Tarrytown, N.Y., May 21, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces enhancements to its CentraLink™ Data Management System, a proven lab process management solution that consolidates patient and quality-control data from multiple instruments and provides centralized control over critical lab processes. New functionality synchronizes automation workflow to increase efficiency and quality, as well as expands connectivity. More

Glasgow, Del., May 18, 2012 – The Glasgow, Delaware campus of Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics was presented today with a ‘Corporate Hometown Hero’ award from the American Cancer Society’s South Atlantic Division. The recognition was one of several honors presented to local community and corporate leaders who have partnered with the Society to help eliminate cancer as a major health problem. Siemens is a longstanding supporter of the Society in its mission to help fight cancer through fundraising, advocacy and education. More

Tarrytown, N.Y., May 18, 2012 – The FDA has cleared a lactate assay for the Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics RAPIDPoint® 500 Blood Gas System¹, giving point-of-care coordinators in the U.S. a new tool for assessing lactic acidosis. Frequently seen in critically ill patients, lactic acidosis—abnormally high acidity of the blood—has a number of potential causes, including shock, diabetes, liver disease and sepsis.²,³ More

Tarrytown, N.Y., May 18, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics received CE Mark approval to offer pleural fluid pH¹ testing on its RAPIDPoint® 500 Blood Gas System, providing laboratories and point-of-care coordinators in Europe with an important new diagnostic tool for use in critical care situations. Measuring pleural fluid pH gives clinicians information that can help guide therapy for patients. Pleural fluid effusions may be a symptom of underlying illness such as heart failure, pulmonary embolism, cancer and kidney disease.² More

Tarrytown, N.Y., May 7, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces three new five-year agreements with Novation, LLC® for its chemistry, immunoassay, coagulation and hematology systems and assays, and automation solutions. These agreements mark the latest series of contracts between Siemens – already a long-time Novation awarded supplier – and the industry’s leading supply contracting company. Novation serves the purchasing needs of more than 65,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc. and University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances, as well as Provista LLC. More

Tarrytown, N.Y., April 30, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received CE Mark approval to sell its CLINITEK Novus™ Automated Urine Chemistry Analyzer—the latest urine chemistry analyzer in the company’s portfolio for the central laboratory—in Europe. The CLINITEK Novus analyzer, also available in other countries, including Japan,¹ combines proven dry-pad urine chemistry technology with an easy-to-use cassette test format, helping laboratories deliver reliable, trusted test results while maximizing productivity. More

Malvern, Pa., April 26, 2012 – Today, Siemens Healthcare has announced that several large healthcare enterprises and specialty hospitals are turning to Siemens for next-generation enterprise revenue cycle management. With Soarian® enterprise revenue cycle management, Siemens addresses organizational revenue cycle needs by helping enterprises create a unified patient database and billing solution for physician practices and hospitals. Healthcare organizations can now turn to Soarian to reduce the reliance on third-party, bolt-on solutions, while preparing for a future that will include new payment models such as accountable care and bundled payments. Soarian, built on a modern, 3rd generation service-oriented architecture, helps enable healthcare organizations to be agile and flexible as they adapt to rapid change. Siemens approach to next-generation enterprise revenue cycle management supports the objectives of the Agenda 2013 program, which is a two-year global initiative in the Siemens Healthcare Sector to help customers adapt and grow amidst a challenging environment for healthcare reimbursement. More

Palo Alto, Calif., and Erlangen, Germany, April 25, 2012 – Varian Medical Systems and Siemens Healthcare today announced the signing of a strategic global partnership to provide advanced diagnostic and therapeutic solutions and services for treating cancer with image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery. The collaboration covers the mutual marketing and representation of products for imaging and treatment in the global radiation oncology business. This collaboration further comprises the development of software interfaces between Siemens and Varian treatment systems. The two companies will also investigate opportunities for joint development of new products for image-guided radiotherapy and radiosurgery. More

Tarrytown, N.Y., April 20, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has received FDA clearance for its ADVIA Centaur® Syphilis Assay¹ for the detection of antibodies against Treponema pallidum, a bacterium known to cause the sexually-transmitted disease, syphilis. Now, laboratories in the United States can further automate testing for this serious condition and drive additional workflow and efficiency gains by combining it with other infectious disease testing on the Siemens ADVIA Centaur family of high-throughput, random-access immunoassay systems. More

