Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, announced that it has successfully completed its previously announced tender offer (the "Offer") to purchase all outstanding shares of BioTelemetry, Inc. (NASDAQ: BEAT), a leading U.S.-based provider of remote cardiac diagnostics and monitoring for USD 72.00 per share in cash. 
Royal Bolton NHS Foundation Trust has been much praised for its deployment of AI in the fight against Covid-19. Rizwan Malik, divisional medical director of the trust and managing director of South Manchester radiology, spoke to the Highland Marketing advisory board about the project and the lessons that other trusts can learn from it. 
Nearly half a million children's health records across Bury, Oldham, Rochdale and Trafford have been successfully integrated onto a new child health information system to support services in each area.
The four boroughs have joined the Greater Manchester CarePlus system provided by System C that already covers other parts of the region.
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today introduced ClarifEye Augmented Reality Surgical Navigation, an industry-first solution to advance minimally-invasive spine procedures in the Hybrid Operating Room, such as Philips' Hybrid Suite. By combining superb 2D and 3D visualizations at low X-ray dose [3] with 3D augmented reality (AR), the unique solution provides live intra-operative visual feedback to support accurate placement of pedicle screws during spinal fusion procedures. 
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust (MFT) has selected Siemens Healthineers to enter a 15-year technology and strategic partnership. The Value Partnership includes the planning, installation, and maintenance of 222 pieces of critical medical equipment, with approximately 350 planned installations over the life of the contract. Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Vithas Group, Spain's second largest private healthcare group, signed a 5-year innovation and collaboration agreement in the areas of precision diagnosis and image-guided intervention. The agreement will allow Vithas Group hospitals and medical centers to benefit from the latest innovations in diagnostic imaging technology, healthcare informatics, and equipment for minimally-invasive interventional procedures. 
County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust and Cerner have signed a 10-year agreement to implement an integrated electronic patient record (EPR) solution.
The Trust has chosen Cerner to implement the Cerner Millennium® EHR solution, meaning a patient’s full record will be available electronically for healthcare professionals in one place, at any time.