Asklepios Kliniken Verwaltungsgesellschaft (AKV), which represents more than 50% of the turnover of the Asklepios group, the largest private hospital group in Germany, has chosen Agfa HealthCare's ORBIS as the standard hospital information system (HIS) for 43 clinics. In addition, all 43 clinics will use ORBIS RIS as their radiology information system of choice. The implementation of the project will start in 2014.
As part of its HIS strategy, AKV identified one single supplier to improve administration and workflows as well as to simplify training. Following a competitive search for a solution, AKV selected Agfa HealthCare's ORBIS, an innovative and comprehensive hospital-wide clinical and administrative information system that manages and monitors all patient-oriented processes: medical, nursing, administrative and business. The agreement also includes ORBIS RIS, which streamlines the entire radiology workflow.
Standardizing HIS keeps hospital's focus on patients
"Up till now, we have been using different HIS in our clinics. But it was obvious that we had to unify our IT in the long run. We must always maintain our focus on our patients; a unified HIS can help us to ensure that we perform safely and excellently," Kai Hankeln, manager of Asklepios, explains.
"We are delighted to win this important project," comments Winfried Post, general manager of Agfa HealthCare DACH. "We are confident that AKV has made the right choice and we look forward to continuing to act as a reliable partner for their IT. We will be undertaking all the necessary efforts to ensure the success of this project."
Martin Stein, CIO of Asklepios, concludes, "In Agfa HealthCare, we have found a dependable partner."
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About Asklepios
The Asklepios Kliniken GmbH Group is one of the leading private operators of hospital and healthcare facilities in Germany. The Group pursues a responsible and sustainable growth strategy geared towards high quality and innovation. On the basis of this, Asklepios has developed dynamically since it was founded more than 25 years ago. The Group currently has over 140 healthcare facilities throughout Germany and employs more than 45,000 people. Around 2.0 million patients were treated in Asklepios Group facilities in the 2012 financial year.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading companies in imaging and information technology. Agfa develops manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), for the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare), and for specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa is headquartered in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries around the globe. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,091 million euro in 2012.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading global provider of diagnostic imaging and healthcare IT solutions. The company has nearly a century of healthcare experience and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990's. Today Agfa HealthCare designs, develops and delivers state-of-the-art systems for capturing, managing and processing diagnostic images and clinical/administrative information for hospitals and healthcare facilities, as well as contrast media solutions to enable effective medical imaging results. The company has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2012 were 1,212 million euro.