Canadian Regional Network Chooses KODAK for Enterprise Information Management

Canadian Regional Network Chooses KODAK for Enterprise Information Management

Grey Bruce Imaging Network, Owen Sound, Ontario, has selected KODAK CARESTREAM PACS and KODAK CARESTREAM Enterprise Information Management to serve its regional network. Kodak’s PACS (picture archiving and communications system) will be installed at all facilities and Kodak’s Enterprise Information Management platform will provide centralized management from one location for the network’s 11 hospitals and 175,000 annual imaging studies, as well as data collected by other clinical information systems. Non-clinical information systems may also be added in future.

The Grey Bruce Imaging Network also purchased data migration services from Eastman Kodak Company’s Health Group to transfer images from two of its member hospitals with existing PACS systems to the new platform, which will facilitate access and provide greater efficiency. The Grey Bruce Imaging Network – which includes Grey Bruce Health Services, South Bruce Grey Health Centre and Hanover and District Hospital – conducted an extensive evaluation process that involved 11 suppliers prior to selecting Kodak’s Health Group for this large-scale regional implementation.

“Kodak proved that they had both the products and expertise to handle a complex installation that involves multiple patient identification numbers and interfaces to our patient care systems,” Rob Croft, Corporate Director of Systems Integration and Projects, Grey Bruce Health Services. “Kodak also delivered a centralized software platform to manage medical images and information across our entire imaging network. This capability is going to streamline image transfer processes, which frees up our staff to respond to increased demand for clinical services.”

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