Malvern, Pa., April 19, 2012 — Leading up to Earth Day 2012, Siemens Healthcare undertook a Malvern Campus Revitalization Project by hosting a series of clean up and recycling drives. To keep with Siemens leaner and cleaner working environment, these clean-up days allowed employees to de-clutter and dispose of unneeded office materials. Siemens collected and sorted over 41 tons or 84,000 pounds of materials; with over 87 percent (more than 33.2 tons) of the collected material being reused or recycled. More

Barcelona, Spain, April 18, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare is showcasing its broad portfolio of diagnostic solutions, designed to help physicians manage patients with liver disease, at the 47th Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), Barcelona, Spain, April 18 – 22, 2012 (Booth #24). The exhibit — themed “Liver Health. Powered by Innovation.” — features the company’s most recent minimally invasive methods for assessing liver fibrosis, including the first CE-marked liver fibrosis marker panel and a new ultra-premium ultrasound platform that helps measure liver disease progression. More

Hoffman Estates, Ill., April 10, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare is the first company worldwide to announce a complete integrated diagnostic imaging solution proposed for the detection of amyloid plaques — one of the necessary pathological features of Alzheimer’s disease¹,²,³ — in the living brain. The latest elements of Siemens’ integrated solution came today with the company’s U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) application for its syngo®.PET Amyloid Plaque⁴ proprietary neurology quantification software, as well as the recent FDA approval of Eli Lilly and Company’s Amyvid™ (Florbetapir F 18 Injection), a radioactive diagnostic agent indicated for brain imaging of beta-amyloid plaques in patients with cognitive impairment who are being evaluated for Alzheimer’s disease and other causes of cognitive decline.⁵ More

Tarrytown, N.Y., April 6, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics was granted three new U.S. patents for methods of diagnosing endometriosis, in an effort to identify immunological markers that may be useful in development of immunodiagnostic tests to help those afflicted by this disease. More

Malvern, Pa., April 3, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare has announced that the SOMATOM Definition Flash dual-source computed tomography (CT) system with the new Stellar Detector – the first fully integrated detector that virtually eliminates electronic noise – has been cleared by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for sale and distribution in the United States. The new Stellar Detector further enhances the already outstanding SOMATOM Definition Flash CT system by delivering high spatial resolution, generating ultra-thin slices and providing an outstanding level of sharpness in CT at impressively low levels of patient radiation. With the combination of the SOMATOM Definition Flash CT system and the new Stellar Detector, even the finest image details can now be visualized. This exciting innovation is an example of Siemens’ approach to delivering innovative solutions that provide maximum value to customers – primary goals of the Healthcare Sector’s recently announced Agenda 2013. More

Tarrytown, N.Y., April 2, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics has teamed up with the Elks and Marvel Entertainment, LLC to combat underage drinking and encourage families affected by substance abuse to seek help through Hard Choices. This comic book, developed by Marvel Entertainment for the Elks National Drug Awareness Program, features Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four saving young people from the consequences of alcohol abuse. This year, Hard Choices presents a public service announcement (PSA) from Siemens reminding people that “it takes the courage and strength of a warrior to ask for help.” More

Antwerp, Belgium, March 29, 2012 – Jack Levine, Senior Clinical Consultant for Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics, has been named the 2012 recipient of the coveted Westgard Quality Award for his decades-long work to standardize and implement quality methods in clinical laboratories across the world. Levine was presented with the honor today during the Quality in the Spotlight international conference in Antwerp, Belgium—an annual European event devoted to the discussion of quality in laboratory medicine. More

London, England, March 27, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics is showcasing its broad portfolio of infectious disease testing capabilities¹ — from screening and diagnosis to susceptibility testing, genotyping, therapy selection and monitoring — at the 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) in London, England from March 31 – April 3 (Booth #441). The Siemens solutions on display at ECCMID 2012 reinforce the company's commitment to the development of reliable, high-quality infectious disease diagnostic solutions to help laboratories optimize workflow and enhance operational efficiency. More

Malvern, Pa., March 23, 2012 – Further strengthening its longstanding commitment to dose reduction, Siemens Healthcare recently expanded its solutions portfolio by offering the RaySafe i2 personal dosimetry system as an accessory for all Siemens Artis zee angiography systems. By using RaySafe i2 during imaging procedures, medical personnel obtain real-time information regarding their levels of radiation exposure, enabling them to take immediate steps to minimize exposure and establish a high-functioning radiation safety culture within their hospital. More

