Press Releases: IT Solutions & Consulting
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Siemens Focuses on Role-Based, Context-Sensitive and Knowledge-Driven Solutions
November 29, 2008
Chicago, Ill., November 29, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) will highlight workflow enhancements and demonstrate role-based portals, innovative applications and intelligent information systems at the 94th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) from November 30 to December 5 at McCormick Place (Booth #922, East Building/Lakeside Center, Hall D) in Chicago. More
Siemens Nursing Officer Awarded Prestigious American Academy of Nursing Fellowship
November 10, 2008
Malvern, Pa., Nov. 10, 2008 – Rosemary Kennedy, RN, MBA, chief nursing informatics officer for Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare), has been selected by the American Academy of Nursing (AAN) as a 2008 Fellow. This prestigious honor was bestowed upon her, along with 89 other nurse leaders, during the Academy’s 35th Annual Meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz., November 6-8. More
Siemens Brings Cutting-Edge Information Technology to Healthcare Organizations Worldwide
October 31, 2008
Malvern, Pa., October 31, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announces the general availability of Soarian® MedSuite version 4.0.200 and it is currently available in English and Turkish. Siemens has already launched this version in Turkey, South Africa, UAE, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar and Saudi Arabia and is now expanding with more launches in other international markets. More
Siemens Breaks Ground on State-of-the Art Training and Service Facility
August 12, 2008
Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare)M broke ground today on a new state-of-the-art training and service facility at its location in North Carolina. This morning’s event signals the start of the company’s expansion efforts due to greater demand for Siemens medical equipment and technologies. The event was attended by local and state politicians, the media and other dignitaries from the surrounding area. More
Siemens Ranks No. 1 in Service Repair Quality, Response Time
July 28, 2008
CARY, N.C., July 28, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) was recently ranked No. 1 in service repair quality and service response time and received top vendor rankings in multiple imaging fields, including computed tomography (CT), positron emission tomography•computed tomography (PET•CT), and radiology information systems (RIS), according to the latest Quarterly User Satisfaction Report from data resource organization MD Buyline. More
Siemens Healthcare Signs Reseller Agreement with Imprivata Inc.
July 21, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., and LEXINGTON, Mass., July 21, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) and Imprivata® Inc., the converged identity and access management appliance company, have entered a strategic partnership which enables Siemens to offer the Imprivata OneSign™ platform for strong authentication, enterprise single sign-on (ESSO) and physical/logical convergence to its customer base. Users of solutions such as Soarian® Portal, a web-based portal that provides secure access, will be able to seamlessly integrate OneSign into their Siemens and non-Siemens application environments. More
Siemens Receives Full CCHIT Certification for MedSeries4 Clinical Suite with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check
July 18, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., July 18, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) announced that its MedSeries4® Clinical Suite V28.10 with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check™ V24.0 solution has achieved CCHIT Certified® status from the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) and meets the Commission’s 2007 criteria for Electronic Medication Administration Record (eMAR), an important component of an inpatient Electronic Health Record (EHR). More
Siemens Helps Sutter Health Begin Seamless Transition to Next Generation PACS
July 18, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., July 18, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) has recently started a picture archiving and communications system (PACS) transition at Sutter Health in Sacramento, Calif. More
Siemens and NCR Ink Reseller Agreement
July 16, 2008
DAYTON, Ohio., and MALVERN, Pa., July 16, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) and NCR Corporation (NYSE: NCR) are collaborating to offer NCR MediKiosk™ solutions to the Siemens customer base in North America. NCR is a global leader in self-service solutions across multiple industries, including healthcare, where its products and services help enhance the patient experience. More
Siemens Healthcare Donates and Implements Critical Medical Equipment to Aid China's Earthquake Zone
May 28, 2008
ERLANGEN, Germany, May 28, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announces the donation and implementation of important medical equipment to the China Red Cross and the Sichuan Provincial Healthcare Bureau, aiding in medical treatment of those affected by the May 12 earthquake that hit the Chinese province of Sichuan. The equipment was quickly routed to the disaster area to assist in the treatment of survivors. The donation of medical equipment follows Siemens EUR 180,000 cash donation and brings Siemens total contribution of aid to the Sichuan earthquake disaster to EUR 540,000. More
Siemens Empowers Hospital Schedulers with Integrated Booking Space
May 23, 2008
Siemens Healthcare has announced new enhancements to its Soarian® Scheduling solution as part of its v2.3 release, which is now generally available. A powerful new addition is the Integrated Booking Space, an advanced workspace for scheduling patient appointments, especially complex series and rehab appointments. Soarian Scheduling is an enterprise patient scheduling and resource management solution that helps health systems optimize the delivery of care services. More
Siemens Healthcare Showcases its Portfolio of Image Management Solutions at SIIM 2008
May 16, 2008
