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Allscripts announced this week that Danbury Hospital has selected HealthMatics ED Emergency Department Information System (EDIS) to improve the quality of patient care and hospital staff workflow. HealthMatics ED, one of the systems added to Allscripts existing portfolio after the recent acquisition of A4 Health Systems, is designed to enhance the efficiency of patient care in the emergency department, which is the hospital's first major area to implement the full electronic health record.

Elekta will deliver its Neuromag, for non-invasive registration of nerve cell activity using magnetoencephalography (MEG) technology, to the centre for research in cognitive neuroscience, the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit (MRC CBU) in Cambridge, U.K.  

Evolved Digital Systems Inc. and Alliant Purchasing, LLC announced this week they have signed an agreement to extend their exclusive relationship with an additional five years deal. Under this agreement, Evolved will continue to be the provider of digital imaging workflow systems recommended to facilities covered by the Louisville, Ky.-based Alliant.

Attentus Healthcare in American Fork, Utah, has selected NovaRad Corp. as its exclusive PACS provider for its hospital group.

Optio Software Inc. announced that it will provide Texas Organization of Rural and Community Hospitals (TORCH), an advocacy group for the state's rural and community hospitals, with electronic health record (EHR) and forms automation software to its 150-member hospitals.

Toronto, Ontario-based Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre has launched a wireless communications system within its hospital using services and technology from Bell Canada and Symbol Technologies. This system includes mobile computers, a wireless network infrastructure and management software to help improve patient care and operational efficiency.

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A total of 16 cardiology practices from 12 states settled with the DOJ to resolve allegations they overbilled Medicare for imaging agents used to diagnose cardiovascular disease.