Philips embraces innovators to distinguish iSite

December 1, 2008 DiagnosticImaging.com. Philips embraces innovators to distinguish iSite By Greg Freiherr Philips Healthcare is differentiating its PACS at RSNA 2008 by offering a wide variety of ancillary and complementary functions developed by other vendors but presented by Philips as optional software packages geared to work with its iSite system. The company is framing the strategy as spawning an IT-based "ecosystem" composed of about a dozen suppliers of software products. Customers can pick and choose from an array of possibilities. One is Amirsys' STATdx Diagnostic Decision Support System, which offers reference tools useful in the diagnostic process. Another is a suite of communications tools from Primordial, including an integrated instant messaging and e-mail program that keeps radiologists in contact with other providers.

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