SEATTLE, May 16, 2008 ― As a leader in advanced clinical and information technology (IT) for the healthcare market, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) will demonstrate the syngo® Suite complete range of solutions for radiology and cardiology workflow and image processing at the Society for Imaging Informatics in Medicine (SIIM) Annual Meeting in Seattle (May 15-18, Booth #317). More
EMH Selects Siemens Soarian for New, Multi-Million Dollar Clinical Information System
May 14, 2008
ELYRIA, Ohio, May 14, 2008 – EMH Regional Healthcare System has signed a contract with Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) to implement the Soarian® Hospital Information System throughout all of its facilities. This multi-million dollar technology project will put essential patient information at the fingertips of physicians, nurses, technicians and other personnel, as well as create efficiencies in patient care processes on all EMH campuses. More
Siemens Introduces Dual Energy Applications for General Imaging
May 13, 2008
ERLANGEN, Germany, May 13, 2008 – Following the introduction of the first-ever dual-source Computed Tomography (CT) system, SOMATOM® Definition, with two X-ray tubes that simultaneously generate different energies, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) has developed 10 dual energy (DE) applications. At the 10th Annual International Symposium on Multidetector-Row CT, to be held in Las Vegas, May 13-16, Siemens will present its Optimum Contrast software, which brings new levels of contrast to sectional images created with dual energy applications. Thanks to these innovations, dual-energy applications, which were previously reserved for special clinical investigations, can now be used in a broad range of routine examinations that involve contrast medium. More
IBM and Siemens Healthcare Team to Help Community Hospitals Reduce Operating Costs and Energy Consumption
May 7, 2008
ARMONK, N.Y. and MALVERN, Pa., May 7, 2008 ― At a time when concerns over spiraling healthcare costs and global environmental issues have grown dramatically, Siemens (www.siemens.com/healthcare) (NYSE: SI) and IBM (NYSE: IBM) today announced that they will work together to help community hospitals reduce their operating costs and energy consumption. More
Siemens Healthcare Executives Recognized with New Industry Leadership Positions
April 17, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., April 17, 2008 ― Siemens Medical Solutions USA Inc. (www.siemens.com/healthcare) today announced a series of executive appointments to new roles and leadership positions in numerous strategic healthcare industry organizations. More
Keeping Tabs on Equipment Anywhere, Anytime: Siemens Launches Wireless Asset Management and Tracking Solution for Healthcare Facilities
April 9, 2008
CARY, N.C., April 9, 2008 – With reimbursements declining and budgets dwindling, healthcare facilities across the nation are looking for new ways to control rising costs of delivering medical care. According to business research and consulting firm Frost & Sullivan, 5 percent to 15 percent of hospital inventory is written off each year because it cannot be located or serviced. By keeping better track of what they already have, hospitals and imaging centers can save considerable amounts of money each year. More
Siemens Demonstrate New Version of Multimodality Cardiology Image Management Solution at ACC 2008
March 31, 2008
CHICAGO, March 31, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) will demonstrate the enhanced capabilities of the latest version of its syngo® Dynamics* cardiology image management and reporting solution, at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 29 through April. More
Siemens Signs Multi-Year Agreement with Cleveland Clinic to Deploy Enterprise-Wide Cardiology PACS
March 30, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill., March 30, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) has signed an agreement with the Cleveland Clinic, a not-for-profit multi-specialty academic medical center, under which Cleveland Clinic can deploy the syngo® Dynamics cardiology image management and reporting solution across its various locations. It is anticipated that syngo Dynamics will enable Cleveland Clinic physicians and staff to read, archive and distribute images and information acquired from more than 90,000 echocardiography procedures, 32,000 cath lab procedures and 59,000 vascular studies each year. More
Bringing a New Rhythm to Cardiology Workflow: Siemens Demonstrates Answers to Cardiology's Toughest Questions
March 27, 2008
CHICAGO, Ill., March 27, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) will demonstrate how its laboratory diagnostics, imaging and information technology (IT) solutions are helping to “Bring a New Rhythm to Cardiology Workflow,” at the 57th Annual Scientific Session of the American College of Cardiology (ACC) from March 30 through April 1 at booth #3006. More
Siemens Introduces New Dual Energy Applications to SOMATOM Definition
March 10, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., March 10, 2008 – Encouraged by the outstanding marketing success of the worldwide first Dual-Source computed tomography (CT) system, the SOMATOM® Definition, Siemens Healthcare (www.siemens.com/healthcare) announces the 510(k) market clearance of four new applications aimed at simplifying the diagnosis of diseases of the heart, brain, lungs, and extremity joints. With a dual X-ray tube and dual-detector design, the SOMATOM Definition routinely provides images at twice the temporal resolution, twice the speed, and twice the power of single-source systems. Siemens announced the new applications at ECR 2008, currently being held in Vienna. More
Siemens Unveils syngo WebSpace Enhancements at HIMSS
February 27, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27, 2008 – Siemens (www.siemens.com/healthcare) today announced enhancements to its syngo® WebSpace, which turns office personal computers (PCs) and laptops* into computed tomography (CT) workplaces, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. More
Siemens Announces General Availability of Soarian Quality Measures
