Search Tag: Sectra
2017 07 Feb
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announces that Cascade Medical Imaging, LLC (CMI) has purchased Sectra Enterprise Imaging for Radiology. This solution will offer scalability for growth and provide a single platform for all clinicians to access patient images and information. CMI delivers imaging services in numerous...Read more
2017 03 Feb
For the third continuous year, international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has been named ‘Best in KLAS’ for Global (Non-US) PACS. This category represents hospitals in all countries other than the US. Earlier this week Sectra announced that, for the fourth consecutive year, it has been given the same award in the category...Read more
2017 01 Feb
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announces that for the fourth consecutive year in the US, Sectra PACS has been named ‘Best in KLAS’ for PACS (Large Hospital/IDN) category. The award reflects Sectra’s ongoing commitment and focus on the happiness of its customers. Sectra PACS was first installed in 1993 and,...Read more
2017 12 Jan
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that the Lynn Sage Comprehensive Breast Center at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, has entered into a multi-year agreement to utilize Sectra PACS for all their breast imaging workflow. This solution was purchased to provide the breast radiologists a comprehensive means to support the full...Read more
2017 12 Jan
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra has signed a contract with the organization Pathology Projects (SPP) in the Netherlands to offer all 50 pathology labs in the country to connect to a shared telepathology solution. Sectra’s cloud-based image-sharing solution will enable pathologists to efficiently share digital pathology...Read more
2017 10 Jan
International medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra announces a new distribution agreement with Opta-Tech. Under the agreement, Opta-Tech will provide Sectra’s digital pathology solution to the Polish market. Digitizing pathology images increases reviewing efficiency due to fast image access and digital measurement tools. Since Sectra’s...Read more
2016 23 Dec
The Annual General Meeting 2016 in Sectra resolved to carry out a redemption program and SEK 4.50 per share was distributed to Sectra shareholders in October. According to general advice issued by the Swedish Tax Agency regarding the redemption program, 96.9% of the acquisition fees for an original class A or class B share in Sectra AB should be...Read more
2016 19 Dec
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that the Swedish regional healthcare provider, Västerbotten County Council, will digitize the storage, viewing, and sharing of its pathology images. Sectra’s digital pathology solution allows for a greater percentage of studies to be reviewed digitally at any of the region’s hospitals,...Read more
2016 14 Dec
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces a new distribution agreement with BioVitrum to provide Sectra’s digital pathology solution to the Russian market. The solution is built on the same platform as Sectra’s radiology solution, which is already available in Russia through a previous distribution agreement. This joint platform...Read more
2016 12 Dec
IT and medical technology company Sectra has appointed a Nomination Committee in accordance with the resolution of the Annual General Meeting (AGM). The company’s AGM will be held on September 13, 2017 in Linköping, Sweden. Sectra has appointed a Nomination Committee comprising four members, one of whom is the Chairman of the Board and three...Read more
2016 06 Dec
International medical imaging IT company Sectra has entered into a partnership with Tecmed Africa, a leading provider of medical equipment and supplies in South Africa. Through this distribution agreement with Tecmed Africa, Sectra is able to offer the South African healthcare market imaging IT solutions supporting more efficient and patient-centered...Read more
2016 29 Nov
The Swedish county council of Blekinge is extending the functionality of its existing radiology image management system (PACS) from Sectra to also include handling of non-radiology imaging. Consolidation of image handling across multiple departments enables healthcare professionals to gain a more complete patient overview. In addition, broader utilization...Read more
2016 27 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that ProMedica is adding the Sectra Cardiology Module into its existing enterprise imaging architecture. Through integration with the Epic Cupid reporting module, physicians will have combined access to their patients’ complete imaging history for both radiology and cardiology. ProMedica’s...Read more
2016 24 Nov
The German hospital group Gesundheit Nordhessen is investing in a medical IT solution from Sectra for handling radiology images as well as non-radiology images across the group’s four hospitals. Sectra’s enterprise imaging solution (PACS and VNA) will improve the availability and simplify the communication of patient images. This makes it easier...Read more
2016 21 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra has the highest customer satisfaction in the industry according to a new report from analytics company peer60. The report— Ideal Imaging Configuration: The Tug-of-War Between Enterprise and Best of Breed —shows that Sectra’s customers consistently express the highest satisfaction regardless...Read more
