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Merge's Linden resigns, Mortimore takes helm

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Richard Linden has resigned as president and CEO of radiology information technology and advanced visualization developer Merge Healthcare of Milwaukee. Replacing Linden as CEO is Bill Mortimore, the company's chairman of the board.

May 16, 2006

Voice recognition speeds operations, irks radiologists

By Jonathan S. Batchelor

Although the use of voice recognition applications in radiology can dramatically improve facility operations, it can negatively affect radiologists' perceptions of their job, which may carry over to the patient experience in the facility, according to a presentation at the Society for Computer Applications in Radiology (SCAR) meeting in Austin, TX, last month.

May 16, 2006

Source adds $18 million credit facility

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Information systems provider Source Medical Solutions said it has been granted an $18 million credit facility by Wells Fargo Foothill to provide new financing for the company.

May 15, 2006

Kodak adds imaging, information system sales

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

The Eastman Kodak Health Group reported winning multiple sales contracts this year for its healthcare information, DR, and CR products.

May 15, 2006

Eclipsys releases new scheduling app

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare informatics firm Eclipsys has released Sunrise Enterprise Scheduling 4.5 XA, an integrated scheduling application for its Sunrise healthcare enterprise information product.

May 10, 2006

Evolved revenues dip in Q1

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Canadian RIS/PACS developer Evolved Digital Systems reported first-quarter revenues of $3 million (U.S.), down 24.4% compared with the $4 million posted in the first quarter of 2004.

May 10, 2006

Dictaphone signs Pennsylvania hospitals

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Speech recognition firm Nuance Communications said that its Dictaphone Healthcare Solutions division will be providing its PowerScribe speech recognition system to Easton Hospital in Easton, PA, and Brandywine Hospital in Coatesville.

May 9, 2006

Source raises $16 million

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Information systems provider Source Medical Solutions has raised $16 million via the placement of Series E preferred stock.

May 9, 2006

TeraMedica, Sun collaborate

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Storage technology developer TeraMedica Healthcare Technology and Sun Microsystems reported that they have developed a joint system for digital medical information deployment.

May 8, 2006

Commissure, Infinitt partner

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare software developer Commissure has formed a partnership with RIS/PACS provider Infinitt North America.

May 7, 2006

Eclipsys sales rise, loss grows

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

Healthcare informatics firm Eclipsys reported strong growth in revenues for the company's first quarter (end-March 31), but the company's net loss also rose due to charges related to restructuring and expensing stock options.

May 2, 2006

McKesson lands big health IT contract

By AuntMinnie.com staff writers

In a project valued at $17.2 million, healthcare information technology vendor McKesson of Atlanta has inked a deal to install its Horizon Clinicals software and set up an electronic health record system at Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare, a nonprofit Catholic healthcare system in Wisconsin.

May 2, 2006

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