Siemens and NextGen Healthcare Announce Strategic Alliance to Speed It Adoption and Connectivity between Acute and Ambulatory Care Providers.MALVERN, Pa. & HORSHAM, Pa. -- Siemens to Provide NextGen Healthcare's Ambulatory Electronic Medical Records and Enterprise Practice Management Solutions Siemens Medical Solutions Siemens Medical Solutions (Siemens Med) is a supplier to the healthcare industry, and is headquartered in Erlangen, Germany. Its U.S. division, Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., is a Delaware corporation, with headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania. , a world leader in medical equipment and information technology (IT) solutions, and NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, a leading provider of ambulatory Electronic Medical Records (EMR (ElectroMagnetic Radiation) The emanation of energy from everything in the universe. Although the EMR from electrical and electronic devices is typically measured for practical, every-day situations, every object, including humans, emanates energy. ) and practice management software, today announced a worldwide strategic alliance to meet the unique healthcare IT needs of the physician practice market. This relationship leverages Siemens' expertise in enterprise IT systems and advanced medical imaging technologies for the acute care and specialty environments and NextGen Healthcare's industry leadership in ambulatory EMRs and practice management software. Under the terms of the agreement, Siemens will add NextGen Healthcare's EMR and practice management solutions to its global solutions portfolio. The alliance further extends the value of Siemens' highly penetrated enterprise solutions by enabling Continuity of Care Record (CCR 1. CCR - condition code register. 2. CCR - (Database) concurrency control and recovery. ) connectivity and interoperability across acute and ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. settings. The agreement also includes worldwide distribution rights in the diagnostic imaging center (DIC DIC diffuse intravascular coagulation; disseminated intravascular coagulation. DIC abbr. disseminated intravascular coagulation Disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC) ) market, a fast-growing specialty market segment for Siemens imaging modalities and integrated RIS/PACS offering, SIENET(R) Cosmos. "The NextGen(R) partnership complements Siemens' ambulatory strategy and enables us to support the management and retrieval of all clinical data, including diagnostic images, across the entire continuum of care," said Tom Miller, President, IT Division, Siemens Medical Solutions. "As we continue to develop integrated solutions within the Soarian(R) Enterprise Suite, this alliance enables Siemens to immediately deliver ambulatory solutions across the entire healthcare spectrum, providing complete solutions that meet providers' inpatient and outpatient needs." Patrick Cline, President of NextGen Healthcare, added, "This alliance provides NextGen Healthcare with the opportunity to significantly accelerate our expansion into international markets and additional domestic markets. We're also excited about aligning with a worldwide leader to deliver interoperable solutions capable of significantly improving patient care." As the federal government continues its push to automate and interconnect all points of the healthcare continuum, speed of technology adoption at the individual practice level and the ability to securely share clinical data and diagnostic images residing in ambulatory settings is crucial to the mission. Currently, more than 700 physician practices representing more than 30 different specialties use NextGen Healthcare's EMR and practice management systems. Siemens' healthcare IT division delivers solutions to over 5,000 healthcare organizations worldwide. Siemens, in combination with NextGen Healthcare's clinically rich products and services, can now offer its customers and prospects a one-stop source for electronic health records and interoperability. In leveraging NextGen's knowledge-based templates, Siemens will provide healthcare organizations and physician practices with access to longitudinal health records, streamlined processes across acute and ambulatory settings, and opportunities for enhanced patient safety, physician satisfaction and increased procedure volume. Siemens (booth #617) and NextGen (booth #1635) will showcase their alliance at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Founded in 1961, the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) is a healthcare industry membership organization exclusively focused on providing leadership for the optimal use of medical informatics technology and management systems. (HIMSS HIMSS Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society ) Annual Conference and Exhibit, being held February 13-17, 2005, in Dallas, Texas “Dallas” redirects here. For other uses, see Dallas (disambiguation). The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. . The companies will demonstrate interoperability between Siemens' Soarian Enterprise Clinicals and NextGen EMR by facilitating the secure transfer of a CCR between systems. Both Siemens and NextGen Healthcare are founding members of the HIMSS Electronic Health Record Vendors Association (EHRVA) and participants in the HIMSS Interoperability Showcases. About NextGen Healthcare NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of Quality Systems, Inc. (Nasdaq:QSII), develops and markets computer-based practice management and electronic medical records systems for medical and dental group practices. Please visit www.nextgen.com and www.qsii.com for additional information. About Siemens Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG Siemens AG German electrical-equipment manufacturer. The first Siemens company, Siemens & Halske, was founded in Berlin in 1847 to build telegraph installations. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SI), with headquarters in Malvern, Pa., and Erlangen, Germany, is one of the largest suppliers to the healthcare industry in the world. The company is known for bringing together innovative medical technologies, healthcare information systems, management consulting and support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services , to help customers achieve tangible, sustainable, clinical and financial outcomes. Employing approximately 31,000 people worldwide and operating in more than 120 countries, Siemens Medical Solutions reported sales of 7.07 billion EUR EUR In currencies, this is the abbreviation for the Euro. Notes: The currency market, also known as the Foreign Exchange market, is the largest financial market in the world, with a daily average volume of over US $1 trillion. , orders of 8.12 billion EUR and group profit of 1.05 billion EUR for fiscal 2004. More information can be obtained by visiting http://www.usa.siemens.com/medical-pressroom. |
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