RSNA: Agfa to showcase portfolio of cloud and managed services

Agfa HealthCare (Booth 8350) is introducing an expanded portfolio of cloud and managed service options at the 97th Annual Meeting & Scientific Assembly of the RSNA, Nov. 27 to Dec. 2 in Chicago.

Among the services being showcased by Agfa are:

  • Remote management of the day-to-day tasks for the on-site Impax Data Center, Xero technology viewer and Impax radiology PACS;
  • Managed off-site hosting of data for a fixed monthly fee; and
  • PACS as a service model, enabling facilities to use the Impax radiology PACS on a fee-per-use basis.

The Mortsel, Belgium-based company said the options within the portfolio are designed for use at healthcare facilities of varied sizes.

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