Royal Philips Electronics has acquired Traxtal, Inc., a Toronto-based developer of instruments and software for image-guided intervention and therapy.

Medversant Technologies, based in Los Angeles, has been awarded a patent from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office related to automatically verifying credentials on a continuous basis. The patent advances the company’s position in provider data management and covers technologies that allow healthcare organizations to manage provider information.

McKesson has announced that Maria Parham Medical Center of Henderson, N.C., has implemented the company’s Horizon Medical Imaging picture archiving and communications system. The PACS system is part of the hospital’s larger IT investment, which includes McKesson’s community HIS and document imaging systems.

API Healthcare, a Hartford, Wis.-based provider of human capital management solutions for the healthcare industry, has announced that the Fremont-Rideout Health Group of Yuba City, Calif., the Bermuda Hospitals Board and Nyack Hospital in Nyack, N.Y., have signed contracts for the company’s software and services.

Report For Doc, a Denver-based healthcare research company, has launched an online patient survey tool designed to allow doctors to confidentially assess their individual professional performance.

iSALUS  Healthcare of Indianapolis has announced that Rockford Nephrology Associates in Rockford, Ill., has signed a multi-year agreement to subscribe to the company’s OfficeEMR unified electronic medial record and practice management solution.

PracticeOne, based in Somerset, N.J., has announced that its e-Medsys EHR version 5.2, already certified by the Certification Commission for Healthcare Information Technology as an 08 Ambulatory EHR, has been additionally certified for Child Health and office-based use.

3M Health Care of St. Paul, Minn., has entered into agreements with Med-Tech Associates of Idaho Springs, Colo., and Med-Care Associates of Candia, N.H., to market 3M Infection Prevention products in the physician office market.

GuardianEdge, a San Francisco-based developer of endpoint data protection services, has been selected by Pittsburgh-based Highmark, Inc., one of the largest health insurers in the nation, to use hard disk encryption technology to secure all of the organization’s laptops as well as desktops designed for off-site work.

GenerationOne, based in Miami, has reported positive results from a mobilized diabetes care management pilot program conducted by the ECHO Healthcare Education Foundation for a member employers of the Employers Coalition for Healthcare Options using the GenerationOne Mobile Health Solution. Based on the results, the foundation is expanding the mobile care management solution to three additional member employers.

MxSecure, Inc., a Scottsdale, Ariz.-based provider of medical transcription services to group practices, multi-specialty clinics and community health centers, has released MxNotes, a Web-based transcription software designed specifically for solo providers and small medical practices.

Fujitsu Services has been awarded development rights for “La Historia de Salud” (The History of Health) by IB-Salut, the health services of the Balearic Islands. In conjunction with IT partners Oracle and Orion Health, Fujitsu will transform the area’s existing model of dispersed health information into an integrated electronic health record.

The Technology Solutions Company, a Chicago-based software and services company focused on the healthcare provider market, has filed a Certificate of Dissolution with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware and closed its stock transfer books, effective May 1, in accordance with the previously announced Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution of the Company that was approved by stockholders on April 27.
GE Healthcare has launched two new ultrasound systems for the women’s health market, the Voluson E6 and LOGIQ P3.

Vermedx, Inc., a Burlington, Vt.-based provider of decision-support IT for the diabetes market, has raised $500,000 in Series A funding, led by Fresh Tracks Capital.