MD Buyline Reports: Carestream’s DR Systems Earn Highest Rating for Every Quarter of 2015

ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carestream Health earned the top rating in MD Buyline’s Market Intelligence Briefing™ for both portable and room-based digital radiography (DR) systems in every quarter of 2015. Carestream’s DRX-Revolution Mobile X-ray System and its DRX-Evolution, DRX-Evolution Plus and DRX-Ascend systems scored high marks from healthcare providers for performance, reliability, installation and service.

According to the report, “Carestream has been a dominant player in this market … Carestream steals the thunder from other vendors through ‘firsts,’ such as the first wireless panel in the U.S. market and the first collapsible column design made for a portable X-ray system.”

The report notes that Carestream’s third generation of DRX Plus detectors offer “a lighter-weight design, higher detective quantum efficiency (DQE), increased liquid resistance and improved battery life.”

Carestream was also praised in MD Buyline customer feedback sessions for its quality of workmanship, well-designed technology and outstanding customer service. According to the report, customers say “they can count on Carestream as an equal, working partner in their mission to deliver outstanding healthcare.”

“This report validates Carestream’s ongoing commitment to innovation and leadership in digital radiography. Our company’s fully featured, reliable DR systems are designed to meet the needs of hospitals, clinics, urgent care centers and other imaging services providers across the globe,” said Heidi McIntosh, Carestream’s Manager of Worldwide Marketing for Global X-ray Solutions.

MD Buyline’s reports are based on user satisfaction ratings in the following categories: system performance, system reliability, installation/implementation, applications training, service response time and service repair quality.

About MD Buyline

For 30 years, healthcare providers have trusted MD Buyline for evidence-based clinical and financial insight into medical capital, technology, supplies and services. Staying true to our founding principles, MD Buyline continues to create transparency within the healthcare industry. By providing objective data, we enable hospitals to make informed financial and clinical decisions that are right for their hospital and patients. We serve about half of the nation’s hospitals and health systems. For more information, visit www.mdbuyline.com.

About Carestream Health

Carestream is a worldwide provider of dental and medical imaging systems and IT solutions; X-ray imaging systems for non-destructive testing; and advanced materials for the precision films and electronics markets—all backed by a global service and support network. For more information about the company’s broad portfolio of products, solutions and services, please contact your Carestream representative or call 888-777-2072, or visit www.carestream.com. To view Carestream’s latest news announcements, please visit www.carestream.com/news.

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