IBM makes billion-dollar buy to improve medical image management
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
IBM has racked up its third and largest healthcare acquisition this year with a $1bn agreement to buy Merge Healthcare Inc, a specialist in medical image handling and processing.
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