LINKÖPING, Sweden, July 9, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Hadassah Medical
Center and Assuta Medical Center, two of the leading healthcare
providers in Israel, have decided
to digitize their pathology departments with a solution from
international medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company
Sectra (STO: SECT B). The digital workflow will enable
pathologists to review and collaborate around cases in a way that
is not possible using a microscope. It reduces variation and
increases efficiency in primary diagnostics, thereby improving
fields such as cancer care.
The systems at Hadassah Medical Center and Assuta Medical Center
were sold by Sectra's distribution partner in Israel, Medi-Far Healthcare Solutions.
Hadassah Medical Center performs about 40,000 pathology
examinations per year across its two university hospitals and 120
clinics located in Jerusalem.
Assuta Medical Center consists of four hospitals and carries out
approximately 160,000 pathology examinations per year.
"It was important for us to choose a solution that has a track
record of high system availability and has been proven to work for
full-scale primary diagnostics handling large volumes and
incorporating AI innovations," says Dr Liat
Aple-Sarid, Chief Medical Manager, Pathology Lab at Assuta
Medical Center.
"Sectra's solution will optimize our workflows through
state-of-the-art clinical tools and AI innovations. It will support
us in delivering the best possible cancer care, and expand the
services we provide to clinicians and patients," says Dr.
Asaf Gertler at Hadassah Medical
Center.
With digital images of tissue samples instead of physical glass
slides, pathologists are able to instantly access and share current
and historical images and information between departments and
hospitals. The digital solution provides pathologists with
assistance at critical decision points, such as grading or
performing more precise measurements. It also enables image
analysis, which in turn reduces variation and improves the
precision of tasks such as cell counting. Digital access also
facilitates second opinions, external reading resources, and
specialist consultations.
At both healthcare providers, the solution will be integrated
with the laboratory information system (LIS). This will provide
pathologists with a complete overview of the patient history in one
application and enable workflow orchestration to drive the
reporting workflow according to sub-specialties, rules, and
priorities. The solution's vendor-neutral approach also gave the
two healthcare providers the freedom to select the scanner vendor
of their choice.
Sectra's pathology solution is part of its enterprise imaging
offering. It provides a unified strategy for all imaging needs, and
improves patient outcomes while lowering operational costs. The
scalable and modular solution, with a VNA at its core, allows
healthcare providers to grow from ology to ology and from
enterprise to enterprise. Read more about Sectra's enterprise
imaging solution and why Sectra PACS is ranked "Best in KLAS" for
seven consecutive years at https://medical.sectra.com/.
Watch this video to learn more about how digital pathology can
enable increased efficiency and higher precision for
pathologists.
About Sectra
Sectra assists hospitals throughout the world to enhance the
efficiency of care, and authorities and defense forces in
Europe to protect society's most
sensitive information. Thereby, Sectra contributes to a healthier
and safer society. The company was founded in 1978, has its head
office in Linköping, Sweden, with
direct sales in 19 countries, and operates through partners
worldwide. Sales in the 2019/2020 fiscal year totaled
SEK 1,661 million. The Sectra
share is quoted on the Nasdaq Stockholm exchange. For more
information, visit https://sectra.com/.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, CEO and President Sectra AB, +46 (0)705 23
52 27
Marie Ekström Trägårdh, Executive Vice President Sectra AB and
President Sectra Imaging IT Solutions, +46 (0)708 23 56 10
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