AI-based AI-Rad Companion Chest CT Software from Siemens Healthineers Registered for Use in Europe
AI-Rad Companion Chest CT(1), an intelligent software assistant for radiology, was recently awarded the CE mark, which means Siemens Healthineers can start marketing this artificial intelligence (AI)-based software as a medical product in Europe effective immediately. AI-Rad Companion Chest CT helps radiologists interpret CT (Computed Tomography) images of the thorax faster and more precisely, and to document the findings in less time with the help of automatic measurements. 
InterSystems, a global leader in information technology platforms for health, business, and government applications, has committed to making all NHS HL7® FHIR® profiles available to NHS customers, as part of their long-standing commitment to interoperability. 
One of the first pathology networks in the country, set up to serve more than two million people in south west London, has signed a contract with CliniSys for a new laboratory information management system (LIMS). South West London Pathology, which was established in 2014, is now working with the company to prepare to deploy WinPath Enterprise. 
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and Centre Hospitalier Régional Universitaire (CHRU) de Nancy, a leading academic hospital in the Grand Est region of France, announced a 10-year agreement to implement Philips' IntelliSpace Enterprise Imaging Solution, including Illumeo with adaptive intelligence. 
MedTech Europe released today a call to action towards digital health interoperability, endorsing the European Commission's Electronic Health Record Exchange Format released on 6 February 2019. The statement also called on European national and regional health authorities, payers and procurers, and adjacent industries, to do the same.