Siemens Healthineers, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG is a reliable manufacturer of products and services in imaging for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes as well as in laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine. The company has recently announced its decision to expand its informatics capabilities for point-of-care testing with the acquisition of Conworx Technology.
Based in Berlin, Conworx is a leading provider of laboratory point-of-care device interfaces and data management solutions including POCcelerator, UniPOC and AegisPOC.
Combined with Conworx's open connectivity, Siemens Healthineers' global presence will bring to the market unmatched integration for point-of-care devices. With the acquisition, these products are expected to compliment Siemens' RAPIDComm data management system. Siemens plans to expand open connectivity to over 100 point-of-care devices currently marketed by major manufacturers and streamline data integration.
With this joint acquisition, Siemens Healthineers and Conworx will
- deliver open connectivity offerings that will enable seamless data integration from any manufacturer's point-of-care analyzer - managed by a single informatics solution to streamline operations and access to data, and improve risk management
- develop a single informatics solution that they claim will streamline data management operations and access to data, as well as improve precision care and risk management across a diverse population of devices and manufacturers
With Conworx becoming a unit of Siemens, the combined suite of products will be offered under the new subsidiary, Siemens Healthineers Point of Care Informatics.
According to Peter Koerte, President, Point of Care Diagnostics, Siemens Healthineers, "As hospitals consolidate and acquire physician offices, there is a huge need by emerging healthcare networks for seamless integration of hundreds of decentralized devices that are spread across dozens of sites. It is clear to us that to satisfy our customers' needs, we must deliver solutions that ensure superb connectivity, no matter which analyzer is being connected. We are determined to continue Conworx's practice of working closely with every vendor to ensure that all connected analyzers are working to the best of their ability."
With products and solutions designed to increase efficiency and to reduce costs, Siemens Healthineers is setting new trends in healthcare together with its customers.