Siemens Creates New Division Dedicated to Image and Knowledge Management
by Barbara Kram, Editor | October 01, 2006
Ajit Singh, PhD to head
Siemens' new Imaging
and Knowledge Solutions division
Siemens' new Imaging
and Knowledge Solutions division
MALVERN, Pa. Siemens Medical Solutions has announced the creation of a new division, named Image and Knowledge Management. The new entity combines three existing businesses - syngo© multi-modality imaging software platform, RIS/PACS and Computer Aided Diagnosis (CAD) - and incubates a new business in the area of knowledge-based clinical decision support.
"Siemens is the only company that has truly combined the powers of medical imaging and healthcare information technology (HIT) to help our customers improve the quality of care while reducing costs. By bringing all our imaging-based IT solutions under one division, we will enhance our ability to provide interoperable, roles-based solutions that optimize workflow and provide clinicians with complete patient information at their fingertips," explained Erich Reinhardt, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Siemens Medical Solutions.
With syngo, Siemens provides the only intuitive, common user interface across all imaging modalities, providing capabilities in the generation, management and processing of diagnostic and therapeutic images. syngo is designed to integrate medical imaging into a comprehensive roles-based clinical workflow from referral to billing and enables an optimized utilization of imaging systems.
Siemens' open, adaptable RIS/PACS solution encompasses software solutions for documentation, reporting, distribution and archiving of digital medical images and reports, accompanying hardware from a variety of providers. CAD assists users by drawing attention to regions of interest that may require further review, thus serving as a "second reader" in the process of image interpretation. As the demands on clinicians grow, the need for CAD products is likely to increase significantly. Siemens is working closely with leading academic medical centers throughout the world on the development of clinical CAD tools, currently focusing on the detection of lesions in the breast, lung and colon.
Finally, knowledge-based clinical decision support is quickly becoming a key enabler for evidence-based medicine. Siemens, working with leading academic medical centers across the globe, is developing technologies to mine the vast amounts of healthcare data and information - including patient records, outcome studies, clinical trials and medical journals - to create relevant knowledge to support clinical decision-making. The mandate of the new division includes development, clinical validation, and commercialization of these innovative technologies in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
"Siemens is the only company that has truly combined the powers of medical imaging and healthcare information technology (HIT) to help our customers improve the quality of care while reducing costs. By bringing all our imaging-based IT solutions under one division, we will enhance our ability to provide interoperable, roles-based solutions that optimize workflow and provide clinicians with complete patient information at their fingertips," explained Erich Reinhardt, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Siemens Medical Solutions.
With syngo, Siemens provides the only intuitive, common user interface across all imaging modalities, providing capabilities in the generation, management and processing of diagnostic and therapeutic images. syngo is designed to integrate medical imaging into a comprehensive roles-based clinical workflow from referral to billing and enables an optimized utilization of imaging systems.
Siemens' open, adaptable RIS/PACS solution encompasses software solutions for documentation, reporting, distribution and archiving of digital medical images and reports, accompanying hardware from a variety of providers. CAD assists users by drawing attention to regions of interest that may require further review, thus serving as a "second reader" in the process of image interpretation. As the demands on clinicians grow, the need for CAD products is likely to increase significantly. Siemens is working closely with leading academic medical centers throughout the world on the development of clinical CAD tools, currently focusing on the detection of lesions in the breast, lung and colon.
Finally, knowledge-based clinical decision support is quickly becoming a key enabler for evidence-based medicine. Siemens, working with leading academic medical centers across the globe, is developing technologies to mine the vast amounts of healthcare data and information - including patient records, outcome studies, clinical trials and medical journals - to create relevant knowledge to support clinical decision-making. The mandate of the new division includes development, clinical validation, and commercialization of these innovative technologies in accordance with applicable privacy laws.
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