Siemens Signs Multi-Year Agreement With Cleveland Clinic to Deploy
Enterprise-Wide Cardiology PACS
Contract Allows for C-PACS Installation and Major Data Migration in Cleveland
Clinic Facilities in the United States and Abroad
CHICAGO, April 1, 2008 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Siemens Healthcare
(www.siemens.com/healthcare ) has signed an agreement with the Cleveland
Clinic, a not-for-profit multi-specialty academic medical center, under which
Cleveland Clinic can deploy the syngo(R) Dynamics cardiology image management
and reporting solution across its various locations. It is anticipated that
syngo Dynamics will enable Cleveland Clinic physicians and staff to read,
archive and distribute images and information acquired from more than 90,000
echocardiography procedures, 32,000 cath lab procedures and 59,000 vascular
studies each year.
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The agreement will help Cleveland Clinic move towards a completely
paperless digital cardiology model. Additionally, the enhanced reporting
capabilities using Digital Structured Reporting on syngo Dynamics will help
Cleveland Clinic cardiologists shorten their report turnaround time compared
with using transcription services. The agreement also covers data migration of
images and digital conversion of report data coming from echocardiography,
cath lab and vascular imaging systems, which has been acquired at various
Cleveland Clinic sites.
The syngo Dynamics deployment will begin in mid-2008. Additionally, under
the agreement the parties will collaborate in the development and testing of
improvements to and future versions of syngo Dynamics.
"It is an honor to be able to work with Cleveland Clinic. It is well-known
throughout the industry for its first-class cardiology services," said Juergen
Kress, vice president, Image and Knowledge Management Division, Siemens
Medical Solutions USA, Inc. "syngo Dynamics is a critical tool for hospitals
trying to realize a completely filmless and paperless model, and we feel
strongly that it will provide additional benefits for our customers."
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 is 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 48,000 people worldwide and
operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2007 (Sept. 30), Siemens
Healthcare reported sales of euro 9.85 billion, orders of euro 10.27 billion,
and group profit of euro 1.32 billion. Further information can be found by
visiting http://www.siemens.com/healthcare .
SOURCE Siemens Healthcare
Tom Schaffner of Siemens, +1-610-448-1477, thomas.schaffner@siemens.com
