Philips Updates Markets on Healthcare Sector
At a meeting with investors and financial analysts yesterday, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) has updated the market on progress at the company's Healthcare sector. Executives at Philips Healthcare, including sector Chief Executive Officer and member of the Philips Board of Management Steve Rusckowski, elaborated on the fundamental strengths of Philips' Healthcare business and discussed the long-term growth and profitability drivers that give Philips a uniquely strong position going forward. 
Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced that iSOFT entered the Italian market, boosting cross selling opportunities as it expands its global footprint to 38 countries. 
The health service of the Balearic Islands, IB-Salut, awarded the tender for development of the "La Historia de Salud" (The History of Health) to Fujitsu Services, the leading company in IT solutions and services, in conjunction with their technology partners Oracle and Orion Health. 
System C Healthcare PLC ("System C"), the provider of specialist IT products and services to the healthcare sector, today announces the acquisition of the Bluestar UK Group Limited ("Bluestar") for a maximum consideration of up to £3.0 million. 
Swedish and Finnish local authority officials and health and social care leaders have visited the UK to view the success of telehealthcare initiatives in offering personalised community-based care, ensuring an efficient use of available healthcare resources and improving quality of life. 
The software developers at Siemens Healthcare have come up with something special for customers employing Siemens PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) and RIS (Radiology Information System) software: Clinical staff members process their specific tasks via "role-based portals". These portal applications are tailored to the respective users and workplaces.