Cardiology

Building on its enduring commitment to improving the performance of the healthcare enterprise, Agfa HealthCare offers a comprehensive portfolio of cardiovascular solutions consisting of image management, structured digital reporting, and web-based access to all cardiology information.

With its 2005 acquisition of Heartlab, a leading provider of cardiology solutions, Agfa HealthCare has emerged as a global leader in cardiovascular image and information management. Installed in nearly 600 leading cardiology centers across the globe, Agfa's solutions provide thousands of physicians with rapid web-based access to patient information and diagnostic images from multiple modalities, along with the ability to create advanced structured clinical reports.

Agfa HealthCare helps hospitals and other healthcare enterprises save time, promote the efficiency of the diagnostic process and improve department workflow by enabling them to:

• Consolidate information from multiple cardiology subspecialties and modalities into a single repository
• Enhance communication across the enterprise by reducing redundant data entry, speeding report completion time, reducing transcription errors, integrating the scheduling function, as well as improving the reimbursement process
• Create structured digital reports with reporting modules for adult catheterization and echocardiography, pediatric echocardiography, congenital heart disease, nuclear cardiology, and non-invasive vascular disease management
• Use sophisticated data mining and extraction tools to support information requirements of national data registries
• Connect multiple modalities, including angiography, cardiac ultrasound, and intravascular ultrasound, as well as non-image data such as measurements and other text-based information
• View images on review stations or secure Internet-connected PCs
• Leverage existing IT infrastructure, which saves time, reduces cost, and simplifies implementation and maintenance

Hospitals, healthcare facilities, imaging centers, and office practices of all sizes will find the right solution in Agfa's cardiovascular portfolio. Whether your healthcare enterprise has a single catheterization lab or echocardiolgraphy cart, or multiple modalities from a variety of vendors, Agfa's suite of standards-based, vendor-neutral solutions enables physicians to seamlessly connect to the complete cardiovascular patient record.