http://www.medical.siemens.com Press Releases en_us Copyright 2007, Siemens AG 2008-03-13T010:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17716&pageId=99983 Siemens Healthcare announces that Baton Rouge General Medical Center's Pennington Cancer Center in Louisiana has become the first facility in the United States to install ARTISTE™, Siemens' next generation radiation therapy solution. The ARTISTE Solution received FDA 510(k) clearance in December 2007. ONCOLOGY 2008-02-22T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,1009453&pageId=99981 Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has signed a five-year, multi-product agreement with Mayo Clinic to provide molecular testing capabilities that enable screening and early detection of major infectious diseases, monitoring of treatment efficacy, and selection of individualized or clinical research options. Through the agreement, Siemens will provide its VERSANT® and TRUGENE® products for assessment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) viral load, genotyping, and drug resistance. IN_VITRO_DIAGNOSTICS 2008-02-22T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17711&pageId=99446 ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25, 2008 - Today, at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2008 Annual Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Siemens <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit)</a> 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. ITSC 2008-02-25T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17711&pageId=99445 ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 25, 2008 - Siemens <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit)</a> 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. ITSC 2008-02-25T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17711&pageId=99456 ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 26, 2008 - Siemens <a class='mc' href='http://www.siemens.com/healthcare'>(www.siemens.com/healthcare)</a> 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. ITSC 2008-02-26T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17711&pageId=99457 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 <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit)</a> to help support their revenue cycle management initiatives. ITSC 2008-02-26T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17705&pageId=99861 ORLANDO, Fla., Feb. 27, 2008 - Siemens <a class='mc' href='http://www.siemens.com/healthcare'>(www.siemens.com/healthcare)</a> today announced enhancements to its <i>syngo®</i> 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. COMPUTED_TOMOGRAPHY 2008-02-27T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,1009453&pageId=100007 Siemens Healthcare launches the DCA Vantage™ Analyzer, a point-of-care (POC) diabetes patient management platform reporting glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), microalbumin/creatinine and albumin-to-creatinine results for diabetes management. The DCA Vantage Analyzer is critical for monitoring a patient's glycemic control and helps physicians to encourage patient compliance by delivering actionable test results during a patient visit. The system delivers the simplicity and convenience required at the point of care with no sample or reagent preparation steps. This analyzer is both CLIA waived and NGSP certified for HbA1C tests. IN_VITRO_DIAGNOSTICS 2008-03-07T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&pageId=99011 MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 1, 2008 - Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc. <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit)</a> 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. ITSC 2008-02-01T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17712&pageId=99028 MALVERN, Pa., February 4, 2008 - Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center in Baltimore has become the first facility in the United States to install the newest magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Medical Solutions (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare) - the MAGNETOM® Verio. Combining 3 Tesla (T) strength and sensitivity with a 70-cm open bore and Tim™ (Tot¬al imaging mat¬rix) technology, the MAGNETOM Verio is helping Hopkins Bayview to provide high-field imaging to many patients who previously could not benefit from the technology. MAGNETIC_RESONANCE 2008-02-04T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17712&pageId=99170 MALVERN, Pa., February 11, 2007 - Looking to expand its imaging capacity and range of services, Battlefield Imaging of Ringgold, Ga., has become the first facility in the United States to install the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system from Siemens Healthcare <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare)</a> - the MAGNETOM® ESSENZA. The most affordable all new 1.5 Tesla (T) system on the market today, the MAGNETOM ESSENZA is the premier choice for small hospitals, outpatient imaging centers, or anyone else looking for a cost-effective way to offer MRI services. MAGNETIC_RESONANCE 2008-02-11T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17709&pageId=99211 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. GENERAL 2008-02-13T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,1002853&pageId=99980 Siemens Medical Solutions, USA Inc. will support the joint efforts of the Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) Human Effectiveness Directorate and Kettering Health Network (KHN) in Ohio by making the Kettering Medical Center (KMC) a research site for its latest medical imaging technology. MOLECULAR_IMAGING 2008-02-15T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17703&pageId=99979 Siemens announces that Artis zeego®, initially revealed to the public at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in November 2007, has received FDA 510(k) clearance. The newest member of the Artis zee® family is the latest first-to-market innovation from Siemens, delivering robotic-assisted positioning capability for interventions in both radiology and cardiology, as well as the developing OR environment. ANGIOGRAPHY 2008-02-15T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,1009453&pageId=99289 DEERFIELD, IL., Feb. 18, 2008 ― Siemens Healthcare <a href='http://www.siemens.com/diagnostics'>(www.siemens.com/diagnostics)</a> announced today that its VERSANT™ 440 Molecular System has been approved for marketing by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with the VERSANT HCV RNA 3.0 assay for management of HCV-infected patients undergoing antiviral therapy. The VERSANT 440 Molecular System represents the next generation in automated viral load testing, providing laboratories with greater throughput and less hands-on time, maximizing productivity to meet the evolving needs of the clinical laboratory. IN_VITRO_DIAGNOSTICS 2008-02-18T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17711&pageId=99342 MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 19, 2008 - Siemens <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit)</a> 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: ITSC 2008-02-19T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseListView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17716&categoryId=17716 CONCORD, Calif. Feb. 20, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcare)</a> 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. ONCOLOGY 2008-02-20T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17711&pageId=99403 MALVERN, Pa., Feb. 21, 2008 - Siemens <a class='mc' href='http://www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit'>(www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit)</a> 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. ITSC 2008-02-21T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17705&pageId=100021 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 <a class='mc' href='http://www.siemens.com/healthcare'>(www.siemens.com/healthcare)</a> 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. COMPUTED_TOMOGRAPHY 2008-03-10T07:00:00+00:00 http://www.medical.siemens.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/PressReleaseListView?storeId=10001&langId=-1&catalogId=-1&catTree=100011,18301,13839,17722&categoryId=17722 SAN DIEGO, Calif., March 12, 2008 - Siemens Healthcare <a class='mc' href='http://www.siemens.com/healthcare'>(www.siemens.com/healthcare)</a> highlights three new ultrasound solutions - the ACUSON S2000™ ultrasound platform with paradigm shifting technologies such as tissue strain analytics, and the ACUSON X300™ ultrasound system, premium edition, a complete solution to general imaging and cardiovascular applications, and the laptop-based ACUSON P50™ echocardiography system - at the annual conference of the American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine (AIUM), March 12-15, in San Diego. ULTRA_SOUND 2008-03-12T07:00:00+00:00