Comprehensive data management solution automates ECG processing and storage
Mortsel, Belgium / Greenville, SC (U.S.) - 29 March, 2009 - 10:00am EDT
Agfa HealthCare, a leading provider of IT-enabled clinical workflow and diagnostic imaging solutions, announces today the availability of the latest version of IMPAX® HeartStation®, its comprehensive management system for electrocardiograms (ECGs). IMPAX HeartStation features expanded compatibility with ECG carts from multiple market leading vendors.
IMPAX HeartStation now includes support for multiple ECG cart vendors, such as GE, Philips, Mortara, and Schiller. "By expanding vendor compatibility of the IMPAX HeartStation ECG management solution, Agfa HealthCare gives providers throughout the hospital the flexibility to work with the ECG carts of their choice," said Michael Green, Vice President North America Region, Agfa HealthCare. "At the same time, institutions are able to preserve their existing ECG cart investments, regardless of vendor. In this way, the IMPAX HeartStation exemplifies Agfa HealthCare's commitment to the cost-effectiveness of interoperability and open standards."
IMPAX HeartStation supports popular legacy and new ECG devices. Built on standards-based architecture, this neutrality allows IMPAX HeartStation to easily integrate into the existing hospital and clinic IT infrastructure and ECG workflows. The solution is designed to serve the diverse needs of large and small institutions, and their differing analysis and workflow patterns, within a single, unified system.
IMPAX HeartStation provides a single point of access to historical and current ECG exams in a universally familiar, easy to read format. Study data from multiple exams can be rapidly accessed, making possible review, serial comparison, editing, and electronic signing of ECGs throughout the hospital enterprise. Comprehensive information sharing with IMPAX Cardiovascular
- Agfa HealthCare's cardiovascular image management and reporting solution -
or any cardiovascular information system (CVIS) or electronic medical record (EMR) means that ECGs can be accessed within the cardiovascular patient record and reviewed along with other images and reports.
By including ECGs as part of the patient's web-accessible cardiology record, IMPAX HeartStation provides the tools for speedy critical decision-making for patient care. It eliminates reams of paper and can boost productivity by facilitating rapid review of computer-generated reports and easy comparison of ECGs from multiple devices. It provides full integration to CVIS and enterprise workflow, and reconciliation of patient demographic data, orders, and billing.
