CompuGroup Medical signed a contract to purchase all shares in Effepieffe srl. via its Italian subsidiary CompuGroup Medical Italia spa. The company counts around 8,000 general practitioners as its customers and ranks number three in the provision of ambulatory information systems in Italy. 
InterSystems Corporation, a global leader in software for connected care, announced that InterSystems HealthShare™ has been chosen to support health information exchange (HIE) throughout Denmark. 
Birmingham City Council has launched its large-scale, city-wide telecare service in partnership with Tunstall. The service, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the UK, will benefit up to 25,000 people over the next three years 
IMS MAXIMS, one of the UK and Ireland's leading suppliers of clinical software solutions, has rolled out the latest version of their Irish patient administration system (PAS) across Ireland. 
Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) reports fourth-quarter sales of EUR 6.7 billion; EBITA of EUR 503 million. Healthcare comparable sales were 3% higher year-on-year. Comparable equipment order intake grew 3% year-on-year. Equipment orders in growth geographies grew by 17%.