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R&D is the weakest part on Agfa's side. The weakest link is that when things escalate to R&D, they...

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Agfa has an OEM for a speech software system that is embedded in the Agfa solution. With one upgrade...

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I love the worklists. They are reliable. I have seen so many other products, and the worklists in...

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I didn’t request anything from Agfa during the COVID-19 crisis, but they didn’t send any initiatives...

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For service, we have tier one, tier two, and tier three. When the case cannot be solved by the...

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Interfacing and Integration

Enterprise Imaging for Radiology is integrated with our medical record. As a radiologist, I can see...

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We have connected most of our modalities into the Enterprise Imaging for Radiology suite at this...

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As clinical users, we don't work directly with Agfa. We have an intermediary in our IT department....

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Last year, we were having downtime with the system every day for over a week due to the way the...

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Overall, the doctors are more satisfied with the system than dissatisfied with it. Of course, there...

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Manager

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We had Agfa help with the solutions for users. But COVID-19 hasn't hugely impacted the PACS. The...

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The Agfa VNA is simple. The data goes in, and the only thing we need is a solid workflow and a good...

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Agfa's planning should be better. If they said a new version would be released in May, then it would...

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Implementation and Training

Agfa has the implementations and upgrades under control. They know what to do. We have had a couple...

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Clinicians are able to use the system after a couple of hours of training. We organized some group...

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Over the past few years, Agfa has made a transition from a very old system to the Enterprise Imaging...

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Manager

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I am very pleased with Agfa. 90% of our users are happy with the system. Those users include not...

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There has been something wrong with the system in our hospital. The whole hospital has been down...

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Analyst/Coordinator

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Agfa's support during the COVID-19 crisis has been good. We have not had any inconveniences. The...

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Agfa's technical support is great. I see that as one of their greatest strengths.

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Agfa needs to improve by offering a better price point. We understand that they offer one of the...

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The system integrates very well. Agfa has been very involved with us and has worked very well for...

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Enterprise Imaging for Radiology is interesting. The product Agfa had before was very out of date....

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Analyst/Coordinator

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I have a regular meeting with an Agfa manager. I don't have a lot to complain about with that...

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VP/Other Executive

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Agfa is a vendor of services, but we treat them as a partner. We amplified our number of beds and...

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We use a lot of creativity in the improvements we make. It isn't uncommon for us to demand something...

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Although I am able to develop things on my own or in partnership with Agfa, there is an opportunity...

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The clinical area is very interesting; people like the system a lot. The solution is exceptional. It...

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Interfacing and Integration

I have a few interfaces that I need to do with another hospital through the PACS. The system is...

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Implementation and Training

The implementation took a lot of dedication. There were some weaknesses, but the process was very...

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ROI / Cost (care and feeding)

The solution comes at a high cost. It was only viable for us because we were able to reduce the cost...

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Director

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When we send something to R&D, we have no visibility as to when to expect something to happen. There...

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Director

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Agfa is probably one of the few vendors that still provides an enterprise solution for imaging, and...

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Director

Interfacing and Integration

The integration has been okay; it is complex. During our EMR implementation, Agfa was very...

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Director

Service and Support

Agfa wrote a white paper as COVID-19 started evolving. We started working on dashboards and, at the...

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Director

Other Observations & Comments

The vendor needs to adapt to the changing needs of the users by introducing cutting-edge tools such...

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Physician

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Depending on Agfa’s performance and whether they can deliver, I am unsure about Agfa being in our...

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Physician

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The actual functionality of the product is common for most of the platforms on the market. When it...

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Physician

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We didn’t have much disruption during the beginning period of the COVID-19 crisis. New issues have...

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If Agfa doesn't give us what was promised, then I can’t go around telling people Agfa is great. They...

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Physician

Interfacing and Integration

The integration is terrible. I want that to improve. The quality of the reporting is dependent on an...

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Physician

Future Outlook

Knowing the full functionality of the enterprise imaging software, I can see that Agfa is able to...

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Manager

Lessons Learned

If a friend in my region asked whether I recommend Agfa, I would say that I recommend them very...

