PACS Support Agreement Renewed by Sectra and Philips Healthcare

An agreement to extend the term of an existing picture archiving and communication system (PACS) support partnership agreement allows Philips Healthcare (Best, The Netherlands) to provide continued support for Sectra (Linköping, Sweden) PACS installations through 2020, and extensible yearly thereafter.

Philips and Sectra have maintained a nonexclusive partnership agreement since 1997. This new agreement, Philips provides upgrades, service, and extensions to Sectra PACS, which were marketed and installed by Philips in selected countries. Philips provides support to approximately 200 customers that use the Sectra PACS solution.

“As medical imaging technology continues to advance, PACS remains a vital part of our customers’ healthcare informatics infrastructure,” said Mike Mancuso, chief executive officer, patient care and clinical informatics, Philips Healthcare. “At Philips, we are committed to working alongside Sectra, to maintain this foundation and to allow for the best possible service for our shared customers in selected countries.”

“Our customers are busy helping patients to survive an accident or illness and the imaging IT [information technology] solutions are of vital importance in their work. Through the long-term support and partnership agreement between Philips and Sectra, our shared customers will maintain access to technology advancements through upgrades as well as good quality service and support, allowing them to focus on helping as many patients as possible in the best way,” says Marie Ekström, executive vice president Sectra, AB and president Sectra imaging IT solutions.

Philips is a developer of cardiac care, acute care, and home healthcare, energy-efficient lighting systems, and new lighting applications, as well as male shaving and grooming and oral healthcare.

Sectra develops and markets IT systems and services for radiology, women’s health, orthopedics, and rheumatology. More than 1,400 hospitals, clinics, and imaging centers worldwide use the systems daily, together performing over 70 million radiology examinations yearly. Sectra’s systems have been installed in North America, Scandinavia, and most major countries in Europe and the Far East. Sectra was founded in 1978 and has its roots in Linköping University in Sweden.

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