VIENNA, March 3, 2006 Over the past year Eastman Kodak Companys Health Group has been awarded a number of high-profile contracts to implement regional e-health projects in line with the European Commissions e-Health Action Plan. As a result, KODAK CARESTREAM PACS and KODAK CARESTREAM Regional Information Management Solution (IMS) are rapidly becoming established across the European Union as the industry benchmark for national, regional and community based e-health programs. These and other contracts represent a total of over 200 European sites generating over 8 million studies per year and are being deployed in the next 12-18 months.

The growth in PACS and healthcare IT capability has led a growing number of regional and national bodies to source solutions that enable them to centralize the management of patient data, said Patrick Koch, Marketing Manager Healthcare Information Solutions, Europe, Africa and Middle East Region (EAMER). Kodak technology enables customers to realize their ambitions of creating patient centric folders. Our information management solutions allow our customers to store and manage data from multiple sources not just radiology images and establish the foundation of a clinical data repository. Archiving of all medical data, not only DICOM images, is now a huge growth area in the industry, as the adoption of PACS and other clinical systems increases, and Kodak is a key industry leader in this area of the market.

Recent Kodak e-health successes across the European Union include:

- Scotland National PACS e-Health project, National Services Scotland: up to 39 hospitals and 67 satellite centers, 3.2 million annual studies. PACS data will be archived centrally at two data centers, which will serve the 16 Health Boards across Scotland. Every hospital across the region will have the ability to readily access prior images and reports, regardless of where they were generated, to help radiologists deliver a faster, more accurate diagnosis. Kodak will work with a number of 3rd party vendors to execute the objectives of the project. Implementation will begin with two initial sites in Glasgow; the Southern General, which includes the Institute of Neurological Sciences and the Victoria Infirmary. A phased roll-out will follow over the next 2.5 years with full deployment anticipated in 2008. Kodaks association with the Scottish e-health project builds on an existing NSS contract for the purchase of Practice Works dental software.

- RATU e-Health project, Northern Finland: 69 health care centers, 700,000 annual studies. The RATU is a pilot project for Finland aimed at integrating the medical imaging and information systems across five Finnish hospital districts Lappi, Lnsi-Pohja, Pohjois-Pohjanmaa, Keski-Pohjanmaa and Kainuu Countyand provide a vital step towards the development of a national Finnish central patient record archive. The new digital system will consist of a data centre-driven community Radiology Information System (RIS), archiving and web viewing for the whole region. Patient information will be centralized, improving information sharing and workflow with the goal of enhancing patient care. First phase of the project will connect all the northern region central hospitals and four pilot health care centers. The system has open architecture to allow all healthcare centers to join the initiative in a later phase. A key part of the project is the Lausuntotori e-portal, enabling inter-regional delivery and consultation of X-ray images over the Internet. The portal will allow clinicians to carry out consultations over the Internet and provide a secure forum for specialists in the region to view and consult patient images, irrespective of their location.

- Tuscany South East RIS/PACS Project, Italy: four regional hospitals, 18 sites, 936,000 annual studies. Initiated by the Regional Health Authority, the Tuscany South East RIS/PACS project includes four regional hospitals with 18 sites across South East Tuscany. Geographically the project includes the cities of Siena, Arezzo and Grossetto cities and represents one-third of the Tuscan population. The aim of the project is to gradually move to a digital environment by creating an integrated imaging management system through the implementation of RIS/PACS with web distribution. Desired outcome of the new environment will be reduced costs and improved workflow through the implementation of automated processes.


About Kodaks Health Group
Kodaks Health Group, with 2005 revenues of $2.65 billion, is a world leader in supplying the medical and dental professions with advanced healthcare products, services and information technology solutions. Its broad portfolio includes picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), radiology information systems (RIS), healthcare information systems, computed radiography (CR) and digital radiography (DR) systems, laser imagers, mammography and oncology systems, x-ray film systems, dental imaging products, and a range of consultingas well as repair and maintenanceservices.

Kodak is the worlds foremost imaging innovator, providing leading products and services to not only healthcare customers, but to the photographic and graphic communications markets. With sales of $14.3 billion in 2005, the company is committed to a digitally oriented growth strategy focused on helping people better use meaningful images and information in their life and work. Consumers use Kodaks system of digital and traditional image capture products and services to take, print and share their pictures anytime, anywhere; Businesses effectively communicate with customers worldwide using Kodak solutions for pre-press, conventional and digital printing and document imaging; and Creative Professionals rely on Kodak technology to uniquely tell their story through moving or still images.

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