February 25, 2008 - MediNotes, a leader in electronic health records (EHRs) with more than 20,000 users nationwide, announced it has signed a letter of intent to acquire Bond Technologies, including Bond’s integrated .NET-based EHR and practice management (PM) solutions of e-prescribing, patient portals, patient kiosk, image management and more.

The announcement was made today at HIMSS 2008 in Orlando, FL.

February 25, 2008 – At HIMSS 2008, Dräger unveiled for the U.S., the Infinity Omega two-screen integrated patient monitoring solution, now with a widescreen.

One of the biggest pain points for medical facilities today is managing increasing volumes of image data.

February 25, 2008 – Philips will integrate its SpeechMagic technology into VoiceViewer’s application software in order to improve the capture of patient information at the point of care, reportedly helping to eliminate manual data entry and transcription, providing availability and access to critical patient information.

February 25, 2008 – Introduced today at HIMSS 2008, McKesson’s Patient Care Advantage solution offers a fully electronic medication reconciliation solution that is accompanied by a comprehensive set of medication safety analytics, and includes new advanced dosing capabilities developed by McKesson and Duke University Health System.

February 25, 2008 - Agfa HealthCare’s IMPAX ConnectED is designed to automate and expedite communication between a hospital's radiology and emergency department (ED) regarding preliminary findings.

February 25, 2008 – Siemens Healthcare brought its Soarian Device Connect to HIMSS 2008, allowing for electronic collection of information from GE DINAMAP vital signs monitors, reportedly making it easier to identify patients, record observations and support validation of the documented vital signs.

February 25, 2008 – At HIMSS 2008, Hifn showcased Swarm, secure iSCSI storage appliances that allow users to add a secure IP Storage Area Network that is reportedly able to handle large PACS files and securely share patient records and images for local or remote analysis and diagnoses by medical specialists to their existing infrastructure.

February 25, 2008 - At HIMSS 2008, RamSoft released the PowerServer Lite, an entry-level version of its Web-based PowerServer PACS starting at $14,000.

This PACS is meant to accommodate the financial crunch facing imaging facilities, said the company. The PowerServer Lite is designed for facilities that need a fully functional PACS but don’t require all the added features of a higher-end system. PowerServer Lite can be integrated with HL7, DICOM and HIPAA.

February 25, 2008 - Virtual Radiologic Corp. presented at HIMSS 2008 its vRad Enterprise Connect, an enterprise-class distributed workflow platform designed to fit the needs of large radiology groups and organizations that would like to develop a teleradiology program.

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