Andover, Mass., USA -- Also at the SIIM meeting, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) announced optional enhancements to its iSite Picture Archiving and Communications System (PACS). Philips offers communications tools from Primordial LLC designed to foster process efficiencies and increase collaboration within radiology departments using iSite.

Custom-developed tools from Primordial use iSite's industry-leading, open integration Application Program Interface (API), and provide added functionality designed to enhance user experience and promote improved sharing of clinical information and ideas in the radiology workspace.


This suite of tools includes RadConnect, RadReview, and RadMetrix. RadConnect is an integrated instant messaging and email program that ensures radiologists are in continual contact with other providers. RadReview minimizes the time required to implement the American College of Radiology-mandated peer review process by providing the tools to implement this process within iSite. RadMetrix is an information tool that delivers a real-time, dashboard overview of the radiology department's exam metrics, such as throughput, turnaround times and trending.

Agfa HealthCare Demonstrated Newest IMPAX™

Agfa HealthCare took the occasion of the meeting to highlight the latest version of IMPAX, a web-deployable application that improves the planning, capture, interpretation, distribution, and archiving of diagnostic images throughout the hospital enterprise. This single image-management and storage solution allows a virtual view of a patient's imaging record, from anywhere Internet access is available, all on a single desktop.

The latest version of IMPAX provides the necessary tools and customizable workflows that help healthcare organizations overcome the physical barriers of complex multi-site environments. Enhanced imaging integration and added RIS functionality of IMPAX improve diagnostic efficiency. Physicians can review prior history and images and digitally assign acquisition protocols before exams and easily process and review images at one workstation post-exam. Clinical applications are embedded into IMPAX to provide physicians with improved workflow at a single workstation.

"Radiology healthcare providers need to manage patient studies across multiple, disparate Patient ID domains such as imaging centers, community hospitals and specialty clinics. With the enhanced capabilities of IMPAX, radiologists can access prior studies acquired at different locations to compare against current studies and subspecialty radiology services can be provided across the continuum," said Lenny J. Reznik, Director of Enterprise Image and Information Systems, Agfa HealthCare, Americas.

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