Intuit has signed a definitive agreement to acquire privately held Medfusion, a Cary, N.C.-based patient-to-provider communications company, in a cash transaction valued at approximately $91 million.

The National Institutes of Health has awarded the University of Florida (UF) in Gainesville with $7.5 million in funding to study the use of MRI in determining the natural progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in children.

Medtronic has launched its M-Link cellular accessory, which can be used in conjunction with its CareLink remote monitoring network to allow cardiac device patients to send information stored within their implanted devices to physicians using cellular signals rather than a telephone landline.

InSite One has increased its contracts for InDex enterprise archiving managed services during its fiscal year 2010 second quarter.

HHS this week announced its choice of 15 Beacon Communities from Maine to Hawaii, which were selected from scores of competitors. These innovators will use their awards, which total $220 million in ARRA funding, for a variety of initiatives, including chronic disease management efforts and better coordination of care.

Prior to a robotic assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy (RALP) for the treatment of prostate cancer, prostate MRI can help urologic surgeons spare the neurovascular bundle (NVB), according to research presented at the American Roentgen Ray Society (ARRS) 2010 Annual Meeting in San Diego.

Medical Device maker C.R.Bard, of Murray Hill, N.J., has reached an agreement to acquire SenoRx for $200 million.

SAN DIEGO--An implantable pacemaker-sized monitor that sounds an alarm when it senses abnormal changes in the hearts electrical activity is proving an effective early warning system for patients at high risk of MI or plaque rupture, according to data presented Wednesday at the 33rd annual scientific sessions for the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI).