New Siemens Division for Image and Knowledge Management

Siemens Medical Solutions (Erlangen, Germany) has announced the creation of a new division, named Image and Knowledge Management. The new division combines three existing businesses--syngo multi-modality imaging software platform, radiology information systems (RIS)/picture archiving and communications systems (PACS), and computer-aided diagnosis (CAD)--and develops a new business in the area of knowledge-based clinical-decision support.

"Siemens is the only company that has truly combined the powers of medical imaging and healthcare information technology [HIT] to help our customers improve the quality of care while reducing costs. By bringing all our imaging-based IT solutions under one division, we will enhance our ability to provide interoperable, roles-based solutions that optimize workflow and provide clinicians with complete patient information at their fingertips,” explained Erich Reinhardt, Ph.D., president and chief executive officer of Siemens Medical Solutions.

With syngo, Siemens provides an intuitive, common user interface across all imaging modalities, providing capabilities in the generation, management, and processing of diagnostic and therapeutic images. syngo is designed to integrate medical imaging into clinical workflow from referral to billing and enables an optimized utilization of imaging systems.

Siemens' open, adaptable RIS/PACS encompasses software systems for documentation, reporting, distribution, and archiving of digital medical images and reports, accompanying hardware from a variety of providers. CAD assists users by capturing attention to regions of interest that may require further review, thereby serving as a "second reader” in the process of image interpretation.

Finally, knowledge-based clinical decision support is rapidly becoming a major enabler for evidence-based medicine. Siemens is developing technologies to mine the vast amounts of healthcare data and information--including patient records, outcome studies, clinical trials, and medical journals--to create pertinent knowledge to support clinical decision-making. The mandate of the new division includes development, clinical validation, and commercialization of these novel technologies in accordance with applicable privacy laws.

The new Imaging and Knowledge Solutions division will be led by Ajit Singh, Ph.D., who is transferring from his role as president of Siemens Oncology Care Systems (OCS) division.



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