Siemens Executives and Customers to Offer Presentations at HIMSS 2008

Experts to Share Healthcare IT Best Practices and Insights

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:

• Managing Legacy Healthcare Data During an HIS Conversion with Jim Large, director of applications, MedCentral Health System – Monday, Feb. 24, 10:00 a.m. - 11:00 p.m., Room 207 A-C of the Orange County Convention Center, Education Session, Number 8.
• Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) Provides Cross Domain Interoperability including Quality/Public Health with Floyd Eisenberg, M.D., M.P.H., senior physician consultant, Health Services, Siemens – Monday, Feb. 24, 11:15 a.m. - 12:15 p.m., Room 204 B-C of the Orange County Convention Center, Education Session, Number 23.
• Wading Through The Data: Demonstrating the Value of Standardization to Effectively Measure Outcomes with Lisa McChesney, R.N., M.S.N., director of information systems, Hamot Medical Center and Ruthann Johnson, R.N., M.S.N., information systems clinical liaison, Lourdes Health System – Monday, Feb. 25, 12:30 p.m. -1:30 p.m., Room 204 B-C of the Orange County Convention Center, Education Session, Number 41.
• Performance Management: You Don’t Know What You Don’t Measure with Mical DeBrow, Ph.D., R.N., principal consultant, clinical transformation, Health Services, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Gregory Veltri, chief information officer, Denver Health and Hospital Authority – Tuesday, Feb. 26, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m., Room 311 E-H of the Orange County Convention, Education Session, Number 77.
• A Vision and Strategy for Implementing the Electronic Health Record with Andrew W. Steele, M.D., M.P.H., M.Sc., director of medical informatics, Denver Health and Hospital Authority – Wednesday, Feb. 27, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Room 311 A-D of the Orange County Convention, Education Session, Number 129.

In addition to the educational sessions, Siemens customer executives will share best practices and clinical and revenue cycle management case studies during rotating in-booth presentations which will be held in the Siemens HIMSS booth (# 3763). Key presentations include:

Monday, Feb. 25, 2008

• “Workflow and Healthcare Process Management with Soarian® Clinicals,” The Chester County Hospital – 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• “Building a Soarian Revenue Cycle Model in an Academic Environment,” University Hospitals Health System – 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
• “Medication Safety Outcomes Exceeded through Streamlined Workflow,” CentraState Healthcare System – 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.
• “Designing the Next Generation Revenue Cycle Model,” Partners Healthcare – 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008

• “Using Soarian on the Motion C5 MCA - Getting a Handle on Patient Care,” Alegent Health – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• “Designing the Next Generation Revenue Cycle Model,” Partners Healthcare –10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• “Improving Patient Safety and Interdisciplinary Workflow through Automating the Medication Use Process,” UMass Memorial HealthAlliance – 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• “Building a Soarian Revenue Cycle Model in an Academic Environment,” University Hospitals Health System – 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• “Soarian CPOE - Using Predefined Medication Orders to Promote Consistent Care," The Chester County Hospital – 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• “Continuing Revenue Cycle Process Improvement after Live,” Susquehanna Health – 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008

• "Linking Quality Nursing with Hospital Information Technology," Meridian Health – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.
• “Revitalizing Your Revenue Cycle Process with Next Generation Technology,” MedCentral Health System – 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m
• “Making the Personalized Healthcare Vision a Reality in Central Ohio,” MedCentral Health System – 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
• “Improving Patient Safety and Care Standards with Soarian Clinicals Workflow Management,” CentraState Healthcare System – 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
• “Going, Going, Gone: How to Cost Justify Going Paperless,” Riverside Health System – 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

About Siemens Healthcare
Siemens Healthcare is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare will be the first fully integrated diagnostics company, bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens Healthcare delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care -- from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. The company employs more than 49,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens Healthcare reported sales of €9.85 billion (on a pro forma basis including Dade Behring roughly €11 billion), orders of €10.27 billion, and group profit of €1.32 billion. Further information can be found by visiting www.siemens.com/healthcare.