2016 21 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra announces that two additional acute hospitals in Wales, UK, have gone live with Sectra’s solution for digital sharing of patient images and reports between hospitals, Image Exchange Portal (IEP). All acute hospitals in Wales now have access to Sectra IEP, enabling faster and more secure image transfer...Read more
2016 08 Nov
International medical imaging IT company Sectra and digital pathology company Visiopharm A/S have reached agreement on an open exchange of pathology images between their respective digital pathology systems. The companies agree that open solutions and the free exchange of information between the various healthcare IT systems without “internal company...Read more
2016 01 Nov
Sectra and Samsung have a strategic partnership aimed at providing government authorities with an eavesdrop-secure smartphone solution. The result, the Sectra Tiger®/R , has now been approved by the Dutch national communication security authority for use up to and including the security level RESTRICTED. The combined offering includes...Read more
2016 25 Oct
The Norwegian healthcare provider Helse Vest RHF is investing in a region-wide radiology IT solution from Sectra for managing radiology images and patient information. The agreement extends for 6 years and the order is, over this agreement period, valued at a total of NOK 57 million (corresponding to approximately EUR 5,7 million). Sectra’s...Read more
2016 05 Oct
We asked 50 oncologists how they perceive the service from radiology and how they would rate different changes. Better communication stands out as key in taking cancer care to the next level. As the number and complexity of cancer cases increase, radiology spends more and more time providing service to oncologists. It is therefore vital that oncologists,...Read more
2016 05 Oct
A new report from Sectra shows oncologists’ views on the service they receive from radiology and how they would rate different changes. Better communication stands out as key in taking cancer care to the next level. As the number and complexity of cancer cases increase, radiology spends more and more time providing service to oncologists. This...Read more
2016 30 Sep
The Board of Directors of IT and medical technology company Sectra AB has decided to postpone the publication of the company’s six-month report for the May-October 2016 period until 8:00 a.m. on December 12, 2016. The report was originally scheduled for publication on December 7, 2016. The decision to change the publication date was made to enable...Read more
2016 15 Sep
Sectra and private care provider Unilabs will offer preventive bone health testing for individuals with risk factors for osteoporosis, thereby enabling measures to be taken to reduce the risk of fractures. The analysis technology to be used by Unilabs will be provided by Sectra . One in two women in Sweden will suffer from a fracture due to...Read more
2016 07 Sep
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of shareholders in Sectra AB was held on September 6, 2016. In accordance with a motion from the Board of Directors, the AGM resolved to transfer SEK 4.50 per share to shareholders through a redemption procedure. The resolution entails that approximately SEK 169.6 million will be distributed to shareholders....Read more
2016 05 Aug
The Board of Directors for Sectra AB has issued notice of the Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) to be held on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at 4:00 p.m. (CET) at Collegium, Teknikringen 7, Linköping, Sweden. Notice of the AGM, including the proposed agenda and the proposed resolutions, are enclosed in their entirety in the press release and published...Read more
2016 28 Jun
Sectra has signed a long-term contract with Alrijne Hospital in the Netherlands. The contract is an extension of an existing contract and comprises Sectra’s enterprise image management solution, including Sectra VNA, for handling different types of medical images. Intially, the solution will provide healthcare professionals at Alrijne Hospital with...Read more
2016 22 Jun
Mr. Mats Franzén has been appointed CFO of Sectra AB (STO: SECT B). He succeeds Simo Pykälistö, who was appointed President of Sectra’s Secure Communications business area in April 2016. Mats will be a member of Sectra AB’s company management and will assume his new role in the autumn 2016. Mats Franzén, 46 years old, holds a Master of...Read more
2016 07 Jun
International medical imaging IT company Sectra (STO: SECT B) has established a new country operation for direct sales and services in France and appointed Audrey Boulinguez as President of Sectra France. This will allow Sectra to extend sales and services of its full medical IT product portfolio to the French healthcare market. “We believe...Read more
2016 27 May
Pathologists at University Hospital Utrecht (UMC Utrecht) in the Netherlands have become among the first in the world to review histology cases for primary diagnostics digitally. The completely paper- and glass slide-free pathology review workflow, enabled by Sectra Pathology PACS , provides the pathologists with access to both digital pathology...Read more
2016 04 May
Kuopio University Hospital will be Finland’s first fully digital pathology department following its investment in Sectra’s IT solution for efficient storage, review and sharing of digital pathology images. The Diagnostic Imaging Center at Kuopio University Hospital is thereby extending its existing solution for handling radiology images (PACS) to...Read more