Agfa, Wellstar and GRREN have teamed up to demonstrate the functionality and efficiency of Agfa's PACS system in a real-world radiology practice. What better way to support the PACS purchase decision for your radiology group?

Objectives:

• Observe and discuss physician workflow and individual level of comfort with the workstations.
• Assess, understand and observe the efficiency of image distribution throughout the enterprise. Diagnostic, Clinical and Web Clients
• Determine the level of satisfaction and scope of use among the referring physicians as it relates to the web product.
• Inquire and determine the reliability of the PACS system and the level of satisfaction with AGFA service support.
• Assess the level of satisfaction and acceptance among the technologists with the PACS system.
• Determine percentage filmless and assess how much film the facility is still utilizing.
• Quantify the level of staff reductions and where they were taken.
• Assess the network and determine future network needs to include sending images to remote locations.

Wellstar and Agfa Background:

• Five hospitals / Five Imaging Centers: Kennestone Hospital, Cobb Hospital, Douglas Hospital,Paulding Hospital, Windy Hill Hospital
• 600,000 annual exams with significant virtual growth
• Date of 1st install - September 2002
• Critical Care image distribution and soft copy diagnostic and clinical review for ER/ICU. Soft copy review stations include DS 3000 Diagnostic review, CS5000 Clinical review, and PC stations. The core is EMC (Clarion RAID), Centera Primary archive and MOD secondary storage.
• Agfa IMPAX R4.5 Upgrade timeline March 2004
• Implemented Web1000 v4.0 with EMC Clarion RAID for VPN distribution
• HBOC v9

About Agfa:

The Agfa-Gevaert Group is one of the world's leading imaging companies. Agfa develops, manufactures and markets analog and digital systems, mainly for prepress and printing, healthcare and specialty industries.

About Wellstar:

For more than half a century and three generations, WellStar has grown its not-for-profit healthcare system to a network securing grants and partnerships for research, training, and development and receiving accolades by the healthcare industry’s top organization. In 2002, WellStar accepted the nation’s first certification for the management of multiple chronic diseases from the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), the nation’s predominant standards-setting and accrediting body in healthcare.