A new bill soon to be put forth by Representatives Patrick Kennedy (D-RI) and Tim Murphy (R-PA) aims to assist the development of regional health information networks starting at the local and regional level.

Manhattan Research this week unveiled its annual multi-client study, Taking the Pulse v5.0: Physicians and Emerging Information Technologies.

SonoSite Inc. this week launched its new MicroMaxx - its third generation hand-carried ultrasound systems.

Dictaphone Corp. is parting with its Communication Recording Systems (CRS) business to focus more on the healthcare IT market, the dictation and speech recognition vendor announced this week.

The Bowers Museum, GE Healthcare, and a team of radiologists and international curators recently used computed tomography to scan six ancient Egyptian mummies from the collections of the British Museum.

The deadline for healthcare organizations to meet the security requirements of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) is April 20, yet based on results of two recent surveys of healthcare organizations, many are struggling to meet

Siemens Medical Solutions Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pa. and Erlangen, Germany, and CTI Molecular Imaging Inc. have announced the early termination of the antitrust waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976.

Network Appliance Inc. will be acquiring Alacritus, a privately held company based in Pleasanton, Calif., for approximately $11 million in an all-cash transaction.