Merge Healthcare just released its competitive bid to buy Amicas for $248 millionupping a previous offer by an affiliate of Thoma Bravo, LLC for the Boston-based health IT and PACS vendor.

The Detroit Medical Center (DMC) and technology company Compuware will discuss the challenges the organization faced in getting to Stage 6 EMR adoption at the HIMSS 2010 Conference in Atlanta on March 3 at 1:00 pm.

In a letter to FDA Commissioner Margaret A. Hamburg, Senator Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) asked for an update on the implementation of new guidelines for medical device makers on when they need to file new information with the agency and seek clearance for the marketing and use of modified devices under the 510(k) system.

Health IT company Civco Medical Solutions has introduced the Infiniti needle guidance system for use with GE Healthcare ultrasound platforms.

Johnnie White, CMP, has been appointed to the new head of the meetings and educational services division at the Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF).

The Department of Veterans Affairs is searching for a contractor to re-engineer the administrations Computerized Patient Record System interface and workflow to allow tracking and reporting of critical diagnostic test alerts and follow-up actions taken by providers.

For patient care in North American, South American and Latin American markets, Philips has opened the doors to its Healthcare Customer Care Solutions Center in Alpharetta, Ga., offering technology and local expertise to remotely support hospitals in keeping their equipment running.

iSoft Health will begin distributing clinical information systems provider iMDsofts MetaVision suite in Germany.