Mortsel, Belgium, 20 March 2006, 15:00hrs (Central European Time)
Agfa HealthCare today announces a series of pilot projects for ORBIS, a comprehensive enterprise healthcare IT solution, in three Belgian hospitals. With these pilot projects, Agfa becomes the first in its field to provide Belgian hospitals with an integrated platform in which clinical and administrative and workflow oriented systems converge in a patient-centric form. Three hospitals - Imelda, Bonheiden; Bois de l'Abbaye, Seraing; and AZ Groeninge, Kortrijk -- will be the first sites to implement ORBIS in Belgium.
ORBIS is made up of over 70 modules which manage information and workflows for healthcare delivery, including admission, diagnosis, treatment, financial, billing and logistics. ORBIS, designed by doctors and nurses, adapts the entire clinical workflow to the needs of individual hospitals and aids healthcare professionals in decision-making by providing real-time access to information, images, statistics and benchmark practices. Hospitals which have implemented ORBIS improve patient care and hospital efficiency, as proven by more than 700 installations across Europe where ORBIS is used daily by 400,000 medical professionals.
"Healthcare in Belgium is very complex, with different languages, cultures and a multi-faceted healthcare system. ORBIS is successfully operational in Germany and Austria and will soon in be implemented in France where Agfa already has a significant customer base for enterprise systems. Implementing ORBIS in the multi-cultural Belgian healthcare environment with an experience on practical implementation of clinical pathways, will demonstrate its appropriateness for hospitals around the world," explains Philippe Houssiau, President, Agfa HealthCare.
The start of the pilot phase is scheduled for the end of 2006. In Belgium, ORBIS will be commercially deployed in 2007.
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About Agfa
The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging and information technology companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analogue and digital systems for the graphics industry, the healthcare sector and specific industrial applications. Agfa's headquarters are in Mortsel, Belgium. The company is active in 40 countries and has agents in another 100 countries throughout the world.
The Agfa-Gevaert Group achieved a turnover of 3,308 million Euro in 2005.
Agfa's HealthCare business group supplies hospitals and other healthcare centers with state-of-the-art systems for the capturing, processing and managing of diagnostic images and with IT solutions that integrate the imaging workflow into the overall hospital operations across departmental disciplines.
In addition, Agfa is a leader in the fast growing market of IT systems that span the entire healthcare enterprise and through which healthcare facilities become more efficient and effective, with improved patient outcomes.
In addition, Agfa is a leader in the fast growing market of IT systems that span the entire healthcare enterprise and through which healthcare facilities become more efficient and effective, with improved patient outcomes.
For more information on Agfa, visit www.agfa.com.
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About ORBIS
Orbis is a comprehensive enterprise healthcare solution providing a true continuum of care, addressing the need of all clinical disciplines. ORBIS manages & monitors all patient-oriented processes: medical, nursing, administrative, and business, in an approach that crosses the workflow chasm between acute and ambulatory care.
Over 700 installations across Europe
Over 400,000 daily users
Not one single replacement in the last 10 years
Agfa, the Agfa rhombus and ORBIS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Agfa-Gevaert N.V., Belgium or its affiliates. All rights reserved.
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