Integration helps radiologists save time and improve diagnostic confidence
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, and Amirsys, announce today the integration of the STATdxTM Radiologist Decision Support system with Agfa's IMPAXTM PACS solution. STATdx, the first point-of-care Diagnostic Decision Support system for imaging, is designed to support the busy practicing radiologist by increasing speed and diagnostic confidence in complex cases.
STATdx also assists orthopaedic surgeons, neurologists, women's health centers and emergency departments with expert anatomical and diagnostic information. By using STATdx with IMPAX, the workflow is streamlined by reducing the time required to research and complete a difficult imaging analysis and automatically saves a diagnostic summary. When STATdx is used with other IMPAX integrated desktop information, including RIS, 3D visualization, reporting, critical value notification and a desktop portal to patient information outside of Radiology, the Radiologist has all of the tools to quickly provide diagnostic information and enhance patient care.
"Having worked with both Agfa HealthCare and Amirsys for some time now, we are very happy that they are now working together, leading to a great product," states Bill Bradley, M.D., Chairman of Radiology, UCSD Medical Center. "Sad as I am to admit it, our residents and fellows no longer use print media. They go right to STATdx these days."
Karen Tong, M.D., Loma Linda University has several years experience with the advantages of STATdx. "We are pleased to be the first site to implement the integrated IMPAX - STATdx system. Saving time and improving the radiology reading process is critical to our ability to quickly communicate with physicians outside of Radiology and provide the best patient care. Our residents and fellows also rely on STATdx to give them speedy access to expert reference material, and the integration will give them immediate information while previewing cases during the day or while on call."
"With the importance of turnaround time for diagnostic information, radiologists cannot afford to put a difficult case aside to review later or spend time finding subspecialty experts. Having expert information available at the time an exam is being read helps provide faster and more complete interpretations," stated Kathy Beard, Marketing Manager at Agfa HealthCare.
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 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 3,283 million Euro in 2007.
About Agfa HealthCare
Agfa HealthCare, a member of the Agfa-Gevaert Group, is a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic image management solutions, and state-of-the-art systems for capturing and processing images in hospitals and healthcare facilities. Agfa HealthCare has over a century of healthcare experience related to diagnostic imaging and has been a pioneer on the healthcare IT market since the early 1990’s. The HealthCare division has sales offices and agents in over 100 markets worldwide. Sales for Agfa HealthCare in 2007 were 1,392 million Euro, accounting for 43% of total group sales.
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