CIVCO Medical Solutions, the leading provider of radiation oncology motion management solutions, is pleased to announce U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance of ProturaTM Robotic Patient Positioning System integration with Varian Medical Systems’ Motion Management Interface.

Lexmark International, Inc. (NYSE: LXK) today announced the acquisition of PACSGEAR, a leading provider of connectivity solutions for healthcare providers to capture, manage and share medical images and related documents and integrate them with existing picture archiving and communication systems (PACS) and electronic medical records (EMR) systems. Lexmark paid a cash purchase price of approximately $54 million.

Truven Health Analytics and the Georgia Department of Community Health announced today the launch of a statewide health information exchange (HIE) network, known as the Georgia Health Information Network (GaHIN).

Greenway Medical Technologies announces an alliance with Harland Technology Services to support small to medium-sized ambulatory healthcare practices in implementing advanced health information technology (HIT) solutions.

At the recent GEMMS Annual User Group Conference, GEMMS announced the immediate availability of several new low cost GEMMS interface packages. GEMMS, a leader in specialty based EHR, has leveraged its GEMMS LINK technology to interoperability solutions that are low cost and which can be deployed rapidly. "For years our customers have requested that interfaces be easier, quicker and less expensive to deploy," stated Dr. Rodger Pinto, CEO of GEMMS. "This has been hard to do given the lack of standards that exist in the industry." He went on to explain, "but now with the new GEMMS LINK technology we are able to quickly and effectively provide high quality interfaces that can be managed by the users with a minimum of IT experience and allows for quick deployment and lower cost to the customer."

The past month has offered a few examples of the disruptive potential of advanced visualization, and how advances in imaging can improve care.

NextGxDx Inc., the most comprehensive online marketplace for genetic testing, yesterday announced that through its work with athenahealth, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHN), a leading provider of cloud-based services for electronic health record (EHR), practice management, and care coordination, the companies will deliver an integrated platform to help clinicians more effectively navigate and improve genetic test ordering.NextGxDx is designed to make the complex process of genetic testing simpler. Empowered by an intuitive user interface, physicians and other health care professionals can access up to date listings of all genetic tests from CLIA certified laboratories, order tests online, and receive results electronically. The company's bioinformatics team uses proprietary tools to update and curate test data.

GE Healthcare announced today that version 11 of its EMR and practice management solution – Centricity Practice Solution – has received Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) pre-validation status from the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA).  With this pre-validation, customers using Centricity Practice Solution 11 can now eliminate some of the documentation required to qualify for PCMH recognition.In response to regulatory change, the healthcare industry is rapidly shifting to new care and payment models. The PCMH model is designed to improve primary care, with a focus on total care coordination through measurement, transparency, and accountability. Practices that have been recognized as Patient Centered Medical Homes by NCQA have often received enhanced reimbursement, increased patient satisfaction, reduced hospitalization rates, and reduced readmission rates.