Cerner Corp. (Nasdaq:CERN) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Siemens Health Services' assets, client relationships and associates. Cerner and the former Siemens business unit have a combined annual research and development investment of more than $650 million. Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has started using Cerner's Maternity system to create one of the safest and most efficient antenatal communities in the NHS. Dr Bernie Marsden, Consultant Paediatrician and Director of the Women's and Children's Division at the Trust, said that the system will help staff dedicate more time to mothers and new-borns and improve care. 
European Union funded FICHe (Future Internet Challenge eHealth) accelerator program has selected 80 European health technology companies out of more than three hundred applications to the first phase of the project. Participation was open to all European eHealth small and mid-sized enterprises and startups eager to develop innovative applications in the eHealth domain using FIWARE technology. 
Ramsay Health Care UK, one of the leading providers of independent hospital services in England, has signed a 10-year contract with IMS MAXIMS to provide an open source electronic patient record (EPR) system and clinical modules to improve patient satisfaction and outcomes. 
Aura Healthcare has completed the initial implementation of an integrated clinical noting and patient flow solution at the 600-bed Mater Misericordiae University Hospital in Dublin, in a project designed to release more time for direct patient care, improve care quality and safety, and reduce costs. 
HP announced that Egton Medical Information Systems (EMIS) has selected HP Converged Systems to save time and costs while supporting its move to a hybrid cloud IT infrastructure. An HP ConvergedSystem 700x will enable EMIS to rapidly and cost-effectively improve its internal systems by delivering 15 service upgrades across the business in one go instead of having to carry out projects one at a time. 
The eHealth Competition is an initiative that rewards the best eHealth / mHealth solutions produced by SMEs (European Small and Medium Enterprises). Its objective is to support business success of SMEs by giving them visibility together with marketing opportunities to attract customers, partners and external capital.