Carestream Earns 2018 KLAS Category Leader Award for Global PACS in Asia/Oceania Region for Second Year Running

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA, Feb. 13 — Carestream Health has again earned top ratings from healthcare IT and radiology professionals for its Carestream Radiology module of the Clinical Collaboration Platform CARESTREAM Vue Radiology PACS. KLAS, an independent research organisation that monitors healthcare vendor performance has named Carestream as the 2018 KLAS Category Leader for Global PACS - Asia and Oceania for the second year in a row.

The 2018 Best in KLAS awards are based on user scores compiled from the feedback of thousands of healthcare professionals at clinics, hospitals and local, regional and national healthcare systems.

“To again be awarded the KLAS ranking is an important validation from healthcare providers in dozens of nations that have recognised Carestream as a leader in global PACS technology,” said Ludovic D’Aprea, Carestream’s General Manager for Healthcare Information Solutions. “We continue to devote significant research and development funding to our Vue Radiology PACS that addresses the diverse image management, sharing and storage needs of healthcare providers worldwide.”

KLAS has a global reputation for accurately and impartially measuring vendor performance. The company’s reports represent the combined opinions of people from provider organisations comparing how vendors, products and/or services performed when measured against the participant’s objectives and expectations.

Carestream’s Vue Radiology PACS manages, stores and shares medical images and radiology information at some of the world’s largest and most respected local, regional and national healthcare systems. It provides a single intuitive workspace for the clinical tools and applications physicians and radiologists need for fully featured diagnostic reporting.

Vue Radiology PACS is an element of Carestream’s Clinical Collaboration Platform that also offers: archiving and diagnostic tools for radiology and cardiology; administrative tools for remote care and teleradiology; clinician and patient portals; healthcare information exchange; business intelligence and clinical analytics. This enterprise imaging solution can be implemented onsite or as a cloud-based service.

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