Bellevue, Washington, February 10, 2011—RF Surgical Systems, Inc., the market leader in the prevention and detection of retained surgical sponges, announced the first published data on the power of radio frequency technology to identify retained surgical items in all patient types.

New Hyde Park, New York, January 28, 2011—VitalGo, Inc., a provider of advanced technology-based solutions for staff and patient safety, has introduced the world’s only bed that can raise a patient from a lying to a fully standing position – with zero manual lifting.

Detroit, Michigan, January 24, 2011—Covisint, a Compuware company, announced that it has signed a new agreement with Vermont Blueprint for Health, a statewide organization that improves individual health and the health care system for all Vermonters.

RelayHealth announced the latest addition to the company’s health IT solutions: RelayClinical™ EHR, now fully certified for ambulatory EHR by Drummond Group, Inc.

Rauland-Borg Corporation, a pioneer in the development of Nurse Call solutions, announced its strategic partnership with Voalté, a leading developer of innovative point-of-care communications software on the iPhone and other smartphone platforms.

Vocera Communications, Inc., the leading provider of hospital communication solutions, announced the acquisition of Wallace Wireless, Inc.

Good Samaritan Medical Center and West Boca Medical Center are the first two hospitals in South Florida to use radio-frequency (RF) detection technology in their operating rooms.

AeroScout, the leading provider of Healthcare Visibility Solutions, announced the first Wi-Fi RFID Tag for tracking surgical equipment through its entire lifecycle – from sterilization to the operating room.

Practice Fusion, the free Electronic Medical Record (EMR) company, has continued its phenomenal growth throughout 2010.

Providing current and vital resources for implementation of health information technology to improve patient care, HIMSS introduces Meaningful Use OneSource, an online repository of hundreds of documents, tools and links to other knowledge available on the Internet.