Agfa HealthCare demonstrates scheduling and management reporting functions that integrate time-sensitive information of cardiology, radiology, surgery, and other patient-care departments
ACC (Booth#2823), New Orleans, LA (US) - March 26, 2007 - 14:00 CET
Agfa HealthCare announces today it is showcasing its Scheduling for Cardiology solution (1) at the American College of Cardiology (ACC) 2007. The module, a web-enabled scheduling solution for resources management within cardiovascular departments, has been designed to be easily configurable to multiple, persona-based workflows. Scheduling for Cardiology's web-based architecture provides viewing and management of resource availability from any point of access to the hospital network. The system effectively allows multiple departments to leverage the secure infrastructure to streamline system-wide scheduling.
Scheduling for Cardiology integrates seamlessly with the Agfa Scheduling solution, a premium electronic appointment scheduler for cardiology, radiology, surgery, and other patient-care departments. To ensure maximum user-friendliness, the entire Agfa Scheduling suite design has been based on extensive customer usability studies and evaluations; the latest Cooper design guidelines; and the most recent software development technologies.
Practically, this means that its design reduces the number of clicks required to complete a task and the whiteboard function provides complex state and resource utilization information visually, for example. In addition to these features, seamless connectivity with IHE-compliant systems such as Hospital Information Systems (HIS) improve efficiency and help reduce redundancies. Data needs to be entered only once to be available to all authorized care providers.
"We provide Scheduling for Cardiology as part of our commitment to optimize the utilization of healthcare facilities and staff in a patient-centric, configurable solution," said Mike LaChance, Vice President, Agfa HealthCare Global Cardiovascular Solutions. "Agfa HealthCare combines its deep experience in secure networks and clinical know-how to provide the most flexible, rules-based scheduling solution possible."
"We provide Scheduling for Cardiology as part of our commitment to optimize the utilization of healthcare facilities and staff in a patient-centric, configurable solution," said Mike LaChance, Vice President, Agfa HealthCare Global Cardiovascular Solutions. "Agfa HealthCare combines its deep experience in secure networks and clinical know-how to provide the most flexible, rules-based scheduling solution possible."
In addition to facilitating realtime efficiencies, Agfa HealthCare's scheduling solutions support decision-making with management reports. Utilization statistics are viewed and manipulated with an intuitive report generator. "With procedural expense rising and reimbursement rates declining, Agfa Scheduling for Cardiology addresses hospital administrators' need for powerful decision-making tools they can trust," said Lisa Braunreuther, Agfa HealthCare Executive Director, Cardiovascular Solutions Americas. "The cardiology department will benefit from gained efficiencies in workflow, reduced inaccuracies, and superior resource allocation."
(1) Note: Solutions from Agfa HealthCare will be on display at the company's booth (#2823) at ACC in New Orleans, Louisiana (USA) from March 24 until March 27, 2007
Contact persons
Werner Vandevelde
Global MarCom Manager IT Solutions Division
T +32 (0)3 444 80 04
werner.vandevelde@agfa.com
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
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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.
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