The Joint Commission has approved the revisions to Medical Staff Standard MS.01.01.01, formerly known as MS.1.20, to contribute to patient safety and quality of care through the support of a well-functioning, positive relationship between a hospitals medical staff and governing body.

The TriZetto Group has signed an agreement with 3M Health Information Systems, giving TriZetto certain exclusivity to include the 3M ICD-10 Code Translation Tool with services for payors under its TriZetto Advantage 10 Services line.

Merge Healthcare, a health IT provider, has commenced a tender offer for all of the outstanding shares of common stock in Amicas, a provider of image and information management systems.

RamSoft has partnered with ERadiology to offer a hosting application that leverages digital imaging technology for equipment purchase and maintenance.

Siemens AG is restructuring its IT business unit, eliminating some 4,200 jobs by 2011 while planning to make additional investments of more than $667 million by 2012, the company said. 

EDIMS showcased its workflow management applications for emergency departments (EDs) from registration to disposition at the recent HIMSS conference in Atlanta.

The Joint Commission has appointed John C. Mache as chief information officer (CIO) for the enterprise, which includes the Joint Commission, Joint Commission Resources and the Joint Commission Center for Transforming Healthcare.

EMC and its security division, RSA, made several announcements during the recent HIMSS conference in Atlanta.