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.

Carestream Health reported that it has recently signed contracts for itsKodak mammography computer-aided detection (CAD) system with multiplebreast imaging facilities in the United States.

Swedish radiotherapy device developer Elekta reported that it hadreceived an order to deliver its Leksell Gamma Knife 4C to a newhospital under construction in St. Petersburg, Russia.

Carestream Health announced the signing of an access agreement for itsPACS and information management solutions (IMS) with the Lothian HealthBoard in Scotland, as part of its contract with National ServicesScotland (NSS), the procurement body for National Health Service (NHS)Scotland, for the national PACS project.

OrthoView recently concluded a deal with Biomet Orthopedics of Warsaw,Ind., to supply up to a 1000 copies of a Biomet-specific version ofMeridian Technique’s OrthoView digital orthopaedic planning andtemplating software.