February 9, 2021 – TORONTO – Digital Health Canada today announced that Siemens Healthineers has joined the Digital Health Canada member community.
“We are delighted to welcome Siemens Healthineers as a CHIEF Executive Forum Corporate member,” said Mark Casselman, CEO, Digital Health Canada. “And I look forward to the new perspectives and insights Siemens Healthineers’ senior executives will bring to this year’s CHIEF Executive Forum national events and working groups.”
With this membership, Siemens Healthineers joins a group of more than 100 public and private sector organizations and 2,800 individuals who partner with Digital Health Canada to stay connected across jurisdictions, share experiences and lessons learned, and collaborate to continuously improve health and healthcare for Canadians. New members like Siemens Healthineers enrich the ongoing CHIEF Executive Forum discussion on the future state of the health industry and how organizations can work together to deliver quality health in a digital world.
“The power and potential of digital health applications and solutions is starting to be realized by institutions in the health systems across Canada,” said Niles Geminiuc, Director Digital Health Sales & Business, Siemens Healthineers, Canada. “Digital health – from remote care solutions to clinical decision support applications – has the potential to significantly change the way healthcare is delivered to Canadians. Never in our history has digitalization in the health arena been so important in providing consistent high-quality care to patients.”
“The opportunity and the convenience for healthcare providers and their patients is endless as digital health starts to be more imbedded in everyday activities,” said Mr. Geminiuc. “I believe we are at the pivotal point of the emergence of digital health, and that’s why we are so pleased to be joining the many esteemed members of Digital Health Canada to share best practices and discuss the future of digitalization in Canadian healthcare.”
Siemens Healthineers will participate in the CHIEF Executive Forum, where senior professionals and leaders in digital health and healthcare collaborate, exchange best practices, address professional development needs, and offer their expertise in setting the agenda for the effective use of information and technology to improve health and healthcare in Canada.
Siemens Healthineers enables healthcare providers worldwide to increase value by empowering them on their journey towards expanding precision medicine, transforming care delivery, improving patient experience and digitalizing healthcare. Siemens Healthineers is continuously developing its product and service portfolio, with AI-supported applications and digital offerings that play an increasingly important role in the next generation of medical technology. For more than 100 years, Siemens Healthineers in Canada has stood for engineering expertise with a pioneering spirit in exploring and developing business opportunities to help healthcare providers achieve their goal of improving outcomes while reducing costs. Further information is available at www.siemens-healthineers.com/en-ca/.
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