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Canada Health Infoway and Agfa HealthCare Reach Preferred Solution Agreement for Diagnostic Imaging Solutions.

Canada Health Infoway (Infoway) and Agfa HealthCare , have reached a Preferred Solution Agreement (PSA) providing preferential conditions and pricing for Agfa HealthCare 's IMPAX 6 Picture Archiving and Communication System ( PACS ) and Viewer as well as its IMPAX(TM) Data Center and Diagnostic Imaging Repository (DI-r). This is the second time Infoway and Agfa HealthCare have achieved a Preferred Solution Agreement.

The Canada-wide PSA provides reduced prices for Canadian hospitals and jurisdictions who join together to implement a common PACS and DI-r infrastructure. The agreement provides the advantage of lower pricing for these groups than if they negotiated terms individually, while also encouraging regional inter-operability through shared services.

Diagnostic imaging and PACS refer to systems that allow X-ray s, MRI s, ultrasound s and CT scans to be captured, viewed and transmitted electronically from one site to another. These systems replace conventional X-ray film and greatly improve access to patient information. Diagnostic imaging repositories provide a secure environment for the storage and retrieval of diagnostic images and reports. Patients directly benefit from DI-r and PACS by the elimination of duplicate exams and unnecessary patient transfers, as well as better treatment for residents of remote communities thanks to improvements in distance reporting for radiologists.

Previous Agfa HealthCare projects that have received Infoway funding include the implementation of a province-wide DI and PACS network in Nova Scotia and the Ontario-based Hospital Diagnostic Imaging Repository Services Incorporated (HDIRS) a partnership of hospitals, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care and Infoway, that allows diagnostic images to be shared electronically among a network of 35 participating hospitals.

Agfa HealthCare has also worked on Infoway-funded PACS and DI-r projects across Canada in areas such as the Northwest Territories, Manitoba and New Brunswick.

Source: Agfa HealthCare

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