Chicago, March 22, 2012 – At the 61st Annual Scientific Session & Expo of the American College of Cardiology (ACC), March 24-27 in Chicago, Siemens Healthcare (booth #2026) will offer solutions for sustainable cardiovascular care to help ensure that cardiovascular professionals are “in it for the long run” – the theme of this year’s Siemens booth. Providing a comprehensive portfolio of systems and support solutions that range from imaging modalities to information technology (IT) and in vitro diagnostics, Siemens is uniquely positioned to aid the cardiovascular community in making sound clinical decisions, providing safer procedures, improving operational efficiency, and maximizing its investments in healthcare technology and IT – ultimately helping to make the delivery of cardiovascular care more sustainable. More

Chicago and Tarrytown, N.Y., March 19, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics and the American Society for Clinical Pathology (ASCP) have awarded a combined $182,000 in scholarships to the nation’s top undergraduate and graduate medical laboratory students for the 2011-2012 academic year. The Siemens – ASCP Scholarship Program was established in 2003 to address the nation’s shortage of qualified medical laboratory personnel, defray education costs and promote the profession. To date, more than $1.4 million in scholarships has been awarded to qualified medical laboratory students. The 70% increase in applications over the past two years is an indicator of the continued strength of and industry need for the scholarship program. See appendix for a complete list of winners. More

Malvern, Pa., March 6, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare has announced that the Multix Fusion analog radiography system is now commercially available in the United States. Supporting the full spectrum of routine radiography at an affordable price, the Multix Fusion features state-of-the-art components such as a height-adjustable, 660-pound capacity examination table. With a high level of reliability and attractive service contracts that help keep its operating costs comparatively low, the Multix Fusion combines innovation and price competitiveness – two components of Siemens Healthcare’s recently announced Agenda 2013 investment program. More

Malvern, Pa., March 5, 2012 – Complementing the ACUSON S Family™ of ultrasound systems, Siemens Healthcare today announced shipment of the ACUSON S1000™ ultrasound system, its latest premium ultrasound platform. The ACUSON S1000 system expands access to premium imaging performance at an exceptional cost of ownership. This system encompasses state-of-the-art ultrasound technology, stellar imaging performance, and versatile applications to provide better patient care. Featuring a complete suite of transducers and capable of performing 27 different exam types, the ACUSON S1000 system accommodates a wide spectrum of patients and body types. The ACUSON S1000 system is one of the new product solutions of Siemens Healthcare’s recently announced Agenda 2013 investment program. More

Las Vegas, February 23, 2012 – At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society, 2012 Annual Conference and Exhibition, from Feb. 20-24 at the Venetian Sands Expo Center in Las Vegas, Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa., will demonstrate how MobileMD™ cloud-based health information exchange (HIE) solutions are being integrated with Siemens. To highlight the brisk pace of integration, Siemens is announcing rapid expansion of the workforce supporting MobileMD and positive sales momentum since the acquisition in November 2011. MobileMD is on display in two HIMSS booths: a dedicated MobileMD space in booth #4392 and in the Siemens Healthcare booth #2423. The HIE provides functionality that enables national initiatives such as accountable care, which require that data be shared among hospitals, primary care physician offices and other settings. More

Malvern, Pa., February 23, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare has appointed David Fisher as Vice President of Healthcare Policy and Strategy in the United States, effective February 27, 2012. In this role, Fisher will drive management and direction of the company’s approach to U.S. government policy from within the Healthcare Sector, positioning Siemens as the industry leader in imaging, diagnostics and healthcare information systems. Additionally, he will represent Siemens in meetings with regulatory, payor, and reimbursement agencies; and develop industry relationships. Fisher will ensure that Siemens’ strategy, portfolio, and messaging address U.S. market needs and the company’s mission of innovating to advance human health. More

