As part of a technology partnership between the two organizations, Siemens Healthineers and the Herz- und Diabeteszentrum Nordrhein-Westfalen (Heart and Diabetes Center North Rhine-Westphalia, HDZ NRW) in Bad Oeynhausen have developed their first innovative care service for patients with cardiovascular diseases. 
Opinion Article by Erik Janssen, VP, Innovative Solutions, Neurology, UCB Pharma.
Carestream Healthhas completed the sale of the company's healthcare information solutions business to Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA), a global leader in health technology, in 26 of the 38 countries in which it operates. 
Thousands of healthcare professionals working across NHS Forth Valley's hospitals and clinics are to benefit from better access to joined up information on the patients in their care, following the go-live of the unified healthcare information system InterSystems TrakCare. 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.