October 15, 2009 – The University of Pennsylvania Health System, one of the largest health systems in the United States, has awarded a $135 million contract for Integrated Service Management to Siemens Healthcare, to service and make available diagnostic systems and bio-medical devices.

October 14, 2009 - Survivors and patients with cancers and heart disease, along with patient advocate organizations and physicians, today urged policymakers to enhance early diagnosis of deadly diseases by preserving access to advanced imaging, such as MRI and CT scans, in final healthcare reform legislation.

October 14, 2009 - The largest annual study of patient outcomes at each of the nation’s 5,000 nonfederal hospitals found a wide gap in quality between the nation’s best hospitals and all others.

October 13, 20009 - The Senate Finance Committee today approved the measure on a 14-9 vote in favor of a healthcare overhaul, gaining the support of an influential Republican.

October 13, 2009 - Cost to deliver radiation varies widely from one delivery method to the next, according to a new analysis from researchers at the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center. Costs can range from around $1,700 for a single treatment with conventional radiation techniques to more than $16,000 for four treatments when using a Cyberknife system for radiation delivery.

October 13, 2009 – Siemens Healthcare reported today at the annual meeting of the European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM) in Barcelona, Spain, that leading hospitals in England, France, Germany and Monaco have shown strong interest and adoption of the Biograph mCT, the worlds first molecular CT, to fuel advanced diagnostic capabilities and to drive greater workflow efficiencies.