HealthPort, of Nixa, Mo., has announced a partnership with Summit Healthcare to increase the value of its HealthPort EDMS (Electronic Document management System) by improving integration capabilities with other applications.

DocSite, of Raleigh, N.C. has announced that its Patient Registry with Decision Support will be the health information system for the Vermont Blueprint for Health, a statewide initiative designed to improve the lives of Vermont residents with or at risk of acquiring a chronic condition.

Agfa Healthcare has announced that it has been chosen to implement a second phase RIS/PACS program at the First Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University in China. The selection is a follow-up to a partnership between the two groups in 2006 for the development and roll-out of the hospital?s original RIS/PACS.

3M Health Information Systems of Salt Lake City has released Comprehensive Pricing Assurance, which is designed to integrate expert consulting services with advanced analytic tools to assist hospitals in managing key revenue cycle processes while meeting industry demands for pricing transparency.

Varian Medical Systems, a New York-based provider of medical devices and software, has signed a $320 million contract to supply Toshiba with medical imaging subcomponents. Toshiba will integrate the parts it purchases into diagnostic imaging equipment.

Siemens Healthcare has unveiled the ACUSON SC2000 volume imaging ultrasound system, touted as the first system in the world to acquire non-stitched, real-time, full-volume 3D images of the heart in one single heart cycle.

Misys Healthcare Systems of Raleigh, N.C. has announced that Quality Infusion Care, Inc. of Houston will implement Misys EMR and Misys Vision to allow the physicians in Quality?s network to access patient information at a moment?s notice.

Hologic, Inc. of Bedford, Mass. has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the molecular diagnostics company Third Wave Technologies, Inc. for approximately $580 million.

Omnicell, a provider of systems targeting patient safety and operational efficiency in healthcare facilities, has announced the general availability of both its SinglePointe automate patient-specific management solution and the Omnicell 12.0 automated dispensing software. In addition, the company has launched its Executive Advisor Software Service, which provides healthcare facilities with a snapshot of operational metrics generated from Omnicell automation systems along with recommendation delivered directly to the desktop.