Bengaluru : Manipal Hospitals, one of India’s foremost healthcare providers, has entered into an agreement with FUJIFILM India, a pioneer in healthcare technology, to leverage the latter’s innovative digital technology for storing sensitive medical documents and images. Under the long-term agreement Manipal Hospitals would be provided with large-scale Picutre Archiving and Communication System (PACS), POWERED BY Fujifilm India, films and reports,  said Dilip Jose, MD & CEO, Manipal Hospitals and Koji Wada, MD, FUJIFILM India addressing  the preconference in bengaluru.

In addition, the next-generation system will enable the storage of medical documents and images in secure off-site servers while the PACS software will ensure that such sensitive medical data can be accessed  via mobile devices and workstations from anywhere in the world. The deployment will cover 23 hospitals and 45 Teleradiology facilities under the umbrella of Manipal Health Enterprises across the country. With a modular design, expandable to all future centres of Manipal Hospitals, the state-of-art Radiology information Systems (RIS) PACS, which has been developed as a part of the engagement, is now available for radiology and cardiology specialities. It is scalable to more clinical specialties and covers three million studies per year currently, They added.

 Koji Wada, MD,FUJIFILM India,said, “ As a trusted healthcare technology provider globally, we are delighted to partners with Manipal Hospitals to bring state-of-the-art digitized technology solutions to patients, Through this association, we aid to provide superior technological medical facilities that can help save lives and encourage patients to become more engaged in their personal care. We are determined to offer the highest standards of innovative and high-quality healthcare solution in india, further solidifying our commitment to being a socially responsible brand” he added.Dilip Jose, MD & CEO, Manipal Hospitals said, “We are glad to partner with FUJIFILM  India, this partnership will further add value to our existing dianostic portfolio and treatment outcomes, The interoperability that this solution offers will accelerate our progress toward digitization across our network of hospitals. This solution will further help promote the penetration of Manipal Hospital’s  clinical healthcare services across its network while making it convenient for both clinicians and patients.” He added.