INFINITT North America, a leading developer and provider of image and information management technologies for healthcare, announced today that it has signed a national agreement with Novation, a leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company that represents the largest volume in health care purchasing at more than $43 billion annually.

In the rush to leverage IT and master EHRs, physicians may be overlooking the basics of patient care, Meryl Bloomrosen, MBA, American Medical Informatics Association vice president for policy, contends in a blog post.

Putting a high-tech spin on the checkup, the Glove Tricorder from Augmented Medical Intelligence Labs promises an elegant way to digitize and analyze the results of a physical exam.

Healthcare imaging specialist Barco announces the launch of two new diagnostic display systems: the premium grayscale Coronis 3MP LED and the high-bright Nio Color 3MP LED. Featuring 3MP resolution and using high-bright LED backlights, these diagnostic displays enhance radiologist productivity and performance by making subtle details more noticeable more quickly.

Will patient access to a portal improve satisfaction? Will older patients use the portal? How about portal security?These are all questions faced by providers as patient portals gather steam. In an effort to bust some myths related to the use of portals, Rochester, N.Y.-based Carestream commissioned a market consultancy firm to survey patients about portal usage. Some of the findings can be seen in this infographic provided by Carestream:

MedCurrent Corporation, a provider of clinical decision support solutions (CDS), announced that it has signed an agreement with the National Decision Support Company (NDSC).

Agfa HealthCare announces the North American launch of its NX MUSICA2 Platinum and NX MUSICA2 Neonatal, which take image processing to a new level by rendering excellent bone and soft tissue detail simultaneously in a single exposure. These Agfa HealthCare-exclusive offerings provide enhanced detail across the entire dynamic range of the image for improved contrast, sharpness and density preferred by radiology specialists.

Between June and October, 2013, healthcare providers at hospitals and medical centers across the US and Canada can experience GE Healthcare’s entire line of Centricity* Imaging technologies when the Centricity Imaging IT Tour visits locations in over 30 major markets.