Siemens Releases New Version of INVISION to Aid Customers in Streamlining Clinical Workflow and Improving Quality of Care
04 December 2007 - 3:06AM
PR Newswire (US)
Development and release of newest version of INVISION larger than
Y2K preparation Siemens Medical Solutions
(http://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. (Logo:
http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20070904/SIEMENSLOGO ) 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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CONTACT: Michele Bowman of Siemens Medical Solutions,
+1-610-448-3236, Web site: http://www.siemens.com/medical
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