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well as Computed Radiography Systems, - we now
expand our scope to Hospital Information Systems,
via a strong local partner company. Having lived and
worked in Brazil and Latin America, I very much
believe in this market, its people and its future. I
keep on looking for other opportunities to grow the
business,” says Thijs.
Now, the company has two HIS/CIS Hospital
solutions in Brazil, one focused on the administrative
side, and another one, focused on the clinical side,
which is a Germany solution called ORBIS. “Those
two solutions complement each other. What we need
to do really is to make sure that they integrate in
such a way that both components can communicate
seamlessly with one another so that we can trace the
patient from admission to the moment that he or she
leaves the hospital,” says Mendoza.
The aim is to move into a filmless and paperless
environment to the highest extent possible,” says
Mendoza: “Across the region in LATAM, most
healthcare institutions, hospitals, clinics, etc, have
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