NHS Fife Connects Hospitals Following Successful TrakCare Go-Live
Ten hospitals across Fife are using real-time information to deliver better co-ordinated care for thousands of patients, following the successful go-live of InterSystems TrakCare®. Frontline staff in all of NHS Fife's acute and community hospitals are now using the patient information system, which has been positively received by healthcare professionals as a means to support better and safer care,
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Philips and Italian Fatebenefratelli Hospital Sign Multiyear Strategic Partnership to Enable Family-Centered Care for Mother and Child
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, and the historic San Giovanni Calibita Fatebenefratelli Hospital in Rome today announced a long-term strategic partnership to introduce state-of-the-art Family Centered Care (FCC) at the hospital. This 6-year collaboration will enable the San Giovanni Calibita to deliver developmentally focused, family centered mother-and-child care of the highest clinical quality.
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Philips to Strengthen its Ultrasound Business with the Acquisition of Clinical Applications and Imaging Software Company TOMTEC
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, has signed an agreement to acquire TomTec Imaging Systems GmbH (TOMTEC), a leading provider of intelligent image analysis software, especially for diagnostic ultrasound. Headquartered in Munich, Germany, TOMTEC's products and services support clinicians to increase efficiency and diagnostic quality through automated and reproducible measurements.
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Wearable Device Reveals Consumer Emotions
Humans experience a range of emotions in response to products and experiences on a daily basis. Shoppers may get excited for certain brands and then overwhelmed by choices. Audience members may oscillate between apathy and engagement during performances. Children can become frustrated, bored, or entertained while learning a new subject. Using wearable stress sensors, analytics, and other technologies, MIT Media Lab spinout mPath is able to pinpoint the exact moment consumers feel these subconscious responses.
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Philips Community Life Center Brings Quality Primary Care to 40,000 People in One of the World's most Challenging Regions in Africa
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Government of Mandera County, Kenya, opened a new Community Life Center (CLC) in Mandera county. Helping to establish this new primary care and community hub is part of Philips' ongoing commitment to improve access to quality primary healthcare and decrease maternal and infant mortality rates
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Siemens Healthineers Now the Official Medical Solution Partner for FC Bayern Munich
The new season of the Bundesliga, Germany's national soccer league, marks the start of a three-year partnership between Siemens Healthineers and the renowned championship team FC Bayern Munich. From July 1, 2017 to June 30, 2020, the separately managed healthcare business of Siemens AG will be an official partner of the German record champion, serving as its official medical solution partner.
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Philips Expands its uGrow Digital Parenting Platform with the Acquisition of Health & Parenting Ltd
Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, today announced that it has acquired Health & Parenting Ltd, a leading London-based developer of healthcare and family-related mobile applications for expectant and new parents. Health & Parenting's apps will enhance Philips' uGrow* digital parenting platform and strengthen Philips' offering in pregnancy and parenting.
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