Siemens to Feature Soarian in HIMSS 2005 IHE Interoperability Showcases; More Than 40 Siemens and Non-Siemens Applications Integrated with Soarian to Date.

MALVERN, Pa. -- As a leading proponent of the national movement toward interoperable electronic health records (EHRs), Siemens Medical Solutions will showcase the capabilities of Soarian(R) in supporting the Integrating the Healthcare Enterprise (IHE) cross-enterprise document sharing profile by participating in the IHE Interoperability Showcases at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2005 Annual Conference and Exhibition, to be held Feb. 13-17 in Dallas, Texas.

Introduced in 2001 as Siemens' new generation workflow-engineered health information solution, Soarian continues to gain momentum and achieve significant milestones in the marketplace. Among the highlights:

--To date, more than 200 Soarian products have been contracted for in the U.S.

--Siemens' total Soarian customer base represents more than 240 U.S. healthcare facilities and 19 international sites.

--Thirty-six customers representing 67 facilities are now live on Soarian Clinical, Cardiology, Scheduling, Health Information Management (HIM) and Revenue Cycle solutions.

--Over 100 active Soarian implementations are currently underway.

--With implementation activity continuing to ramp up, Soarian has been integrated with more than 40 Siemens and non-Siemens applications and modalities, including demographics/ADT, orders, results and charges.

Connecting clinicians using interoperable EHR products and standards so that they can share patient data will be the focus of the Interoperability Showcases at HIMSS. Conference attendees will be able to create and manage their own virtual health record and then visit select vendor exhibit booths to access their records and see how different companies incorporate IHE - and thus interoperability - into their products.

"We have a historic opportunity to dramatically improve the delivery of healthcare in this country," said Charlene Underwood, director of government and industry affairs, Siemens Medical Solutions and recently elected chair of the HIMSS EHR Vendors Association (EHRVA). "EHR technology has proven its ability to make healthcare safer, more efficient, and more convenient for patients and providers. As EHR vendors, we have a responsibility to our customers and to the nation to lead by doing and to collaborate with one another to shape the future of healthcare delivery by promoting the widespread adoption of interoperable EHRs."

Soarian integrates clinical, financial, diagnostic and administrative processes to support patient-centered care. The solution is distinguished by three innovative characteristics: it is workflow-engineered to synchronize processes across the health enterprise; its smart user interface is designed to accommodate tasks based on the roles of individual users; and it has embedded analytics that empower users to proactively monitor and measure an enterprise's performance, and then act on those conclusions. Additionally, bringing together images and data seamlessly from a variety of medical modalities in one location, Soarian helps facilitate more informed decision-making - leading to improved care delivery, increased staff satisfaction, and more efficient business practices.

As a founding member of the HIMSS EHRVA, Siemens will demonstrate its full portfolio of Soarian solutions in booth #617 at HIMSS.

Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) with headquarters in Malvern, Pennsylvania 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, 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, 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.