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Cardinal May Split Technology Units

Cardinal Health Inc. is considering splitting its Clinical Technologies and Services, and Medical Products and Technologies divisions from the core pharmaceutical and medical supply chain services business that comprises 95% of the company’s revenue.

Saint Francis Swaps its PACS

Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Okla., will replace a legacy picture archiving and communication system with the Fusion PACS MX 3.0 application of Merge Healthcare, Milwaukee.

Erie Hospital Goes With McKesson

St. Vincent Health Center, a 436-bed hospital in Erie, Pa., is implementing several applications from McKesson Corp., San Francisco, with a goal of providing physicians and nurses with better access to clinical information.

System to Analyze Kansas’ Health Data

Ann Arbor, Mich.-based Thomson Reuters will build a data analysis system for the Kansas Health Policy Authority.

Army Hospital Automates Consents

William Beaumont Army Medical Center, El Paso, Texas, has installed patient consent software from Dialog Medical, Atlanta.

MedQuist Ownership Shift Complete

Amsterdam-based Royal Philips Electronics has completed the sale of its 69.5% ownership stake in medical transcription, software and outsourced services firm MedQuist Inc. to CBaySystems Holdings Ltd. for $287 million.

Firm Tackles Comp, Auto Claims Filing

Claims clearinghouse Emdeon Business Services now supports electronic filing of workers’ compensation and automobile-related medical claims with simultaneous submission of attachments.

Mobile Ultrasound Aimed at Cardiology

Philips Healthcare has introduced a portable, laptop-sized ultrasound system for bedside use by cardiologists.

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