Siemens Medical Solutions and Kameda Healthinformatics Institute Inc. have established of a joint venture company which will be named Siemens Kameda Healthcare IT Systems K.K. Siemens Medical Solutions will hold two-thirds ownership and Kameda Healthinformatics Institute will hold one-third ownership of the newly formed company.

The establishment of Siemens Kameda Healthcare IT Systems K.K. strengthens Siemens' position in the highly dynamic and rapidly growing Japanese healthcare IT market, thus further advancing the availability of innovative information technology (IT) solutions and clinical systems in the country. According to YANO Research, Japan is currently the second largest healthcare information systems market.

"Siemens Medical Solutions has been exploring ways to increase its presence in the growing Japanese healthcare market for a few years now. We are certain that entering into this joint venture with such a reputable partner as Kameda will provide us with many opportunities. By further strengthening our global presence in the healthcare IT sector, we are continuing to deliver as one of the world's largest suppliers to the healthcare industry," stated Janet Dillione, president, Health Services, the Healthcare IT Division of Siemens Medical Solutions. "We look forward to collaborating with Kameda to continue introducing the Japanese market to innovative technologies that can help to improve the quality of patient care and reduce costs associated with care delivery through the creation of greater efficiencies."
The newly formed company will focus on enhancing Kameda Healthinformatics Institute's clinical informatics system, KAI, which encompasses electronic medical record, computerized physician order entry and nursing documentation functionalities. The system is being used by nearly 30 hospitals in Japan to assist in managing the workflow of patient care delivery at their facilities.

"We feel extremely privileged to be entering into a joint venture with Siemens Medical Solutions, the global leader in the healthcare IT industry," explained Toshitada Kameda, chairman, Kameda Healthinformatics Institute. "We have seen great success with KAI, and we are confident that Siemens' expertise will help us to further develop this solution. We believe that with the help of Siemens, we will continue to find ways to help hospitals here in Japan improve their delivery of care."

Janet Dillione will be appointed chairperson of Siemens Kameda Healthcare IT Systems K.K., and Toshitada Kameda will be appointed as vice-chairperson. Additionally, Shinji Tanaka, who currently serves as president of Kameda Healthinformatics Institute, will also serve as president of Siemens Kameda IT Systems K.K.

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