Emdeon has signed an agreement to acquire electronic data management services provider FutureVision Technologies for approximately $20 million in cash, with additional contingent payments of up to $40 million in cash based upon the financial performance of the acquired business for the two- and three-year periods following the closing.

Researchers from Ohio State Medical Center in Columbus have developed a computer program that interprets MR images of the meniscus--a fibrous tissue and cartilage in the knee--to determine if an individual is at risk for developing osteoarthritis, according to research published online Jan. 25 in Osteoarthritis and Cartilage.

PACS manufacturer Rogan-Delft has received an order for its Zillion PACS to be implemented at the Perambur, India-based Railway Hospital.

HIMSS Analytics has recognized two academic medical centers and a rural hospital--a first for HIMSS Analytics--with its Stage 7 award.

Medical Care Technologies has completed the development of its Tele-Health Suite 6.17, a remote monitoring system for patients with congestive heart failure.

Whitegate Health Centre, a primary care facility for musculoskeletal and neurological services in Blackpool, England, has installed a Magnetom Avanto 1.5 Tesla MRI from Siemens Healthcare.

Bmeye, maker of combined noninvasive blood pressure and cardiac output monitoring, and Masimo, have jointly received CE Mark certification and launched the Bmeye ccNexfina noninvasive cardiovascular monitor with Masimo Rainbow SET pulse co-oximetry technologyin Europe.

Handheld devices, such as personal digital assistants and Apple's iPod Touch are prevalent among doctors, and these devices may be particularly useful for emergency radiologists, who in the near future, may be able to use them for teleconsultation and emergency procedures, according to a study in the February issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology.