Philips Speech Recognition Systems of Vienna, Austria, said that its SpeechMagictechnology is now being utilized in the largest front-end speechrecognition site in the United Kingdom’s healthcare sector, theAberdeen Royal Infirmary (ARI).

PACS monitoring and reporting tools developer PACSHealth of Scottsdale,Ariz., reported that it has signed an agreement to install itsPACSHealth system at hospitals in the South Eastern Sydney IllawarraArea Health Service (SESIAHS) in Australia.

Orion Health, an Auckland, New Zealand-based developer of integrationand clinical workflow technology, said that its Rhapsody IntegrationEngine continues to be adopted by National Health Service (NHS) Trustsin the United Kingdom.

Medical record service provider eHealth Global Technologies (eHGT) ofRochester, N.Y., reported that it has signed contracts with theUniversity of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville, Va.; TheNebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Neb.; and Albert Einstein HealthcareNetwork in Philadelphia to provide its eHealthConnect service.

Healthcare information systems developer Allscripts announced todaythat Blessing Health System (BHS) of Quincy, Ill., has selected thecompany as its electronic health record (EHR) and practice management(PM) system provider.

Emergisoft reported the expansion of its Emergency DepartmentInformation System for Oakwood Healthcare System (OHS) in southeastMichigan to include a fifth emergency department (ED) at OakwoodSouthshore Medical Center in Trenton, Mich.

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis has placed an order for a LeksellGamma Knife Perfexion, a non-invasive stereotactic radiosurgery devicefrom Elekta of Stockholm, Sweden.

Diagnostic imaging exchange network provider AG Mednet of Boston, saidthat the Braintree Rehabilitation Hospital radiology department inBraintree, Mass., has increased efficiency, interpretation turnaroundtime, and accessibility of reports through use of its service.