InterSystems, a global leader in health information technology, will be celebrating a double anniversary at its annual Joined-Up Health & Care conference. This year’s event at The Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, will take place just days before the NHS celebrates its 70th anniversary, and as InterSystems itself turns 40. 
Participate in the first ever ESC Digital Health Call for Technology, for the chance to present your innovations, your technology or your products at ESC Congress 2018 in front of an audience of relevant professionals. A dedicated Digital Health Area will feature a stage setting surrounded by Industry booths and meeting facilities, providing opportunities to exchange on latest digital health related innovations and research. 
The Dudley Group NHS Foundation Trust has launched the Allscripts (NASDAQ:MDRX) Sunrise solution as the foundation for its new health information system. The organisation selected the Sunrise platform in late 2016 and has completed an on-time deployment of electronic observations, vital signs and Sunrise Mobility. 
Siemens Healthineers and ScreenPoint Medical have agreed to partner to develop artificial intelligence based applications for breast imaging. This collaborative arrangement also includes the acquisition of a strategic minority stake in ScreenPoint Medical by Siemens Healthineers. 
Today, the FDA is opening a docket to solicit feedback on important provisions of the 21st Century Cures Act ("Cures Act"). The Cures Act amended the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exclude certain medical software functions from the definition of a medical device. Under the Cures Act, Congress excluded specific types of software from FDA regulation, including general wellness software products, electronic patient records and more. 
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the governments of Ethiopia and the Netherlands, today signed a seven-year agreement to build Ethiopia's first specialized Cardiac Care Center to address the critical shortage of cardiology services in Ethiopia. Under the terms of the agreement, valued at approximately 40 million euro, Philips will be responsible for the full turnkey design, construction, equipping and commissioning of the hospital location, as well as staff education and equipment maintenance for five years after completion.