Las Vegas, February 22, 2012 – Today, Siemens Healthcare, has announced two new solutions for image management and radiology workflow that will be hosted from the Siemens Healthcare Cloud Computing Center (HCCC), in Malvern, Pa. In a first of its kind strategic alliance with Dell, Round Rock, Texas, Siemens will deliver a cloud-based vendor-agnostic Image Sharing & Archiving (ISA¹) solution. The ISA offering will be primarily hosted out of Siemens HCCC, using Dell’s clinical data management software. Additionally, Siemens and Dell will securely federate their respective healthcare clouds, providing customers an additional form of redundancy for this key clinical content. The solution will help healthcare providers reduce the ongoing capital expenditure of maintaining on-site image archives. Additionally, Siemens is announcing a new implementation approach for its proven syngo Workflow radiology information system (RIS), which can be completely hosted from Siemens HCCC.² These solutions will be presented in Siemens booth #2423 at the Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2012 Annual Conference and Exposition at the Sands Expo and Convention Center in Las Vegas, from February 20-24. More

Las Vegas, February 21, 2012 – Today, Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa., will begin demonstrating how Soarian® is helping coordinate care delivery across the enterprise. At the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2012 Annual Conference and Exhibition, from Feb. 20 - 24, at the Venetian Sands Expo Center, Siemens will demonstrate its approach to coordinated care with a portfolio that comprises solutions across the entire care continuum. More

Las Vegas, February 21, 2012 – Today, Siemens Healthcare, Malvern, Pa., has announced a commitment to enhance the Soarian® enterprise information system to support ambulatory physician practices and emergency care. These offerings enable organizations to focus on care coordination, quality improvements and cost reductions necessary for health reform initiatives. These solutions will leverage Soarian’s embedded workflow technology that facilitates care coordination across the continuum. Built on a modern, third-generation service-oriented architecture, these solutions will enable healthcare organizations to be agile and flexible as they adapt to rapid change. The solutions will be demonstrated in the Siemens Healthcare booth #2423 at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2012 Annual Conference and Exhibition, from Feb. 20 - 24, at the Venetian Sands Expo Center. More

Tarrytown, N.Y., February 17, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics launches PEP¹ Administrator, an innovative web-based software solution giving clinical laboratory managers a way to simplify and streamline administration of education and training programs for their staff. PEP Administrator is an extension to Siemens’ recently launched Personalized Education Plan (PEP) – the industry’s first virtual competency-based clinical laboratory education model that can be personalized for each staff member. Designed with an intuitive interface, PEP Administrator enables education managers to guide, plan and monitor the progress of every individual learner according to her/his specific competency needs, seamlessly consolidating continuing education from any source and automatically summarizing the progress of every staff member. More

Malvern, Pa., February 16, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare recently received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for syngo Aortic ValveGuide, an integrated image processing software that helps cardiologists and cardiac surgeons prepare and perform transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR). The syngo Aortic ValveGuide automatically reconstructs a 3D representation of the aortic root from cross-sectional images acquired with the angiography system and provides the best projection angle for the valve replacement. The software selects anatomical landmarks and overlays the 3D image with 2D images acquired during live fluoroscopy, enabling the physician to obtain real-time 3D guidance in the patient’s body while navigating the new valve to its intended location. This groundbreaking software, which is now available to customers, reflects the spirit of Siemens Healthcare’s Agenda 2013 – a recently announced two-year initiative designed in part to strengthen the Healthcare Sector's innovative power and competitiveness. More

February 16, 2012, Malvern, Pa., -- Today, Siemens Healthcare announced that the company is continuing its strong momentum with additional community-hospital purchases of the Soarian® enterprise health information system. Across the country, these healthcare providers are turning to Siemens and Soarian to help them connect people to connect care for their communities. Siemens can deliver an enterprise-wide health information technology (IT) solution for community hospitals that has the potential for agile implementation, improved caregiver affinity through advanced IT solutions and embedded workflow management, plus tools to remotely manage all aspects of hardware and implementation through Siemens secure, medical-grade cloud. These capabilities work to speed the time to value of health IT as Siemens partners with the customers to achieve their broad organizational goals, which are key goals of Agenda 2013, a global initiative of the Siemens Healthcare Sector to increase competitiveness and expand in emerging markets. More

Malvern, Pa., February 15, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare has announced that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently cleared the features associated with the new Biograph mCT positron emission tomography/computed tomography (PET•CT) scanner. The new Biograph mCT enables precise measurement of metabolic processes and data quantification, including the assessment of neurological disease and cancerous tissue, as well as cardiac blood flow (perfusion). Technological innovations and intelligent software solutions within the new PET•CT result in accurate, consistent quantitative assessments. With the new Biograph mCT, which was unveiled last November at the 2011 annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America (RSNA) in Chicago, Siemens offers yet another paradigm in PET•CT, bolstering the company’s innovative power and competitiveness – a goal of its recently announced global initiative, Agenda 2013. More

