Shared Services goes with Siemens Medical.Siemens Medical Systems and Shared Services shared services, n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them. Healthcare have entered into a five-year, sole-source purchasing agreement under which Iselin, N.J.-based Siemens will supply Shared Services with a wide range of medical devices. The agreement, which is expected to total more than $250 million, enables Shared Services members to buy, at a discount, Siemens' imaging modalities Modalities The factors and circumstances that cause a patient's symptoms to improve or worsen, including weather, time of day, effects of food, and similar factors. , oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors. on·col·o·gy n. treatment products, patient monitors, ventilators, and anesthesia equipment. Shared Services consists of 1,000 hospitals, surgery centers, clinics, assisted living as·sist·ed living n. A living arrangement in which people with special needs, especially older people with disabilities, reside in a facility that provides help with everyday tasks such as bathing, dressing, and taking medication. facilities, and nursing homes. |
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