Siemens Executives and Customers to Present at HIMSS 2007 Education Sessions and Pre-Conference Symposia

Siemens Medical Solutions (www.usa.siemens.com/healthcareit) customers and subject matter experts will participate in a variety of educational sessions at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS) 2007 Annual Conference and Exhibition, to be held in New Orleans Feb. 25 through March 1. In addition to a rotating lineup of in-booth customer presentations, Siemens speakers will be featured as part of the HIMSS core education sessions and roundtables, Nursing Informatics Symposium, and Regional Health Information Organization (RHIO) Symposium. Featured presentations include:

Making Evidence Actionable and Measurable: Vendor Performance with Charlene Underwood, M.B.A., director, Government and Industry Affairs, Siemens Medical Solutions; Sara Corley, M.D., FACP, chief medical officer, NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, Inc.; Karen Kmetik, Ph.D., director, Clinical Performance Evaluation, American Medical Association; and Andrew Ury, M.D., chief executive officer, practice partner — Feb. 25, 1:45 p.m. – 3:00 p.m., Quality Symposium, Event 7.

Business Information Systems: HIPAA: Implementing X12 Version 5010 — Expected Benefits and Major Changes from 4010A1 with Don Bechtel, standards and regulatory manager, Siemens Medical Solutions — Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Education Session, Number 119.

Patient Safety Hardwired: Challenges and Success with Gail Latimer, R.N., chief nursing officer, Siemens Medical Solutions, and Kathryn Wilhoit, vice president and chief nurse executive, Mountain States Health Alliance — Feb. 28, 9:45 a.m. – 10:45 a.m., Education Session, Number 143.

Siemens Smart Card Solutions for Improved Patient Care with Carole Ireland, national business development manager, Siemens Patient Health Card Program, Siemens Communications, Inc., and Paul Contino, vice president, Information Technology, Mount Sinai Medical Center — Feb. 26, 4:15 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. at the Privacy and Security Product Pavilion.

Your Status Check Should Never Be Status Quo by, Ray Hess, vice president, Information Management, The Chester County Hospital — Feb. 28, 8:30 a.m. – 9:30 a.m., Education Session, Number 126.

Siemens rotating in-booth customer presentations feature real-life, best practice examples of implemented workflow and patient outcomes. Current Siemens customer executives will share their experiences and illustrate how Siemens’ healthcare solutions can help transform existing practices into new realities during these peer-to-peer learning sessions. Key customer presentations to be held in the Siemens Medical Solutions HIMSS booth (#4037, Hall G) include:

Monday, Feb. 26, 2007

“Migration from a Foreign System to Soarian®,” MedCentral Health System — Monday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

“Implementation On-time & Under Budget,” MedCentral Health System — Monday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

“Physician Adoption of Electronic Chart Completion in a Multi-Entity Organization,” Mountain States Health Alliance — Monday, Feb. 26, 1:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.

“MedSeries4®, a Solution for the Fully Integrated Community Hospital,” Nacogdoches Memorial Hospital — Monday, Feb. 26, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. in Booth A

“Medication Management, Challenging the Status Quo,” Hamot Medical Center — Monday, Feb. 26, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

“CPOE Outcomes Well Worth the Wait,” Denver Health — Monday, Feb. 26, 3:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.

Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2007

“CMS Core Measures and Workflow,” The Chester County Hospital – Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

“The Value of Workflow to Patient Care,” Riverside Health System– Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

“How Soarian Clients are Addressing Patient Safety Through Workflow,” Mainline Health — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

“EMR an Enterprise Strategy,” Alegent Health — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“Depth of Siemens Within a Digital Hospital,” Alegent Health — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“Hospital of the Future, How One Community Hospital Is Getting There,” Caldwell Memorial Hospital — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 3:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“Physician Usage of a CIS Enterprise-wide,” St. Tammany Parish Hospital — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

“Community Connectivity and Chronic Care Management,” Northwest Physicians Network — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

“Clinical Decision Making and Closing the Loop,” McLeod Regional Medical Center — Tuesday, Feb. 27, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2007

“Hospital of the Future, How One Community Hospital Is Getting There,” Caldwell Memorial Hospital — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

“HIS Implementation — Big Bang Approach,” UMass Memorial Health Alliance — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

“Soarian Cardiology Advances the Strategy of Med Meets IT at NHH,” Nebraska Heart Institute Heart Hospital — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 10:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

“How Soarian Clients are Addressing Patient Safety Through Workflow,” Centra State — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“How Soarian Clients are Addressing Patient Safety Through Workflow,” Mainline Health — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“Community Connectivity and Chronic Care Management,” Northwest Physicians Network — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

“Soarian Scheduling in a Multi-Entity Environment,” Universal Health Services, Inc. (UHS) — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

“Soarian Cardiology Advances the Strategy of Med Meets IT at NHH,” Nebraska Heart Institute Heart Hospital — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

“HIS Implementation — Big Bang Approach,” UMass Memorial Health Alliance — Wednesday, Feb. 28, 4:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.

About Siemens Medical Solutions

Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG (NYSE:SI) is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. 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. Recent acquisitions in the area of in-vitro diagnostics — such as Diagnostic Products Corporation and Bayer Diagnostics — mark a significant milestone for Siemens as it becomes the first full service diagnostics company. Employing more than 41,000 people worldwide and operating in over 130 countries, Siemens Medical Solutions reported sales of 8.23 billion EUR, orders of 9.33 billion EUR and group profit of 1.06 billion EUR for fiscal 2006 (Sept. 30). Further information can be found by visiting www.siemens.com/medical.