Open-source programmers will be getting together on Aug. 27 for the first CONNECT Code-A-Thon at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in Washington, D.C., with the goal of developing software that can eventually be used for a Nationwide Health Information Network.

Facing the same 'meaningful use' deadlines as larger organizations but with only a few viable vendor options, critical-access hospitals (hospital with 50 or fewer beds) are eager for more IT power, according to a report from market research firm KLAS.

The FDA has granted 510(k) pre-market clearance for Cerner's ProVision Workstation-Mammography solution.

BSD Medical has completed integration of its BSD-2000/3D/MR Hyperthermia System with a GE Healthcare 1.5 Tesla MRI system at the Duke Comprehensive Cancer Center at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C.

The world medical ultrasound equipment, accessories, and maintenance services market is expected to reach $4.7 billion by 2012, according to market research firm Marketstrat.

Computer-aided detection (CAD) developer iCAD reported a sharp decline in revenue and income for its fiscal 2009 second quarter, which ended June 30.

Medical image and information management technology developer UltraRAD of West Berlin, N.J., has released the latest iteration of its DICOM archive, UltraArchive 3.0.

Lexmark International has introduced an update to its radiofrequency identification (RFID) ultra-high frequency technology for the firm's T654 monochrome laser printer.