Agfa Gevaert : HealthCare Named #1 Enterprise Imaging IT Vendor in New 2015 Trends in Medical Imaging Technology Report
December 01, 2015 at 08:44 pm IST
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Mortsel, Belgium
December 1, 2015 4:00 PM CET
• Recognition confirms company's multi-disciplinary platform approach to Enterprise Imaging • Agfa HealthCare is emerging as 'the clear leader' among Enterprise Imaging IT vendors • Agfa HealthCare also noted as second most Favorite Imaging IT Vendor overall
(RSNA 2015, Booth #1315, South Hall) Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions, announces today that it has been identified as the Number 1 Enterprise Imaging solution based on an industry survey of over 500 healthcare providers. Agfa HealthCare's Enterprise Imaging solution enables caregivers to create, collaborate, exchange, and manage a comprehensive medical imaging record throughout the continuum of care. The company's platform solution is designed to empower physicians to make informed decisions through multi-specialty collaboration, helping improve delivery of patient care and streamlining costs.
The report, 2015 Trends in Medical Imaging Technology, was published by peer60 in November. The report reflects the views of provider leadership, whose authority represents more than 15% of radiology imaging departments across the United States, including chiefs of radiology, imaging directors, PACS administrators, IT managers, executives, and others.
The report recognizes medical imaging as a dynamic segment in healthcare IT, and notes that vendors are responding with new and innovative solutions. Agfa HealthCare is cited for contributing advancements to workflow efficiency by image-enabling the EHR with multidisciplinary images that can be accessed securely across the continuum of care. The company's solution provides image capture and image access standardization to help providers advance productivity and broad engagement. The report goes on to say Agfa has 'figured out how to both satisfy customers at a high level and offer innovative advancements in their areas of expertise'.
'We are honored by the recognition of Agfa HealthCare's converged platform approach to Enterprise Imaging,' said Lenny J. Reznik, Vice President of Marketing, North America, Agfa HealthCare. 'Combining our deep clinical experience with our IT know-how, we strive to provide innovative tools that healthcare providers need every day to deliver patient-centric care, and this award is recognition of that ongoing strategy.'
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.