A Touch of KLAS

Witt wins for Cardiology PACS, reporting & documenting

Witt Biomedical has achieved "Best in KLAS" for two KLAS Enterprises market segments, Cardiology PACS and Cardiology Reporting & Documenting, for 2005. In addition, the 2005 Top 20 Year-End Best in KLAS report named Witt Biomedical the Specialty Niche Category Leader for Cardiology Hemodynamics. Also, Witt achieved "Number One" status in the October 2005 KLAS Cardiology IT Report: Hemodynamics & Clinical Reporting.


Philips gains 'Best in KLAS PACS' and best acute care PACS…again

Philips Medical System's iSite PACS has again been named 'Best in KLAS PACS' in the 2005 Top 20 Year-End Best in KLAS Awards report from KLAS Enterprises. This is the third consecutive iSite has been given this rank by the organization.

In addition, Philips iSite PACS (formerly Stentor Inc.) was also named the #1 PACS provider in the 2003, 2004, and 2005 KLAS Acute Care PACS industry reports. 

"It is an honor to be appreciated and valued by our customers as reflected in the KLAS results. One of our main goals as a company is to focus on customer satisfaction," said Oran Muduroglu, CEO, healthcare informatics, for Philips Medical Systems. "We pride ourselves in providing industry-leading service and care to our customers, and we strive to continually improve and advance our products and services to enhance the delivery of quality patient care."
            

Dynamic Imaging ranks tops in imaging center PACS… again

Dynamic Imaging's IntegradWeb PACS has again been ranked as the No. 1 overall PACS by KLAS Enterprises within the "Specialty Niche: PACS (Ambulatory & Imaging Center)" category. This represents the fourth consecutive major KLAS report in which Dynamic Imaging's IntegradWeb PACS has achieved an overall No. 1 ranking, the company said.

In the Top 20 Year-End Best in KLAS Awards, IntegradWeb PACS received overall scores that were 1 percent higher than in December 2004 and also reaped the highest percentage of positive commentary as compared to all other surveyed vendors.

In the report entitled, "Ambulatory/Imaging Center PACS 2005" (November 2005), IntegradWeb PACS had the top ranking, and achieved the top overall summary score in each of the four fundamental categories of evaluation: product/technology, service, success, and business indicators.

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