Customer-focused solutions in molecular imaging offer greater long-term value
TORONTO, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- At the 2009 SNM Annual Meeting in Toronto this week, Siemens (booth #1024) is breaking down barriers to market entry, as well as offering versatile, multipurpose solutions that help physicians provide high quality patient care, and effectively manage healthcare costs. As the healthcare landscape changes within the United States and internationally, Siemens molecular imaging solutions offer options at all purchasing levels. The Biograph(TM) mCT, the world’s first molecular CT, will be shown at SNM for the first time.
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“Enabling our partners to maintain clinical viability and provide value to the patients they serve is critical to our mission during these challenging economic times. It is, therefore, imperative that we find a way to offer our customers both high-quality solutions and access to advanced technologies,” said Michael Reitermann, chief executive officer, Molecular Imaging, Siemens Healthcare. “Though we’ve recently made some progress in U.S. imaging reimbursement policies, we need to further develop evidence-based data on a global level, so that we can continue to prove the clinical and financial efficacy of molecular imaging technology as a valuable asset to detect, stage and monitor disease.”
As part of Siemens Molecular Imaging’s commitment to innovation and access, it has recently released several new systems into the PET-CT and SPECT-CT markets that allow facilities with limited budgets, or those under financial constraints, to provide molecular imaging technology to their patients:
As the global economic crisis continues, and the healthcare environment continues to evolve, Siemens is committed to offering the most advantageous and innovative systems at the most cost-efficient price points.
The Siemens Healthcare Sector is one of the world’s largest suppliers to the healthcare industry. The company is a renowned medical solutions provider with core competence and innovative strength in diagnostic and therapeutic technologies as well as in knowledge engineering, including information technology and system integration. With its laboratory diagnostics acquisitions, Siemens Healthcare is the first integrated healthcare company, bringing together imaging and lab diagnostics, therapy, and healthcare information technology solutions, supplemented by consulting and support services. Siemens Healthcare delivers solutions across the entire continuum of care - from prevention and early detection, to diagnosis, therapy and care. Additionally, Siemens Healthcare is the global market leader in innovative hearing instruments. The company employs around 49,000 people worldwide and operates in 130 countries. In the fiscal year 2008 (Sept. 30), Siemens Healthcare reported sales of euro 11.2 billion, orders of euro 11.8 billion, and Sector profit of euro 1.2 billion. Further information can be found by visiting http://www.siemens.com/healthcare.
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