Siemens Releases New Version of INVISION to Aid Customers in Streamlining Clinical Workflow and Improving Quality of Care

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    MALVERN, Pa., Dec. 3, /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Medical
 Solutions (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) today announced the general
 availability of the newest version of INVISION(R), one of Siemens health
 information systems. The newest version, INVISION 27, contains platform,
 database and application upgrades that will further assist healthcare
 organizations in streamlining crucial information across clinical,
 financial, and administrative functions throughout their enterprises.
 
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     INVISION 27 contains enhanced features that focus on supporting
 customers in their patient safety initiatives, with the most prominent
 being allergy enhancements. With this version, customers will migrate to
 the new Drug Allergy Module (DAM) from First DataBank(R) (FDB). This new
 module provides additional allergen information designed to improve
 clinical checking. For example, allergy codes have a new structure based on
 drug names, groups, and ingredients. The allergy data can be interfaced to
 various systems including Siemens Pharmacy and Soarian(R) Clinicals to
 support the foundation for the electronic health record. In order to
 support the new drug allergy codes and future regulatory and functional
 enhancements, Siemens has performed its largest platform upgrade ever.
 
     "We are dedicated to helping all of our customers improve the quality
 of their healthcare delivery, while driving down costs associated with many
 clinical, financial and administrative tasks," explains Janet Dillione,
 president, Health Services, the Healthcare IT Division of Siemens Medical
 Solutions. "Making a significant investment in enhancing our INVISION
 platform, which is one of the most widely deployed systems in the U.S., was
 a top priority for us, as we remain committed to supporting all customers
 across our multiple product lines in delivering the best level of patient
 care."
 
     Denver Health and Hospital Authority, a healthcare system consisting of
 a 500-bed main hospital, a 911 medical response system, a network of family
 and school-based health centers, public health resources, and a Level I
 Trauma Center, has been a Siemens customer since 1996 and was recently
 upgraded to INVISION 27. "The upgrade was nearly flawless and the support
 we received from our partners at Siemens was outstanding," stated Gregory
 Veltri, chief information officer, Denver Health. "Siemens finished ahead
 of schedule and actually caught us in the middle of completing maintenance
 on gateways. The feedback we received from our staff members and physicians
 after the upgrade was all positive."
 
     About Siemens Medical Solutions
 
     Siemens Medical Solutions 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 Medical Solutions 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. The company delivers
 solutions across the entire continuum of care -- from prevention and early
 detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. Siemens Medical Solutions
 employs more than 48,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In
 the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens Medical Solutions reported sales
 of euro 9.85 billion, orders of euro 10.27 billion, and group profit of
 euro 1.32 billion (preliminary figures, unaudited). Further information can
 be found by visiting http://www.siemens.com/medical.
 
 
 

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