Kodak lands RIS/PACS deal in Brazil

Hospital Israelite Albert Einstein of Sao Paulo, Brazil, will install a digital image and information management system from Eastman Kodak Co.'s Health Group.  
   
Hospital Israelite Albert Einstein will implement Kodak's DirectView PACS System 5 and Kodak Radiology Information System (RIS) 2010. Additional terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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