Research Triangle Park, N.C., San Diego, Tarrytown, N.Y., February 7, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics announces two new companion diagnostics partnerships with pharmaceutical companies ViiV Healthcare and Tocagen — marking a major step for Siemens into this important and fast-growing segment of the in vitro diagnostics (IVD) market. Both partnerships intend to leverage the clinical trial and commercialization options within Siemens’ CLIA laboratory, as well as Siemens’ established IVD clinical and regulatory expertise. More

Tarrytown, NY., February 3, 2012 – The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics Mycophenolic Acid assay (MPAT) is now available for use on the company’s portfolio of Dimension® Integrated Chemistry Systems in the U.S. With this addition, the company becomes the first laboratory diagnostics solutions provider in the nation to offer the consolidation of four fully automated immunosuppressant drug (ISD) assays on a single integrated chemistry system. The four ISD tests—mycophenolic acid, cyclosporine, tacrolimus and sirolimus—are the most commonly prescribed immunosuppressants used by physicians to prevent organ rejection. Now, they can be run simultaneously with routine chemistry tests on the Dimension systems, enabling more comprehensive care for transplant patients. More

Malvern, Pa., February 3, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare has been awarded the 2011 “Best in KLAS” award for laboratory information systems (LIS) by KLAS, an independent healthcare research firm. ¹ This is the fourth year in a row that NOVIUS Lab has achieved this award, which is given to a vendor or product that scores the highest in its industry segment and provides the broadest operational and clinical impact to healthcare organizations. More

Malvern, Pa., January 20, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare has joined with LMT Lammers Medical Technology GmbH to exclusively offer the nomag® IC – LMT’s MR Diagnostics Incubator System for the transport of newborns and premature babies¹ – as an add-on to Siemens’ 1.5T and 3T MR systems, including the MAGNETOM® Aera and Skyra systems. The nomag IC enables newborns and premature babies to be examined after birth with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) via optimal, noninvasive diagnostics. The incubator facilitates safe, convenient transport from the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) to the MRI department with an MR-conditional trolley, MR-conditional gas and power supply, and attendant conditional accessories. More

Malvern, Pa., January 11, 2012 – Siemens Healthcare has announced that Release 2.0 of the ACUSON SC2000™ volume imaging ultrasound system has received 510(k) clearance from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now commercially available in the United States. This latest version of the ACUSON SC2000 system – Siemens’ pioneering premier echocardiography system – elevates volume imaging in echocardiography to a new level, delivering significant performance and imaging enhancements to improve workflow and patient outcomes. Release 2.0 offers a host of new applications, including the quantification of the 3D proximal isovelocity surface area (PISA) to assess the severity of valvular disease and volumetric color Doppler. Other applications include a comprehensive package for automated left ventricle analysis (LVA), which enables the auto-detection and tracking of volume contours, and Siemens’ exclusive IN Focus coherent image-forming technology, which yields a high level of image uniformity and clinical detail. Release 2.0 supports volumetric intracardiac echocardiography (ICE), enabling integration of the ACUSON AcuNav™ ultrasound catheters. More

Malvern, Pa., January 9, 2012 — Siemens Healthcare and Social Media Today LLC have announced a collaborative agreement whereby Siemens will provide exclusive sponsorship of the Healthworks Collective (www.healthworkscollective.com.), which is an editorially independent, moderated community for thought leaders in international healthcare. As part of this ongoing sponsorship, Siemens experts will contribute content and resources to inform the group’s discussions on aspects of medical technology, healthcare informatics and healthcare reform. It also provides a forum for healthcare professionals to debate the latest issues and advances. More

Tarrytown, N.Y., January 6, 2012 – The Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics VERSANT® HCV RNA 1.0 Assay is now CE-marked for use on the company’s VERSANT kPCR Molecular System, giving laboratories in Europe and Australia access to a new test to aid in the management of individuals infected with hepatitis C (HCV) who are undergoing antiviral therapy. 1,2 This new, highly sensitive automated viral load assay is an important addition to the company’s portfolio of diagnostic solutions for managing patients with liver disease, which includes routine chemistry tests, hepatitis serology tests, viral load testing and ultrasound systems. More