Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics Announces Agreement with Amerinet to Provide Integrated Automation, Chemistry and Immunoassay Solutions

Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics, (www.usa.siemens.com/diagnsotics), announced today that it has been selected by Amerinet, (www.amerinet-gpo.com), one of the nation’s leading purchasing organizations in the health care industry, to provide a complete line of immunoassay, chemistry, and automation solutions. The agreement meets the needs of Amerinet’s members by offering a diversified product portfolio, tiered pricing schedule, value-added offering, comprehensive menu and rapid turnaround of quality test results.



“Siemens is committed to providing healthcare industry leaders with solutions that set new performance standards and optimize patient outcomes,” said John Nosenzo, senior vice president, Americas Region, Siemens Medical Solutions Diagnostics. “This commitment enables Siemens to be a provider of choice for leading healthcare professionals and organizations such as Amerinet.”



Hospitals in Amerinet’s alliance will benefit from the ADVIA® family of chemistry systems, including the 2400, 1800 and 1200; the full line of immunoassay technology, including the ADVIA Centaur® XP and CP systems, as well as the IMMULITE® 1000, 2000, 2500; and automation solutions such as ADVIA WorkCell® and ADVIA LabCell®.



The ADVIA line of chemistry systems enable labs to perform high-volume testing and work more efficiently through its high-resolution touch screen which delivers push-button operation. The ADVIA Centaur XP Immunoassay System delivers powerful productivity through its data archive feature, which reduces time spent on administrative tasks. The IMMULITE family of products delivers exceptional performance through extensive menus that encompass routine and esoteric assays for faster clinical diagnostic information. ADVIA LabCell and ADVIA WorkCell provide a comprehensive menu of automation and pre-analytical components route samples for optimal efficiency. The CentraLink Data Management System allows one piece of middleware to manage data from multiple analyzers and disciplines through one workstation and lab information system (LIS) interface.



Christine Kozlowski, Amerinet senior contract manager, said, “This partnership will be valuable to our members and will allow us to continue to deliver the highest-quality and most complete range of solutions.”