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Future Outlook

I hope things with Agfa will get better, and I hope we can improve. I would like them to be...

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Manager

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We should use the system for structured reporting, but we don't because we don't like the setup for...

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Manager

Implementation and Training

The implementation was a very long process. We had one pilot site initially, and the updates we were...

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The system has a context component for analysis in the back end, and that is really useful and...

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Agfa needs to operate more like a partner. It may require them to be a little bit tighter on their...

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Director

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We starting having issues as we scaled to additional sites. Agfa told us up front that the system...

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Director

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The system doesn't do well when it comes to reporting specifically for the doctor that is reviewing...

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Other Observations & Comments

Agfa has taken a transactional approach to our relationship. They had some leadership changes, and...

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Director

ROI / Cost (care and feeding)

We have never gotten out of first gear with Enterprise Imaging for Radiology. We have probably spent...

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Director

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Agfa's training team has the necessary expertise and is available. Agfa does a good job in that regard....

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Director

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Enterprise Imaging for Radiology is great in terms of its high-resolution images. The system has a...

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Manager

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We don’t have any plans to change away from Agfa. The investment we have made into the hardware,...

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Manager

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I wouldn’t say we watch other practices, but we have some other practices that have used another...

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I would buy the Agfa software again. There is definitely a problem with the integration between the...

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Manager

Interfacing and Integration

Agfa’s integration with one of our third-party systems isn’t working, and there have been issues...

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Service and Support

Agfa doesn’t keep their promises. Our region is at a slight disadvantage in terms of resources and...

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Sales and Contracting

Agfa avoids nickel-and-diming, but we have had some issues with contracting and receiving contracts...

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Manager

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I know Agfa’s system very well. For somebody who is not familiar with it, it takes a little while to...

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Other Observations & Comments

Everything comes at a cost with Agfa. There is a lot of technology out there, but we don’t...

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Relationship

I can mostly get ahold of Agfa’s support people, and they are mostly able to assist straight away....

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Manager

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The system is actually quite a good system. The reason why the vendor lost a couple of points is...

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Manager

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The system doesn't have the functionality we need. The system doesn't give us the adequate reports...

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Manager

Service and Support

I find the vendor's support extremely frustrating. The service desk that we speak with is based in...

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Manager

Lessons Learned

I am unlikely to recommend the product. I actually do like the system, but I am very frustrated by...

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Manager

Service and Support

There have been a lot of frustrations from our point of view. The product has a lot of potential and...

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ROI / Cost (care and feeding)

The vendor does try to charge us for additional things. My technical services manager called the...

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Manager

Implementation and Training

The quality of the training was very haphazard just because of the knowledge issue. There were a...

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Future Outlook

The system does work well when we are using it, but we made a few changes because of the structured...

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Manager

Technology

We are unable to burn a CD with the system, so if a doctor wants to take a study and show it at a...

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Manager

Interfacing and Integration

We had some teething problems, but we did set up a new system that was being constructed at the same...

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Director

Service and Support

The short answer to whether we are happy with Agfa is that we are not. We own some of the...

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Director

Sales and Contracting

During the sales process, Agfa didn't dig in deep to understand whether they could really meet our...

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CIO

Relationship

Things are going pretty well. We are looking at expanding our capacity. Whether we would buy the...

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CIO

Implementation and Training

Our Agfa implementation has been really smooth. We have never had to revisit anything in terms of...

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CIO

Other Observations & Comments

I want to know what Agfa is doing in terms of the product direction, what way Agfa is going, and...

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Manager

Functionality and Upgrades

The user interface for the web-based Enterprise Imaging XERO Viewer is good. There is an icon that...

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Manager

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The study date in Enterprise Imaging XERO Viewer provides flexibility and enables us to search...

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Manager

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A user is unable to make amendments to studies within the product. It is very difficult to get Agfa...

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Manager

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Sometimes the report from our cardiology system doesn't merge with the images in Enterprise Imaging...

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Manager

Functionality and Upgrades

A lot of data is inputted into our other systems, including data on the consumables used, the...