Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana and subsidiary Spine Institute of Louisiana, the largest and most established musculoskeletal practice in the Shreveport, Louisiana area, has selected the medical IT company Sectra as their PACS provider.
Sectra deployed its enterprise PACS solution to Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana at each of their four main locations.
After six months use of Sectra PACS, Dr. Pierce D. Nunley, M.D., Director of the Spine Institute of Louisiana, a division of the Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana comments, "We chose Sectra's Orthopedic PACS solution due to Sectra's proven PACS architecture and dedication to Orthopedics. Sectra worked closely with our staff to deliver a tight integration with our existing critical information systems, including context-based integration from within our EMR system. Sectra's PACS system integrates with our multiple modalities including CR, MR, Fluoroscopy, Bone Scan and CT and has allowed us to improve our clinic workflow and enhance the patient experience," he adds.
Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana uses the full suite of Sectra's Orthopedic PACS, including its orthopedic pre-operative planning tools and tight integration with Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana's Practice Management and EMR systems.
"We have a dedicated sales, service and support organization focused on the Orthopedic PACS market in the U.S," says Dr. John Goble, President of Sectra North America. "Our ability to deliver a highly reliable and advanced orthopedic PACS solution continues to be recognized by the top orthopedic clinics across the country, such as the Musculoskeletal Institute of Louisiana," he continues.
Dr. Torbjörn Kronander, President, Sectra Imtec AB, tel. +46 705 23 52 27
Brian Anderson, General Manager Orthopedic PACS, Sectra NA Inc +1 203-925-0899
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Sectra is one of today's major diagnostic imaging providers with more than 750 installations worldwide. Sectra's core business is delivering top-of-the-line, high-availability, robust enterprise diagnostic imaging for 24/7 operation. In Scandinavia, Sectra is the market leader with more than 50% of all film-free installations. The company's systems are installed in most major countries in Europe, the Far East and North America.
Sectra, founded in 1978, has its roots at the Linköping Institute of Technology in Sweden. Since the mid-1980s, Sectra has successfully conducted development and sales of cutting edge products in expansive niche segments. Today, Sectra operations include medical systems and secure communication systems. Sectra has offices in ten countries and operates through partners worldwide. Sales for the fiscal year 2004/2005 totalled SEK 456 million. Since March 1999, Sectra's shares have been quoted on the O-list of the Stockholm Stock Exchange.
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