MISSISSAUGA, Ontario, Nov. 06, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. (Konica Minolta), today announces the addition of the Exa Enterprise Imaging platform from, Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas (KMHA) to its healthcare vertical market offerings. The advanced diagnostic imaging system offers Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS), Radiology Information Systems (RIS) and billing under a single platform. Konica Minolta now offers end-to-end solutions, including imaging, document and enterprise content management, managed IT, managed print, security and interoperability solutions.
By adding Exa to the company’s portfolio, Konica Minolta is enabling improved and connected care between providers, patients and their care teams. We are proud to announce that for Canadian customers, the EXA Platform will be running on the 100% Canadian cloud infrastructure operated and supported by our national IT Services organization. “Ensuring Canadian data residency and industry leading security for these systems is vitally important for our customers. The partnership between Exa, Konica Minolta and our IT Services Division is a really exciting example of our continued commitment to innovation” remarked Ted Garner, President of IT Weapons (a Division of Konica Minolta).
Konica Minolta’s Exa Platform offers a unique and unparalleled software solution to manage medical imaging and patient data across the healthcare spectrum. With advanced features like Server-Side Rendering, diagnostic Zero Footprint viewer and a single integrated shared database across modules, Exa has a distinct ability to offer speed, security and increased access across PACS, RIS, EHR, specialty viewers, Billing and IT services.
“Designed to provide better patient outcomes, the Exa Platform will enable our healthcare partners to deliver a superior service,” said Norm Bussolaro, Senior Director, Marketing, Konica Minolta (Canada) Ltd. “Konica Minolta supports thousands of healthcare organizations that rely on us for the security, productivity, innovation, and value which will propel them into the future of the healthcare industry.”
“We are really excited to be working with the Konica Minolta team,” said Steve Deaton, President, Konica Minolta Healthcare Americas, HCIT. “Healthcare IT fits well into the portfolio because most medical facilities have recently decided to have their IT departments manage the radiology software. KMBS already has an excellent IT offering, and we supplement that well with a product that improves workflow and saves facilities money. It’s an amazing opportunity for two strong teams to work together and we’re really looking forward to the collaboration and fun ahead.”
Konica Minolta is set to showcase the Exa Enterprise Imaging platform at the HealthAchieve conference in Toronto, ON November 6-7, 2017. EXA platform demonstrations will be given throughout the conference at booth #1627 B3 inside the Intelligent Health Pavilion.
About Konica Minolta
Konica Minolta Business Solutions (Canada) Ltd. is reshaping and revolutionizing the Workplace of the Future™ (www.reshapework.ca). With our comprehensive portfolio, we deliver solutions to leverage mobility, cloud services and optimize business processes with workflow automation. Konica Minolta’s IT services division IT Weapons offers a range of IT strategy, support, and network security solutions across all verticals. Konica Minolta has been recognized as the #1 Brand for Customer Loyalty in the MFP Office Copier Market by Brand Keys for 10 consecutive years. Konica Minolta, Inc. has been named to the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index for five years in a row. We partner with our customers to give shape to ideas and work to bring value to our society. For more information, please visit: www.konicaminolta.ca and follow Konica Minolta on LinkedIn, YouTube, Facebook and Twitter @KonicaMinoltaCA.
