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43 Asklepios Clinics in German S!an"ar"i#e !$eir %ospi!al In&orma!ion Ss!em 'i!$ A(&a

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Asklepios Kliniken Verwaltungsgesellschaft (AKV), which represents more than 50% of the

turnover of the Asklepios group, the largest private hospital group in Germany, has chosen Agfa

ealth!are"s #$&' as the stanar hospital information system (&') for * clinics+ &n

aition, all * clinics will use #$&' $&' as their raiology information system of choice+ he

implementation of the pro-ect will start in .0/+

As part of its &' strategy, AKV ientifie one single supplier to improve aministration an

workflows as well as to simplify training+ ollowing a competitive search for a solution, AKV

selecte Agfa ealth!are"s #$&', an innovative an comprehensive hospital1wie clinical an

aministrative information system that manages an monitors all patient1oriente processes2

meical, nursing, aministrative an 3usiness+ he agreement also inclues #$&' $&', which

streamlines the entire raiology workflow+

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Dnamic $eal!$ ss!ems an" ne' !ec$nolo(ies+ e%eal!$ sol,!ions a! local an" re(ional

le-els.

the Asklepios uture ospital 7rogramme in am3urg, Germany, is an innovation management

programme primarily le 3y the inustry+ &t provies valua3le insights into the pros an cons of

ma-or private sector involvement in the provision of healthcare through &!13ase solutions+

he Asklepios ospital arm3ek in am3urg is part of the Asklepios Kliniken am3urg

Germany has a ecentralise healthcare system where each of the /8 'tates (9:ner) shares the

responsi3ility for hospitals an clinics with the feeral (central) government (namely, the eeral

;inistry of ealth an various other ministries an agencies)+ here are also numerous non1


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profit organisations involve in the provision of healthcare+ he health system is finance 3y

statutory health insurance an private health insurance+ here is no referral system, so patients

can 3e treate 3y the octor of their choice+ uires, he !ommonwealth un (.0/0)2

&nternational 7rofiles of ealth !are 'ystems+ /? Gm3 whose .5+/% stake is hel 3y the city

of am3urg+ &nternationally, the Asklepios Group consists of a network of //0 health facilities,

of which ?8 are in Germany, 8 in the @'A an in Greece+ &n .005, ;icrosoft, &ntel an

Asklepios starte the eealth initiative Buture ospitalC in which arm3ek ospital acts as the

main showroom an testing area for the iniviual pro-ects uner this programme+ #verall, the

programme aims at improving the >uality of meical care 3y introucing a technological an

proceural infrastructure for a comprehensive healthcare network optimising communication an

information processes+ &t also aims at supporting integrate meical care an at increasing cost1

efficiency through automation of manual processes, increase transparency an relief from

aministrative uties for physicians an nursing staff+ &niviual pro-ects of the programme

inclue2 (i) Buipment in orer to spee up the treatment process, an improve

efficiency of planning an useE (iii) B;o3ile visitationsC incluing F9A access for the meical

staff to patient ata, information an ocuments from clinic ata sources at all times an in any

locationE (iv) @se of $aio re>uency &entification echnology in treatment an logistics

processes in the hospital+ &n .0/0, the 7rogramme is still constantly trying to set new stanars

for >uality an efficiency of healthcare+

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hospital in Hurope entirely planne an esigne on ecological principles leaing to significant

energy savings an increasing energy efficiency+ his IGreen ospitalJ pro-ect is 3ase on a

multi1imensional approach2 the com3ination of ecology, economy an the well13eing of people

in a hospital+ &t will thus 3e laying an important milestone for the future of hospital13uiling+

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he green hospital is an initiative the Asklepios ospital Group, an its partners in the green

hospital program, he approach of the moel to the green hospital of the future is there focuse

on health an meical care+ &ssues regaring energy or specific architectureal an 3uiling issues

are integrate in that approach+ he reali6ation that mankin is only a part of sorrouning

ecosystems an that well3eing epens significantly on the state it is in, represents a new

awareness that is supporte an promote 3y a 3roa political, ecological an socio1structural

consensus+ he green hospital ivies an environmental awara hospital into four key areas2

Green uiling

Green ealthcare &nformation L echnology

Greaan ealth an !are

Green 7atient


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En-ironmen!al s,s!aina1ili! s!ra!e(ies

Hnvironmental sustaina3ility strategies are at the core of such transformation+ !are proviers are

increasingly convince that such an approach makes goo 3usiness sense, protects our planetCs

natural resources an helps to provie an unrivalle stanar of care+ &n terms of financial

3enefits, a recent 3enchmark report from 7ractice Green health analy6e ata from ..* hospitals+

&t showe that these institutions coul save M//m (N+/m) through green initiatives, such as

reucing waste an energy use+ &tCs little woner that ?.% of these hospitals ha appointe an

eDecutive champion for environmental issues+ Hnacting environmental sustaina3ility pro-ects is

something 7hilips has a -ustifia3ly strong reputation for, especially in terms of esigning

3uilings an proviing technology, such as our imaging systems 3ut also through our lighting

innovations+ &n the German city of arm3ek, the Asklepios !linic has reuce its energy

consumption 3y a fifth after replacing its fluorescent tu3es with 9H


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As the largest private hospital operator in Hurope, we offer unparallele treatment options

in our over /00 facilities+ Asklepios stans for meical services meeting the highest international

stanarsE so you can feel assure that you are in goo hans while with us+ o innovative state1

of1the1art meicine, the highest emans on >uality, an a service with hotel1type am3ience, we

attach the greatest importance+ or you, as patient, through our group of facilities, Asklepios can

provie all fiels of eDpertise an meical services from a single source+ Fe offer you eDcellent

octors an eDperience frienly nurses, supporte 3y the latest meical an information

technology+ hat means a competent efficient an safe treatment for you+ Pour health is our goal+

Medical Treatment in Germany

Pou will 3enefit from this one1source solution for meical treatment in Germany 3y o3taining

high >uality an minimal risk meical care at affora3le prices+

All from a Single Source Made in Germany

Fe provie international patients with simple an efficient access to state1of1the1art meical

services in Germany+ he service portfolio of Asklepios an A


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'ervices in Asklepios ospital 2

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Provide consistently high quality throughout the entire process

#ptimal !onitions for 'uccessful reatment he iniviually tailore patient transport ensures

that our patients can enter Germany in the 3est possi3le health conition+ his solution

minimi6es meical risks an significantly increases the chances of recovery while reucing

overall treatment costs+

A meical travel consultant, 7remier ealthcare Germany, managing meical travel to

Germany for the patients in nee of eDpert meical treatment, assists patients from aroun the

worl in selecting an o3taining high >uality meical treatment in Germany, which is

internationally renowne for its focus on >uality, scientific research, an evience13ase


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meicine, while still maintaining affora3le costs for treatment+ HDample 2 Asklepios Klinik

arm3eck hire a new meical tourism manager to improve4 support organi6ational response for

meical tourists+ his hospital is of value for meical tourists who nee treatment 3eyon the

scope of their top facilities at home+ &t partners with innovative meical technology companies

from Germany to test the most moern meical e>uipment 3efore it is release worlwie+

Asklepios Group is the largest private hospital operator in Hurope+

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