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Large Healthcare Enterprises and Specialty Hospitals Tap Siemens for Next-generation Revenue Cycle Management

April 26, 2012

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

Siemens Outlines Solutions for Sustainable Cardiovascular Care at ACC ’12

March 22, 2012

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

Siemens Announces Strong MobileMD Momentum at HIMSS 2012

February 23, 2012

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

Siemens Healthcare Unveils Two Cloud-based Solutions to Optimize Image Management and Radiology Workflow

February 22, 2012

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

At HIMSS 2012 Siemens Demonstrates how Soarian is Connecting People to Connect Care

February 21, 2012

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

Siemens Announces New Clinical Solutions to Help Improve Care Coordination at HIMSS

February 21, 2012

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

Siemens Continues to Gain Momentum in Community Hospitals

February 16, 2012

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

Siemens Healthcare NOVIUS® Lab Named “Best in KLAS” for Fourth Consecutive Year

February 3, 2012

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

Siemens Sponsors Social Media Channel for Global Healthcare Issues

January 9, 2012

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