Agfa HealthCare at the WHIT 2007

AGFAFrom 22 to 25 October 2007 the second edition of the World of Health IT Conference and Exhibition will take place in the Austria Center in Vienna, Austria, focusing on The Impact of Technology on Healthcare Delivery. As Corporate Sponsors of this convention, Agfa HealthCare herewith invites to visit the Booth 801.

Agfa HealthCare will be presenting the portfolio of clinical workflow solutions and hospital information systems with uniquely integrated real-time patient image access. Thanks to patient centric approach and unparalleled connectivity expertise already today Agfa HealthCare solutions offer increased efficiency of care delivery, contribute to patient safety and improved quality of care to facilities around the globe. Additionally will be introduced Agfa HealthCare's vision on eHealth and show how Agfa solutions portfolio constitutes an effective foundation for successful implementation of EMR initiatives, national healthcare programs and eHealth projects.

At the Exhibition, Agfa will present it's IT solutions for hospital-wide enterprise, including:

  • IMPAX 6 and IMPAX RIS, Agfa's HealthCare's integrated PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information Systems) for radiology
  • ORBIS, Agfa HealthCare's leading Hospital Information System, with integrated PACS
  • Agfa HealthCare's Vision on e-Health

Product Tutorial sponsored by Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare will be presenting a product tutorial highlighting its vision on eHealth while connecting that vision to current initiatives. Tuesday 23 October at 6.15 PM in the Exhibition Hall.

Agfa HealthCare at the Conference
At the Conference, Agfa HealthCare will be represented in one of the Symposia and various educational sessions (ES):

  • Leadership Symposium: Articulating the Vision: From Strategy to IT integration
  • ES 25: Good e-Health - Implementing Good Practice in Europe's Hospitals
  • ES 39: Digital EU Hospitals in 2007: Realistic Aims or Overambitious Dreams?
  • Preconference Meeting: European Good Practice in eHealth - Systems and Applications for Hospitals

Agfa HealthCare will also be a participant in the IHE Interoperability Showcase.

For further ifnormation, pelase visit:
http://www.worldofhealthit.org/

About Agfa HealthCare
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 1990's. 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.

For more info on Agfa please visit: www.agfa.com

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