LINKÖPING, Sweden, May 6, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- International
medical imaging IT and cybersecurity company Sectra's (STO:
SECT B) digital pathology solution has been selected by Shaare
Zedek Medical Center in Jerusalem,
Israel. 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 system was sold by Sectra's distribution partner in
Israel, Medi-Far Healthcare
Solutions, during the fourth quarter of the 2020/2021 fiscal year.
Shaare Zedek Medical Center is one of the major healthcare
providers in Jerusalem, treating
over 800,000 cases annually including about 50,000 pathology
examinations per year.
"As Jerusalem's fastest-growing major hospital, we are strongly
committed to embracing new digital platforms for the advancement of
our patient care services. Therefore, it was important for us to
choose a digital pathology solution that has been proven to work
for full-scale primary diagnostics handling large volumes and
offers an efficient workflow and tools for our clinicians," says
Shimi Ben Baruch, Vice President of
Technology at Shaare Zedek Medical Center. "Sectra's solution meets
those needs and will also allow us to embrace and benefit from
emerging technologies such as AI."
With digital images of tissue samples instead of physical glass
slides, Sectra's solution allows pathologists to instantly access
and share current and historical images and information between
departments and hospitals and to benefit from evolving technology
such as AI. 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 further
facilitates second opinions, external reading resources, and
specialist consultations.
The solution at Shaare Zedek Medical Center will be integrated
with the laboratory information system (LIS). It 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 Shaare
Zedek Medical Center the freedom to select the scanner vendor of
its choice.
Sectra's enterprise imaging solution provides a unified strategy
for all imaging needs 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 and why it's
top-ranked in "Best in KLAS" at 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
sectra.com.
About Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Founded in 1902, Shaare Zedek Medical Center is today
Jerusalem's fastest-growing major
hospital. Treating over 800,000 cases annually, the hospital
performs more than 35,000 surgical procedures, sees over 22,000
births per year as well as over 150,000 visits to its urgent care
departments. The hospital operates an active research and academic
program and its medical staff are involved in hundreds of ongoing
clinical and lab-based studies and regularly contribute to
prominent journals and periodicals around the world. In recent
years, the hospital has proven itself as a local leader in
embracing digital technologies for the advancement of its patient
care programs and relies on multiple digital platforms for all
aspects of its daily operations.
CONTACT:
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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