February 26, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26, 2008 – Siemens (www.siemens.com/healthcare) today announced the general availability of its healthcare data-mining tool, Soarian® Quality Measures powered by the patented, award-winning REMIND™ (Reliable Extraction and Meaningful Inference from Non-structured Data) Platform, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando. Soarian Quality Measures replaces time-consuming manual chart reviews with highly accurate and automated chart abstraction of quality measures, as defined by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) and The Joint Commission. More
Siemens Signs New Revenue Cycle Management Customers
February 26, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26, 2008 – As revenue cycle management continues to be a pain point for the healthcare industry, many institutions turned to innovative solutions from Siemens (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) to help support their revenue cycle management initiatives. More
Alegent Health Sees Positive Results from Recent Clinician Usability Study Collaboration with Siemens and Motion Computing
February 25, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25, 2008 – Today, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Siemens (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) and Alegent Health, the largest not-for-profit, faith-based healthcare system in Nebraska and southwestern Iowa, announced the results of a clinician usability study that was recently deployed at Alegent Health’s Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, Neb. More
Soarian Plan of Care Assists Clinicians in Developing and Deploying Goal-Oriented Plans of Care
February 25, 2008
ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25, 2008 – Siemens (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) today announced that PinnacleHealth, a 750-bed, non-profit hospital and healthcare system serving Central Pennsylvania, and CentraState Healthcare System, a 272-bed, non-profit medical facility located in Freehold, N.J., have each signed on to serve as beta sites for Soarian® Plan of Care, a solution designed to support inter-disciplinary care teams in defining and helping to manage patient problems, interventions and expected outcomes, to provide care in order to achieve desired outcomes and to generate new knowledge at the point of care. More
Siemens Solutions Help Healthcare Providers Drive Patient Safety Improvements
February 21, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 21, 2008 – Siemens (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) will showcase its many solutions that are designed to help enhance quality of care and patient safety at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition (Booth #3763), to be held in Orlando Feb. 24 through Feb. 28. More
Siemens Healthcare Announces Exclusive Partnership with Prowess Inc.
February 20, 2008
CONCORD, Calif. Feb. 20, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) announces an exclusive partnership with Prowess Inc. to develop advanced radiation oncology treatment planning software for integration into Siemens’ linear accelerators. The combination of Prowess’ unique treatment planning system with Siemens’ leading oncology solutions technology will help provide users with one of the most effective and reliable radiation therapy treatment solutions available in the market. More
Siemens Executives and Customers to Offer Presentations at HIMSS 2008
February 19, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 19, 2008 – Siemens (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) customers and subject matter experts will offer presentations during various educational sessions at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition, to be held in Orlando Feb. 24 through Feb. 28. The featured presentations will address leading edge topics in healthcare IT and include: More
Siemens and National Jewish Medical and Research Center Form Strategic Alliance to Advance Shared Vision of Personalized Medicine
February 13, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., and Denver, Colo., February 13, 2008 – With a shared vision of a more personalized medicine, Siemens Healthcare and National Jewish Medical and Research Center have formed a strategic alliance to improve and develop novel imaging and diagnostic technologies using genomics, proteomics, and integrated research and clinical care. More
Siemens Receives CCHIT Certification for INVISION Clinicals with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check
February 1, 2008
MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 1, 2008 – Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) today announced that INVISION® Clinicals V27.0 with Siemens Pharmacy V24.0 and Med Administration Check™ V24.0 has achieved full CCHIT Certified® status from the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHIT®) and meets CCHIT’s inpatient electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. Inpatient EHRs are designed for use in acute care hospitals. More
CentraState Healthcare System Wins 2007 InfoWorld 100 Award
January 17, 2008
CentraState Healthcare System was recently recognized by IDG’s InfoWorld as an InfoWorld 100 award winner. The annual awards honor IT projects that demonstrate the most creative use of cutting-edge technologies to further business goals. More
Siemens Receives Full CCHIT Certification for Soarian Clinicals with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check
January 17, 2008
Siemens announces that Soarian® Clinicals V2.0C5 with Siemens Pharmacy and Med Administration Check™ V24.0 has achieved CCHIT Certifiedsm status from the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology (CCHITsm, “the Commission”) and meets the Commission’s newly launched inpatient electronic health record (EHR) criteria for 2007. More
Siemens Med Administration Check Gets Top Rank in KLAS Year-End Report
January 17, 2008
Siemens announces that Siemens Med Administration Check™ (MAK) has been designated as the category leader for the medication administration (BPOC) category under the KLAS market segment of “Other General Market Software” in the “2007 Top 20 Best in KLAS” report. More
