Agfa HealthCare inks CR deal with Novation

Agfa HealthCare has been awarded a three-year contract with Novation to provide CR systems to VHA, UHC and Provista members and affiliate organizations in the U.S.

The contract will be effective May 1, 2012. Mortsel, Belgium-based Agfa and Novation, the Irving, Texas-based healthcare supply contracting company, have had agreements dating back to 2006. Previous contracts have included Agfa PACS and DR systems.

Every Agfa CR system included in the contract features the NX workstation and MUSICA2 image processing software.

Evan Godt
Evan Godt, Writer

Evan joined TriMed in 2011, writing primarily for Health Imaging. Prior to diving into medical journalism, Evan worked for the Nine Network of Public Media in St. Louis. He also has worked in public relations and education. Evan studied journalism at the University of Missouri, with an emphasis on broadcast media.

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