MicroMaxx ultrasound system from Sonosite was a recipient of the 2006 Industrial Design Excellence Awards (IDEA). The system was one of 106 award winners out of 1,494 applicants.
The IDEA awards are judged by a jury of 18 leading individuals in the design world. When reviewing, jurors focus on design innovation, benefit to the user and client/business, ecological responsibility, aesthetics and appeal.

GE Healthcare has developed two new strategic business segments for their diagnostic ultrasound business. The new segments include the Women’s Health & Specialty and Radiology & Vascular business. According to the company, these segments will strengthen the technology connection with customers and cater to the evolving technology specialization trend in healthcare.

Agfa HealthCare has been chosen by the Toronto East Network (TEN) as the preferred vendor for the region’s Diagnostic Imaging Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS) project. The project requires the integration of several RIS and PACS systems from different vendors, and will leverage the open architecture and interoperability offered by Agfa’s proposed IMPAX solution.

PatientKeeper, Inc., a developer of physician information systems, announced that its client Covenant HealthCare in Michigan was named one of the winners of the 2006 AMDIS Awards for excellence and achievement in applied medical informatics The Covenant HealthCare team was honored at the 16th Annual Physician-Computer Connection Symposium held in San Diego, California.

Toshiba America Medical Systems, Inc. announced the appointed of Aaron Hudy as vice president of sales at a time when the company is experiencing a strong growth trend in the diagnostic imaging industry.

Eastman Kodak Company announced that it has recently signed contracts for KODAK CARESTREAM Radiology Solutions with leading healthcare facilities across the globe due in part to its easy integration with other systems.

Several medical imaging vendors have partnered with Matrox Graphics to use its display controller boards at the upcoming 34th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators (AHRA) show in Las Vegas, Nevada, as Matrox display controllers can power up to three displays.

Family Health Care Services and Family Home Hospice, subsidiaries of Sierra Health Services, chose Misys Homecare, a fully integrated, intuitive clinical and business solution, to increase productivity in its clinical and financial operations.
As part of Sierra’s million dollar project to increase its operational effectiveness and enhance its delivery of healthcare, it selected Misys Homecare, after scrutinizing five other home health and hospice IT systems.

Hologic, a leading developer, manufacturer and supplier of diagnostic and medical imaging systems for women’s healthcare, digital imaging technology for general radiography and mammography applications, completed a $220 million acquisition of computer-aided detection (CAD) firm R2 Technology of Sunnyvale, CA.
According to sources at Hologic, the purchase price for the transaction is payable in approximately 4.6 million shares of common stock.

The Access to Medical Imaging Coalition (AMIC), a broad coalition of physicians, patients, and providers working to delay $8 billion of imaging payment reductions included in the 2005 Deficit Reduction Act, said understanding regarding the impact of the DRA 2005 cuts on imaging services at a House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Health hearing.

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