Abstract :
Connecting together systems and players in the healthcare system is a key factor in ensuring efficient care for patients. From today onwards, Siemens IT Solutions and Services is showing examples of expedient networking and the opportunities IT solutions offer patients and players in its new Healthcare Innovation and Briefing Center (HIBC) in Vienna. All processes within the health system will be presented there in future. A series of various scenarios showcase how IT applications are used in caring for patients. The center is also a place where customers and partners can share experience and knowledge. "Our healthcare systems are evolving. Demographic change, urbanization and increasing mobility will characterize the society of the future. As a result, the cost and efficiency of healthcare systems are being scrutinized. As one of the leading vendors of healthcare IT, Siemens boasts cutting-edge technical solutions and so meets the requirements our partners demand of efficient management systems in healthcare," said Bri-gitte Ederer, Chief Executive Officer of Siemens AG Austria, at the inauguration of the HIBC.