Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Volcano Corporation (NASDAQ:VOLC), a global leader in catheter-based imaging and measurement solutions for cardiovascular applications, have entered into a definitive merger agreement. 
Agfa HealthCare has announced that the Cremona Hospital and the Oglio Po Hospital, both part of the Azienda Ospedaliera 'Istituti Ospitalieri' di Cremona, in Italy, are upgrading to direct radiography (DR) with Agfa HealthCare's Fast Forward program. The wireless DX-D 100 was chosen for its image quality, potential dose reduction capability and ergonomic, easy-to-use design. 
The Northern Ireland Electronic Care Record (NIECR) powered by Orion Health™ technologies has won both the HSJ Award for "Enhancing care by sharing data and information" and EHI Award for "Best use of IT to support integrated health services" in recognition of its outstanding contribution to informatics. Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and the Netherlands Cancer Institute have announced a new agreement that expands their long-term collaboration and enforces the mission of the Netherlands Cancer Institute in offering the best possible care to cancer patients. 
Virginia Mason Institute has recently provided lean healthcare training at Cerner Limited offices for four trusts. As the educational arm of Virginia Mason Institute, one of the safest healthcare providers in the world, the institute teaches organisations worldwide how to use the lean processes of the Virginia Mason Production System to improve safety, quality and the patient experience. 
iMDsoft will be presenting the MetaVision clinical information system for intensive care at the ICS State of the Art Meeting in London. Fukuda Denshi, which distributes MetaVision ICU in the UK, will be showcasing the system at their booth.