Siemens Executives and Customers to Present at HIMSS 2006 Education Sessions and Pre-Conference Symposia

by Amanda Naiman, Manager, Media Relations, Siemens Medical Solutions | February 07, 2006

-- Leveraging Health IT to Facilitate Interdisciplinary Communication and Workflow with Rosemary Kennedy, RN, MBA, chief nursing informatics officer, Siemens Medical Solutions and Ann Farrell, BSN, RN, principal and senior consultant, Farrell Associates - Feb. 14, 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

-- Siemens Interoperability Strategy by Joe Auriemma, senior director, integration engineering, Siemens Medical Solutions - Feb. 14, 1:45 p.m. - 2:15 p.m., in the Interoperability Showcase.

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-- Reducing Errors/Improving Care: The Outlook on Clinical Systems with Donald Rucker, vice president and chief medical officer, Siemens Medical Solutions; Bill O'Connor, M.D., vice president, medical affairs, McKesson Provider Technologies; and Mark Roman, president, healthcare and life sciences industry, EDS - Feb. 15, 9:45 a.m. - 10:45 a.m.

Siemens rotating in-booth customer presentations include:

-- IT Driving an Integrated Delivery System by Doug Colburn, chief information officer, Nebraska Heart Institute Heart Hospital.

-- Clinical Optimization Through Workflow by Ray Hess, vice president, information management, The Chester County Hospital.

-- Realizing True Community Connectivity by Rick MacCornack, Ph.D., director, quality improvement and Network director, Northwest Physicians Network.

-- Driving Patient Care, Outcomes, and Quality of Life via Disease Management by Sherry Shults, chief information officer, South Carolina Heart Hospital.

-- Integrated Workflow Across HIS and Modalities by Chris Galanda, chief information officer, Wyoming Valley Healthcare System.

-- Attaining Revenue Cycle Excellence by Jeanne Dzintarnieks, project manager, Susquehanna Health System.

-- Clinical Optimization from a Community Perspective by Basil Holloway, RN, BSN, East Texas Medical Center.

Siemens Medical Solutions of Siemens AG [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 7.6 billion EUR, orders of 8.6 billion EUR and group profit of 976 million EUR for fiscal 2005 (preliminary figures). More information can be obtained by visiting www.usa.siemens.com/medical-pressroom.

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