The announcement of about Apples iPad was a hot topic this week, and Apple claims the iPad will usher in nothing less than a rewrite of the way information is exchanged. The company claims the machines will deliver a wider variety of data, including video and other imagescompared with data the tablet PCs can now support, in a more portable package. What would this mean for healthcare?

McKesson has reported that revenues for the 2010 third quarter, which ended Dec. 31, 2009, were $28.3 billion compared with $27.1 billion a year ago. The company also posted a net income of $326 million in this quarter, compared with a net loss of $20 million in the third quarter of 2009.

St. Jude Medical has reported strong year-over-year and 2009 fourth quarter net income.

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.