Search Tag: Sectra
Sectra-pacs-choice-of-university-hospital-in-turkey
2013 19 Mar
Trakya University Hospital in Turkey has invested in Sectra's system for processing and archiving of digital radiology images (PACS) as well as service and support. Trakya University Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in Turkey and handles approximately 150,000 radiology examinations annually. Through use of Sectra PACS, Trakya University...Read more
Sectra-and-swedish-healthcare-provider-sign-long-term-contract
2013 02 Apr
Sectra has signed a six-year contract with Swedish healthcare provider Region Skåne. The contract includes development, maintenance and support for the region-wide Sectra IT solution, which is used in radiology, clinical physiology, nuclear medicine and mammography to manage and communicate patient information. The order value amounts to SEK 55.8 Million...Read more
New-contracts-for-sectra-in-the-netherlands-and-uk
2013 17 Apr
Sectra has signed ten-year contracts with two Dutch hospitals, Albert Schweitzer Hospital, Dordrecht, and Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven. Sectra’s solution enhances the efficiency of each step of the care process, from when a physician refers a patient for a radiology examination to when radiology images and responses to referrals are returned....Read more
Sectra-wins-contract-for-imaging-it-in-london-hospital
2013 06 May
The medical imaging IT company, Sectra has been awarded a 10 year contract from the Whittington Health NHS Trust to supply medical imaging IT systems. Sectra’s solution will facilitate a more efficient image and information-management workflow within the hospital, and make images and information available to authorised radiologists and referring...Read more
Sectra-onescreen-offers-combined-mammography-and-osteoporosis-examinations-for-paris-hospital
2013 21 May
Argenteuil hospital, near Paris in France, is initiating a pilot project offering women their mammography examination with osteoporosis screening in a single examination. The combined assessment of bone health is made possible by Sectra’s patented online service, Sectra OneScreen. Argenteuil is the first hospital in the national mammography screening...Read more
Sectra-solution-for-new-zealand-s-breast-screening-programme
2013 11 Jun
Sectra has announced that it will deliver a centralised PACS and vendor neutral archiving solution (VNA) for digital mammography throughout New Zealand. The national breast screening programme in New Zealand, BreastScreen Aotearoa, is establishing a centralised electronic picture archiving and communications system (PACS) that can store and...Read more
Sectra-dosetrack-gains-fda-registration
2013 16 Jul
Sectra has recently registered its radiation dose solution Sectra DoseTrack™, with the FDA. Sectra DoseTrack is a web-based solution which monitors patient radiation doses and ensures that they are kept as low as reasonably achievable. The system automatically collects, stores and monitors data from all connected modalities saving valuable time and...Read more
Best-in-klas-award-for-sectra-s-acute-care-pacs
2014 03 Feb
The medical imaging IT company Sectra announced that its acute care PACS has been awarded “Best in KLAS” by the research firm with the same name in the “2013 Best in KLAS: Software and Services” report. The initial version of Sectra PACS was installed more than 20 years ago and is now responsible for managing over 70 million annual radiology...Read more
Sectra-signs-major-agreement-with-healthcare-region-in-scandinavia
2014 11 Feb
A customer in Scandinavia has signed a four-year agreement with the IT and medical technology company Sectra. The order value amounts to SEK 32 million (approx. EUR 3.4 M). The agreement includes development, maintenance and support for the customer’s regional IT solution for managing medical images and patient information, the Sectra RIS and PACS....Read more
Early-osteoporosis-detection-improved-in-finland
2014 28 Feb
Public mammography screening provider in Finland mobilises against osteoporosis The Finnish mammography provider Suomen Radiologikeskus Oy has signed an agreement with the IT and medical technology company Sectra to provide osteoporosis assessment in conjunction with public mammography screening in all of Keskus’ nine mammography centers in...Read more
Dutch-hospital-chooses-sectra-s-radiology-it-solution
2014 07 Mar
More and more Dutch hospitals are choosing the medical imaging IT company Sectra, as their regional IT partner and consequently, Sectra’s market share is growing in the Netherlands. One of the new customers is IJsselland Hospital in Capelle aan den Ijssel, a member of the large Zorgservice XL hospital group, which recently signed a five-year agreement....Read more
Northern-ireland-expands-sectra-pacs-contract-to-include-digital-breast-imaging
2014 19 Apr
The department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety in Northern Ireland has expanded its PACS contract with Sectra to include digital breast imaging. The breast screening centres in the region will benefit immediately from the existing centralised PACS facilitating efficient image handling and information sharing across all of Northern Ireland. ...Read more
Belgian-university-hospital-improves-mammography-services-with-sectra-s-pacs
2014 25 Apr
The Vrije Universiteit Brussels has awarded a five-year contract to the IT and medical technology company Sectra for the supply of a breast imaging PACS (system for handling diagnostic images for mammography). By providing instant access to images including relevant patient history, Sectra’s solution will allow the hospital to improve the quality...Read more
Dutch-hospitals-selects-sectra-as-regional-it-solution-partner
2014 04 Jul
The Dutch healthcare group Zorggroep Leveste Middenveld, the result of the merger between Scheper Hospital Emmen and Bethesda Hospital Hoogeveen, has selected Sectra as their IT and medical technology partner. The long-term contract with Sectra’s includes a regional IT solution for managing medical images and patient information. The solution will...Read more
Sectra-to-acquire-partner-in-denmark
2015 24 Apr
The IT and medical technology company Sectra (STO: SECTB) is set to acquire the Danish company it-mark. The acquired company, which sells medical IT services to healthcare providers, has been a distributor of Sectra’s since 2007. The acquisition will strengthen Sectra’s presence in Denmark. it-mark primarily delivers services for managing medical images...Read more
Sectra-receives-dirk-bartz-prize-for-visual-computing-in-medicine-2015
