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Carestream Health's Digital Radiography Systems Earn Top Customer Satisfaction Scores From MD Buyline

Posted on: Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 09:00 CDT

A just published survey from MD Buyline highlights that Carestream Health, Inc., tied for first place among a field of 12 competitors in a user satisfaction rating of its digital radiography systems.

MD Buyline--a leading healthcare market intelligence firm--regularly reports on companies in the medical imaging field and bases its ratings on information received directly from healthcare providers. MD Buyline has long been a trusted source for buyers looking for objective reviews of medical products and services.

Digital radiography (DR) systems capture medical images in seconds and these images are immediately ready for digital display and storage. Carestream Health markets DR systems that provide hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, orthopaedic practices and other healthcare providers with the latest digital technology for capturing patient x-ray images.

"Customer satisfaction with our products is our highest priority and we are very proud of the excellent marks our customers have awarded our flagship digital medical imaging systems," said Diana Nole, President, Digital Capture Solutions for Carestream Health. "DR systems can significantly enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare organizations while helping to improve patient care, and we have DR systems that can meet the need of virtually any healthcare facility."

Carestream Health offers one of the broadest DR product lines in the marketplace. The company's DR portfolio includes the KODAK DIRECTVIEW DR 9500, 7500, 3500 and 3000 Systems.

In addition to the customer DR survey, recently published MD Buyline reports highlighted that Carestream Health ranked highest in customer satisfaction for the company's CARESTREAM Mammography CAD System, as well as for implementation and installation for its CARESTREAM PACS offering. CAD systems to help identify suspicious areas on imaging exams for additional review, while PACS provides radiologists with immediate electronic access to medical imaging exams and related patient information.

Carestream Health, an independent company, has licensed the KODAK brand for use with its own brands--such as CARESTREAM, DIRECTVIEW and DRYVIEW--across its product portfolio. The company employs more than 8,000 people and its products are present in 90% of hospitals worldwide.

About MD Buyline

MD Buyline, based in Dallas, is an industry-leading provider of research, information and consultation to help healthcare providers make sound decisions when buying and implementing capital expenditures and information technologies. The company provides objective information that helps healthcare providers reduce risk, contain costs, and increase efficiencies by offering reliable data, strategic analysis, and counsel.

About Carestream Health, Inc.

With revenues of more than $2.5 billion, Carestream Health, Inc. is a leading provider of dental and medical imaging systems and healthcare IT solutions; molecular imaging systems for the life science research and drug discovery/development market segments; and x-ray film and digital x-ray products for the non-destructive testing market. The company emerged in 2007 when Onex Corporation (TSX: OCX) of Toronto, Canada, purchased Eastman Kodak Company's Health Group. For more information about Carestream Health, contact your Carestream Health representative or visit www.carestreamhealth.com.

CARESTREAM and DIRECTVIEW are trademarks of Carestream Health, Inc.

KODAK is a trademark of Kodak used under license.

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Source: Business Wire

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