Agfa HealthCare announces that, with its integrated approach to cardiology information management, it continues to intensify its efforts to meet and exceed the expectations of cardiac care customers. The global healthcare solutions company applies its vision of pervasive access to complete and timely patient information across the enterprise, to its growing family of products. "Healthcare providers are seeking ways to improve the quality of care while improving workflow efficiencies. The combination of patient-centric focus and IT know-how provides tangible benefits for users and patients," said Mike LaChance, Vice President, Agfa HealthCare Global Cardiovascular Solutions. "Our commitment to delivering a balanced hospital enterprise technology solution meets the diverse, but specific, requirements of cardiologists, administrators, and IT professionals."
Agfa HealthCare's mission of becoming a total solution provider in the healthcare IT space was recently recognized by global growth consulting firm, Frost & Sullivan. The 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award for North American Medical Informatics Competitive Strategy Leadership of the Year was awarded to Agfa HealthCare earlier this year.
In a recent industry report, Agfa HealthCare cardiology customers expressed 100 percent confidence that Agfa HealthCare is well-positioned to lead the industry in the future. The report cites performance indicators, including "Future Outlook," in which confidence in product and talent was captured. "The synergy created by the acquisition of Heartlab, Inc. by Agfa HealthCare is becoming realized," said Lisa Nelson, Director, Product Management, Agfa HealthCare Cardiovascular Solutions. "Our vendor-neutral cardiovascular PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and CVIS solutions (Cardiovascular Information System) are designed to support healthcare organizations implementing integrated data management strategies."
The Agfa HealthCare Cardiovascular solution includes cardiac catheterization, echocardiography, nuclear cardiology, and ECG (Electrocardiogram) data management, to create a single integrated cardiovascular information system. The product suite provides fast, robust, and secure access to critical cardiology information. Built to satisfy the most demanding clinical workflow, Agfa HealthCare's Cardiovascular solution delivers innovative features, including multimodality cardiovascular image review, tightly integrated structured results management, and vendor-neutral ECG management.
Agfa HealthCare's integrated approach extends information across departments to improve patient care. "Agfa HealthCare is facilitating the integration of patient information across the enterprise, said LaChance. "We bring cardiology and radiology together."
About the Agfa HealthCare Cardiovascular solution
The Agfa HealthCare Cardiovascular solution is recognized as a world leader in cardiology image and information management. The system is installed in more than 560 leading cardiology centers throughout the globe, giving cardiologists rapid access to imaging exam and report information and providing robust protection for critical patient data.
About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the printing industry (Agfa Graphics), the healthcare sector (Agfa HealthCare) and film related products and specific industrial applications (Agfa Materials). Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is present in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world. The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3401 million Euro in 2006.
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and image management solutions, and state-of-the-art systems for capturing, processing and printing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities. The company has over a century of experience in diagnostic imaging and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990s. Agfa HealthCare today employs 5,700 staff members, with sales offices and representatives in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2006 were 1452 million Euro, accounting for 43% of total group sales.
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