2015 06 May
Sectra’s interactive visualization table has been awarded the Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine 2015. The prize is awarded by the Eurographics Association , which organizes a biennial competition to acknowledge the contribution that computer graphics is playing in the medical field. Sectra’s visualization table is a large touch...Read more
Sectra-demonstrates-integrated-diagnostics-solution-at-rsna-2015
2015 27 Nov
A common backbone for Radiology and Pathology IT enabling improved cancer care At RSNA, the global radiology show in Chicago, Sectra will demonstrate how a common solution for integrated diagnostics improves collaboration between radiology and pathology, thereby increasing efficiency in cancer care. In addition, the solution saves money for...Read more
Louisiana-breast-centers-invest-in-sectra-s-breast-imaging-it-solution
2015 28 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that Breast Center of Acadiana, in the US, has entered into a multi-year agreement to deploy Breast Imaging PACS in its two freestanding imaging centers. This investment will provide the Breast Center a future-proof platform capable of expanding with the practice. Breast Center of Acadiana...Read more
Improved-cancer-care-between-sectra-s-digital-pathology-solution-dutch-lims-provider-finalist
2016 21 Mar
International medical imaging IT company Sectra has announced that its digital pathology solution now has an interface with Finalist LIMS (Laboratory Information Management System). The interface facilitates a more efficient, completely paper-free pathology review workflow in which pathologists have access to both digital images and patient information...Read more
Large-london-hospitals-invest-in-imaging-it-solution-from-sectra
2016 21 Mar
The IT and medical technology company Sectra has signed a ten year contract to supply a fully hosted private health cloud service for radiology, breast imaging and a wide range of other medical imaging to Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust in London. Through this investment the hospitals will benefit from communicating medical images and...Read more
Sectra-announces-vna-win-in-connecticut
2016 21 Mar
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that Hartford HealthCare (HHC) has entered into a multi-year contract to implement Sectra’s vendor neutral archive (VNA) for the handling of patient imaging throughout the healthcare system. The common archiving platform will promote sharing of images between the hospitals, with the goal of...Read more
Sectra-energy-company-enter-partnership-for-increased-security-of-society-s-critical-it-systems
2016 04 Apr
Sectra has entered into a strategic partnership with a Swedish energy company for increased security of critical IT systems. The partnership encompasses the development and testing of a monitoring service for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems in energy distribution. Growing use of IT and the connection of IT systems to the...Read more
Four-areas-where-radiology-can-improve-cancer-care
2016 06 Apr
Modern cancer care urgently demands new approaches. Lives are at risk, and an everincreasing number of cancer patients and complex examinations constitute more of the radiologist’s workload than ever before. Faster and more accurate diagnoses clearly support the end goal—better patient care—but precisely how to achieve this has proven elusive.We...Read more
New-president-of-sectra-s-secure-communications-business-area
2016 06 Apr
Simo Pykälistö, currently CFO and Executive Vice President of Sectra AB (STO: SECT B), has been appointed President of Sectra’s Secure Communications business area. Simo Pykälistö grew up in Finland, was educated in the US and subsequently moved to Sweden. Simo Pykälistö is 43 years old and holds a degree in finance from the United States International...Read more
What-referring-physicians-demand-from-radiology
2016 06 Apr
Radiology lies at the very center of the healthcare chain. Most patients pass through an imaging department at one point or another in their treatment. That said, an organization’s overall effectiveness is highly dependent upon the ability of radiology to provide excellent service to referring physicians. Sectra polled 150 U.S. neurologists, neurosurgeons,...Read more
Major-academic-medical-system-advances-image-management-with-sectra-enterprise-imaging
2016 06 Apr
University Hospitals in Cleveland made do for years with separate PACS for radiology, cardiology and other image-intensive clinical departments. Now the 18-hospital, 15-county, 40-clinic integrated health network is half of the way through implementing a true enterprise image- management solution—a.k.a. VNA (vendor neutral archive)—and one key...Read more
Structured-reports-save-time-and-add-value-for-doctors-and-patients
2016 06 Apr
Anna has been undergoing treatment for breast cancer, and sits, hopeful and concerned, next to her physician. Dr. Sara Karlsson picks up a tablet and accesses Anna’s most recent radiology report in three taps. Sara reads the report, selects a thumbnail image, and places the tablet between them. Rather than explain what each line of text means,...Read more
Patient-centered-care-building-the-connected-healthcare-enterprise
2016 06 Apr
CIOs and Health IT Leaders Talk Integration, Interoperability and Images INTRODUCTION Clinical studies have long proven that patient-centered care reduces variability, improves quality in clinical practice and patient outcomes and reduces cost. This is the shared goal of healthcare’s Triple Aim: Simultaneously improving the health of...Read more
Evaluating-archive-solutions-for-enterprise-image-management
2016 07 Apr
This paper discusses various aspects that need to be evaluated when investing in archive solutions for enterprise image management. It provides a set of questions that will help you on your way when creating your requirement specification. As healthcare processes become more oriented toward clinical pathways, rather than focused on specific disciplines...Read more
Large-us-hospital-chain-to-expand-sectra-pacs-into-a-vna-for-enterprise-imaging
2016 13 Apr
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that ProMedica has entered into a six-year contract to expand its current Sectra PACS into a Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA). This will provide enterprise image management capabilities including viewing, distribution, and archiving of one million radiology, cardiology, dermatology and ophthalmology...Read more