With a common vision focused on improving health outcomes and reducing health care spending, Siemens Healthineers and Northwell Health recently announced a research partnership aimed at developing projects centered on clinical effectiveness and outcomes research utilizing data analytics-based population health evidence.
In addition to its funding and research support over the next four years to Northwell’s Imaging Clinical Effectiveness and Outcomes Research Program, Siemens Healthineers will dispatch dedicated full-time employees to work jointly with Northwell Health on outcomes-based research projects and population health management efforts, according to a press release from Northwell Health.
“This partnership is first-of-its-kind for both Siemens Healthineers and Northwell Health to collaborate on research that could potentially define care pathways for various populations in the future,” August Calhoun, senior vice president of services at Siemens Healthineers North America said. “We are excited to bring to the partnership a long history of innovation excellence, and I know that in working closely with a top-ranking clinical and medical education institute like Northwell.”
The principal investigator, Dr. Pina Sanelli, vice chair for research at Northwell Health, has said the optimal choice of computed tomography, or magnetic resonance imaging, varies by patient’s specific characteristics promoting a patient-centered imaging approach in which each patient will receive the imaging exam that will result in best outcomes based on their own personal features.
“This program is dedicated to performing the highest quality health services research in order to improve patient care as well as to inform health policy decisions affecting population health,” Dr. Jason Naidich, senior vice president of imaging at Northwell and chair of radiology at the Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine said. “Northwell Health is committed to improving the health of the communities it serves.”
Northwell, Siemens partner in research
