkjet media. Agfa produces classic film-based products, such as film for non-destructive testing and aerial photography, as well as microfilm and film for the production of printed circuit boards;
- HealthCare IT (21.6%). Agfa-Gevaert NV offers Imaging IT Solutions (The Enterprise Imaging platform creates a true imaging record for every patient, containing all possible images of the patient, regardless of the department and the facility that created them), Hospital IT Solutions (the leading Hospital Information System /Clinical Information System ORBIS, connects medical departments and administrative departments of hospitals into one virtual network), and Integrated Care Solutions (these solutions support collaboration across the borders of care organizations and medical disciplines and enable hospitals to actively engage with all stakeholders in the expanded care process, including physicians, informal care-givers and patients) ;
- Offset solutions (5.9%). Agfa-Gevaert NV is a leading supplier to the printing industry, offering innovative and reliable solutions. Commercial, newspaper and packaging printers around the globe rely on Agfa for the most extensive range of integrated solutions, from computer-to-plate systems with digital offset plates over color management and workflow optimization software to pressroom chemicals.
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