AOD Software, the leading integrated software solution for long-term care providers, will embed the nationally recognized INTERACT™ Quality Improvement program into its Answers™ electronic health record (EHR) solution through a license with Florida Atlantic University (FAU). AOD made the announcement today at the Leading Age Annual Conference and Expo in Dallas.

Radiologists should read images on handheld devices in environments with illumination that is less than 1,000 lx, according to a study published in the October issue of the Journal of Digital Imaging.

Pulmonary imaging research involving the use hyperpolarized noble gas MRI is feasible at smaller centers without significant human resources, according to a study published in the November issue of Academic Radiology.

Iterative reconstruction (IR) has been shown to improve image quality and diagnostic confidence in the identification of urinary stones with abdominal low-dose CT, according to a study published in the November issue of Academic Radiology.

Royal Philips<http://www.philips.com/> (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHIA) and Infraredx, Inc.<http://www.infraredx.com/>, a medical device company committed to advancing the diagnosis and management of coronary artery disease today announced a non-exclusive resale agreement for Infraredx's TVC Imaging System.  Under the terms of the agreement, Philips will sell Infraredx's TVC Imaging System alongside its Allura interventional X-ray systems in North America and Europe, expanding its interventional cardiology portfolio of advanced live image guidance solutions, clinical informatics and interventional tools.

Integra LifeSciences Holdings Corporation (Nasdaq:IART) announced today it has entered into a definitive agreement with Covidien to acquire the Confluent Surgical product lines, including surgical sealants, adhesion barrier, and, most importantly, DuraSeal(TM). The companies expect to complete this transaction by the end of the first calendar quarter of 2014, subject to receipt of regulatory approvals.

Bottomline Technologies (NASDAQ: EPAY) today announced the availability of its Logical Ink solution for the iPad. The new app allows healthcare facilities to present patients and clinicians with Apple iPads for the completion and signing of medical forms. Once validated and signed, the discrete data they contain, as well as the documents themselves, are seamlessly transmitted to any downstream system - such as an enterprise content management (ECM) solution, electronic health record (EHR), clinical data repository, or disease registry - using industry-standard formats. By replacing paper forms with patient-friendly tablets, healthcare providers can dramatically reduce the costs and hassles of paper processing while capturing accurate patient data earlier in the cycle of care.

Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening rates in underserved patient populations can be boosted by an organized mailed outreach effort supported by telephone follow-up, according to a study published Oct. 14 in JAMA Internal Medicine.