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Dutch hospital consolidates medical imaging
with Sectra solution
I
nternational medical imaging IT and
cybersecurity company, Sectra, will
instal its enterprise imaging solution at
the Dutch hospital, Ziekenhuis Gelderse
Vallei. The solution provides a single point
of access to all images, videos and data
across multiple departments and thereby
reduces IT complexity and improves
patient outcomes through increased
clinical workflow efficiency.
“In talking to other hospitals, it was clear to
us that Sectra provides great support and
has the knowledge to help achieve efficient
workflows based on customer-specific needs,”
said Eric Quak, Manager Health Support at
Ziekenhuis Gelderse Vallei.
“Choosing a vendor that works closely with
its customers and truly understands their
challenges and opportunities is important
The solution will
reduce IT complexity
and improve patient
outcomes
to ensure that current and future needs
are met.”
Sectra will provide Ziekenhuis Gelderse
Vallei with a shared solution across
its departments for radiology, nuclear
medicine and cardiology. The solution
will also be integrated with its EMR. This
will enable access and sharing of images
and information across the entire clinical
pathway and provide clinicians with a
complete patient record. In addition,
the solution also includes Sectra Image
Exchange Portal, which enables secure
sharing and collaboration around images
and information with others outside the
hospital when needed – for example,
other healthcare providers, patients and
insurance companies.
The contract was signed in October 2019 and
the Sectra solution will handle approximately
250,000 examinations annually.
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Industry expert comments on Labour party’s vow
to offer free broadband for all
T
he Labour party has revealed plans to
deliver fast and free full fibre-broadband
in its mission to connect communities
across Britain. The aim is to bring parts of
BT into public ownership and create a new
British Broadband public service. Labour
intends to fund the development through
its Green Transformation fund and tax
multinational tech giants such as Amazon,
Facebook and Google. Leader of the party,
Jeremy Corbyn, issued a speech outlining
the plans. He said: “A Labour government
will make broadband free for everybody.
And not just any broadband, but the very
fastest. Full-fibre broadband to every home,
in every part of our country, for free – as a
universal public service.”
Industry expert, Evan Dixon, Managing
Director, Viasat Europe, commented on
the announcement: “Coupled with [Boris]
Johnson’s enthusiasm for fibre, this
announcement shows that both parties see
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this as a major issue for the nation. We may
even see this turn into a broadband, not
Brexit, election.
“However, the fixation on fibre is still a
worry. Regardless of whether broadband
is subsidised or left to the free market, a
true national broadband service needs
to reach every inch of the country. Even
in those nations with the most advanced
broadband infrastructure, fibre cannot
connect everyone. Any true national
broadband programme needs to use
multiple technologies – from fibre to 5G to
satellite – to give everyone from consumers
to emergency services the connectivity they
need, when they need it. At the same time,
broadband strategy can’t exist in a vacuum
but has to form part of a national industrial
strategy aimed at making Britain a high-tech
nation. And for that, time to deployment has
to be taken into consideration.”
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