3M and Patient Care Technology Systems (PCTS), a subsidiary of
Consulier Engineering, Inc., have
signed an agreement to bring a state-of-the-art automated hand hygiene
compliance solution to healthcare customers globally.

Capsule, the leading provider of medical device
connectivity, has entered into a partnership with
Stryker’s Medical division to connect patient data from Stryker smart
beds directly into hospital Electronic Medical Records (EMR).

Eclipsys Corp.® and Microsoft Corp. have
signed an alliance agreement to deliver the choice and flexibility that
hospitals need and want to improve health information technology (HIT)
efficiencies.

Capsule, the leading provider of medical device
connectivity, introduces its low acuity application, ideal for the
med-surg environment.

As part of an ongoing commitment to supporting physicians at the point
of care, Epocrates, Inc., announced availability of a beta version of
its software for Google’s Android™. With this new offering, Epocrates®
software is now available across all major mobile platforms, including
iPhone®, BlackBerry®, Palm®, Windows Mobile® and Android.

GE Healthcare announced the availability of Vscan, a new, pocket-sized
visualization tool developed to provide physicians with imaging
capabilities at the point-of-care.

Siemens Healthcare announced it has renewed its strategic alliance with
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems to deliver innovative ambulatory
information technology (IT) solutions.

McKesson announced Practice Partner Connect™,
providing an interoperability platform for physician practices to more
securely exchange information with other practices, patients,
hospitals, and payors.

IBM announced it has signed a definitive agreement to
acquire Initiate Systems, a market leader in data integrity software
for information sharing among healthcare and government organizations.

Emphasizing the link between improvements in healthcare quality and
patient safety and health IT — HIMSS and ASQ (American Society for
Quality) announce the selection of 16 real-world and peer-reviewed case
study submissions.