Ingalls Health System will implement the Soarian suite enterprisewide, including clinical and financial applications. Soarian is unlike any other HIS in that it facilitates and tracks automated "workflows" designed to help users increase efficiency, improve patient safety, and achieve desired clinical and financial outcomes.

A unique component of the agreement between Ingalls and Siemens is the establishment of a Workflow Innovation Center, which will enable Ingalls to utilize Soarian's workflow engine to define and measure improvements of key performance indicators. This will enable Ingalls to achieve measurable results in improved quality of patient care and safety; operational efficiencies; patient, employee and physician satisfaction; regulatory compliance; and financial performance. The Workflow Innovation Center will be located on-site at Ingalls Memorial Hospital and staffed by employees of both Ingalls and Siemens.


"Implementing the complete Soarian solution, coupled with the Workflow Innovation Center, will enable Ingalls to realize - and measure - improved efficiencies and care coordination across the entire system," Miller said. "Soarian not only coordinates the many simultaneous and complex processes of healthcare, it anticipates them. Through its automated workflow-oriented design, Soarian intuitively delivers information when and where it's needed most."

Soarian integrates clinical, financial and administrative processes to support patient-centered care. The solution is distinguished by three innovative characteristics: it manages processes and best practices across the health enterprise through workflow management tools; it enables increased ease-of-use and faster training via a smart user interface; and it helps to manage and measure the events and activities of the organization through an integrated decision support tool and embedded analytics. Additionally, by seamlessly integrating all clinical, financial and operational data, Soarian helps facilitate more informed decision-making - enabling improved care delivery, reduced medical errors, increased physician and patient satisfaction, and more efficient use of resources.

Siemens also provides Ingalls leading-edge diagnostic imaging technologies at its Family Care Centers in Flossmoor, Tinley Park, and Calumet City, including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging and positron emission tomography/computed tomography. This month, Siemens SOMATOM© Sensation 64 CT system, the world's fastest and most advanced single-source CT system, will be installed at Ingalls.

Ingalls Health System includes Ingalls Memorial, an independent, community hospital with clinical outcomes and nationally recognized patient care programs comparable to major medical centers. The 553-bed hospital is located on a 40-acre main campus in Harvey, Illinois. Ingalls Health System also includes South Chicagoland's only 24/7 urgent care centers in Flossmoor, Tinley Park and Calumet City; Ingalls Wellness Center in Homewood; and multiple community locations for advanced imaging, diagnostics and rehabilitation. Ingalls' more than 4,000 physicians, employees and volunteers help a half million residents of the south suburbs of Chicago each year to achieve physical, mental and spiritual well-being. More information can be obtained by calling 1-800-221-2199.
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 33,000 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. More information can be obtained by visiting www.usa.siemens.com/medical-pressroom.

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