Agfa HealthCare announced today that the St. Bernward Hospital in Hildesheim, Germany is extending its ORBIS hospital information system (HIS) with a cath lab information system. In addition, the hospital will replace its picture archiving and communication system (PACS) and radiology information system (RIS) with IMPAX EE and ORBIS RIS. 
Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust has secured its full quota of Commissioning for Quality and Innovation (CQUIN) payments following the success of its 2011-12 telehealth pilot, delivered in partnership with Tunstall Healthcare. This funding will enable the continued delivery of telehealthcare for patients living with long-term conditions in the South of England. Agfa HealthCare has announced the North American launch of the CR 12-X, a table-top computed radiography (CR) digitizer with a modular yet robust design, combining affordability with high image quality. This versatile solution is fitting for general radiography, orthopaedic, and chiropractic practices, including those needing Full Leg/Full Spine application. With adjustable speed and a user-tuned workflow, the CR 12-X best meets the needs of each particular facility. 
Two of the UK's leading healthcare IT companies are to join forces following the announcement that Ascribe - a leading software and IT services provider to secondary care - is to join EMIS Group plc, owner of EMIS - the UK's leading provider of software to GPs. The move will bring together two leading companies working in adjacent but not overlapping markets - creating a powerful new force in healthcare IT able to offer a wide range of integrated clinical systems working across multiple care settings. Tech-savvy consumers, young and old, are missing out on the help technology can give when caring for older, ill or disabled loved ones - a new poll highlights. The report, Potential for Change, shows that while over 7 in 10 UK adults routinely turn to technology for banking, shopping and communications, only 3 in 10 are embracing health and care technology to help care for older or disabled relatives. 
FairWarning, Inc. the inventor, patent holder and world's leading supplier of privacy monitoring solutions for electronic health records announced record growth in the adoption and deployment of the company's solutions.