Siemens Healthineers AG has completed the acquisition of a majority stake in ECG Management Consultants, a leading U.S. healthcare advisory firm, with an effective date of November 1, 2019. The company, with its principal office in San Diego, California, maintains 10 offices throughout the United States and is now part of the global Enterprise Services business of Siemens Healthineers.
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Fitbit to Be Acquired by Google
Fitbit, Inc. (NYSE: FIT) announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by Google LLC for $7.35 per share in cash, valuing the company at a fully diluted equity value of approximately $2.1 billion.
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Research from Philips Highlights the Need for Radiology Staff Empowerment and Workflow-Focused Innovation
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced the key findings of the Philips Radiology Staff in Focus study. This new research sheds light on the pain points that exist specifically for radiology technologists and imaging directors working in the U.S., France, Germany and the U.K., and
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Nuance and Microsoft Partner to Transform the Doctor-Patient Experience
Nuance Communications Inc. and Microsoft Corp. have joined forces to help transform healthcare delivery for a more sustainable future. Together, the companies will accelerate the delivery of ambient clinical intelligence (ACI) technologies that will power the exam room of the future where clinical documentation writes itself.
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Siemens Healthineers AG completed the acquisition of 100 percent of Corindus Vascular Robotics, Inc. effective October 29, 2019. Prior to the closing of the acquisition, Corindus held a shareholders' meeting on October 25, 2019, at which 87.5 percent of their stockholders approved the acquisition.
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KLAS Research Ranks InterSystems Among Top Interoperability Vendors of 2019
InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, announced its tremendous performance in the new KLASĀ® Research report, "Interoperability Platforms 2019." InterSystems customers provided highly positive feedback for the company's tools and technology across all report categories, including use cases, user experience, ease of maintenance and point-of-care.
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NHS Health Tech Team of the Year Named
A pioneering NHS trust has been recognised at the 2019 HTN Awards for its innovative work using InterSystems technology to help enhance care for hundreds of thousands of patients. North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust was selected by an independent judging panel as the winner of two national awards - Health Tech Team of the Year and, in collaboration with InterSystems, Best use of ePMA, or electronic prescribing and medicines administration.
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