McKesson, based in Atlanta, has unveiled version 12.1 of its Horizon Cardiology cardiovascular information system (CVIS). The company has also announced that Continuum Health Partners in New York City is replacing its multiple medical imaging systems with Horizon Medical Imaging.

Elsevier, a Philadelphia-based provider of healthcare publications and information and electronic health record solutions, has launched a new online resource center for American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) updates and initiatives. The resource center can be accessed at Elsevier’s ClinicalDecisionSupport.com site.

Honeywell, based in Morris Township, N.J., has announced that Sydion, LCC, a Fort Mill, S.C.-based provider of mobile crisis management technology, will offer its patient-tracking software on Honeywell’s mobility platform to assist in the administration of the H1N1 vaccine. The system that Sydion is offering bundles its eMET emergency patient tracking system with Honeywell’s Dolphin 9900 mobile computers.

Nuance Communications of Burlington, Mass., has announced the availability of Veriphy 4.0, a Web-based critical test result management (CTRM) solution for hospital diagnostic departments. In addition, the company has announced that Renown Health, northern Nevada’s largest not-for-profit health network, and UW Health, representing the University of Wisconsin-Madison, have both included Nuance’s diagnostic imaging solutions in their enterprise IT portfolios.

eClinicalWorks, a Westborough, Mass.-based provider of ambulatory clinical systems, has announced that Michigan’s Portage Health has selected the company’s unified electronic medical records and practice management solutions for it employed physicians. The multi-specialty hospital will integrate the EMR with its in-patient system from Meditech and also use the company’s Enterprise Business Optimizer (eBO) enhanced reporting capabilities. In addition, the company has announced that Johnson Memorial Hospital in Franklin, Ind., has selected the company’s unified EMR/PM solution.

MEDecision, a Wayne, Pa.-based developer of collaborative healthcare management solutions, has announced a collaboration with InSight One, Inc., a Wallingford, Conn.-based developer of enterprise archiving and disaster recovery managed services, for the cross-licensing and reselling of technology, services and intellectual property. As part of the deal, MEDecision will integrate InSight’s InDex image archiving and business continuity services with its offerings to providers and health plans.

InSite One, based in Wallingford, Conn., has announced that MedStar Health, a nine-facility hospital system in Maryland and Washington, D.C., will implement the company’s InDex Enterprise Archive for enterprise-wide medical data storage.

Cielo MedSolutions of Ann Arbor, Mich., has announced a new partnership with DrFirst, based in Rockville, Md., to integrate DrFirst’s Rcopia e-prescribing solution into the Cielo Clinic clinical quality management system.

DrFirst, Inc., based in Rockville, Md., has announced the successful completion of a pilot program and the expansion of its business relationship with Universal EMR Solutions, LLC, of Great Neck, N.Y., to integrate DrFirst’s Rcopia e-prescribing solution with UNIEMR’s platform.

GE Healthcare, based in Barrington, Ill., has announced that it will license its proprietary Change Acceleration Process (CAP) training program and offer its product knowledge certification program to support Regional Extension Centers charged with transitioning independent primary care providers to the meaningful use of IT.

The PositiveID Corporation of Delray Beach, Fla., has entered into a strategic alliance with Avocare, LLC, to develop, implement, distribute and use PositiveID’s Health Link personal health record in regional health information organizations being operated in Florida, including the Big Bend RHIO, North East Florida RHIO, Tampa Bay RHIO, Sun Coast RHIO and the Health Network of the Palm Beaches.

The Stryker Corporation, a Kalamazoo, Mich.-based medical technology company, has announced the acquisition of Ascent Healthcare Solutions for $525 million. Ascent was formed through the 2005 merger of Vanguard Medical Concepts and the Alliance Medical Corporation, is based in Phoenix, Ariz., and Lakeland, Fla., and specializes in reprocessing and remanufacturing medical devices.

The EMC Corporation of Hopkinton, Mass., has announced that the Denver Health and Hospital Authority has teamed with EMC Global Services to help Denver Health strategize, design, implement and manage comprehensive technology solutions designed to streamline operations.

The InstaCare Corporation, a developer of prescription drug, prescription diagnostics and home testing products, has renewed is $2 million credit facility with Centurion Credit Resources.

MedQuist, Inc., a Mount Laurel, N.J.-based developer of clinical documentation services, has unveiled SpeechQ VTB for Radiology, which leverages the company’s SpeechQ real-time interactive speech recognition application with a Web-based coding and billing platform designed to make completed radiology reports immediately available for processing. The company has also signed an agreement with Nuance Communications, based in Burlington, Mass., under which MedQuist will license Nuance’s SpeechMagic speech recognition engine and processing software for use in SpeechQ of General Medicine.

Silex Technology America, Inc., based in Salt Lake City, has launched the SX-SDPAG, a surface mount module, and the SX-SDCAG, an SDIO card module, two products that support 802.11a/b/g wireless technology, including Wi-Fi-enabled healthcare products.

Clearview Staffing Software, based in Dallas, has released clearviewTSS 7.0, with updated features designed to improve existing capabilities and further streamline processes across a healthcare staffing agency’s value chain.

Acuo Technologies, a Bloomington, Minn.-based developer of high-performance medical image management software, data migration tools and services, has signed a contract with Allina Hospitals and Clinics, a not-for-profit system of healthcare facilities covering Minnesota and western Wisconsin, for a new Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA) based on Acuo’s DICOM Services Grid.

Advanced Warning Systems, Inc., a Carlsbad, Calif.-based provider of telehealth services, has announced a partnership with MedApps, Inc., of Scottsdale, Ariz., to deliver the MedApps Mobile Health Monitoring System, featuring HealthPal, to transmit, store and report timely, accurate health information. The HealthPal device is designed to allow biometric readings collected from retail medical monitors to be remotely viewed by clinicians, family members and other caregivers.