Top News
• With a very slim margin, the House OKs Labor-HHS Spending Bill
• Report: Some health insurance companies promoting health IT
• HIT community criticizes proposed changes to anti-kickback rules
• IDX reaches decision to settle acquisition suits
• GE spotlights molecular imaging at RSNA

News Headlines
• Richardson Electronics buys Image Systems
• Barco develops 3D rendering software for NeuroLogica
• Clario Medical Imaging Receives FDA Clearance for z3D Contrast Acuity
• IMV ranks Philips ultrasound business No. 1
• Riverain Medical hopes reimbursement will boost use of chest radiography CAD
• Varian gets FDA clearance for eye cancer proton
• Drug industry hires ghostwriters for medical journal articles
• .md launches for medical community

New Products
• RADinfo Systems introduces entry-level PACS at RSNA
• IMCO shows new PACS, wireless tool
• E-Z-EM debuts works in progress point-of-care pre-imaging blood analyzer
• Compressus adds RIS to its RadSight line
• Acuo showcases imaging data migration software 

Partnerships & Alliances
• Unfors signs contract with Philips Medical Systems
• Emageon inks 10-year deal with Meridian Health
• KOM Networks becomes HP’s ILM Platinum Partner 

Contracts & Installations
• Catholic Health chooses McKesson PACS
• French oncology network to install IMPAC IT systems from Elekta
• INTEGRIS Blackwell Regional Hospital installs NovaPACS
• Banner Health goes with Rogan-Delft PACS at seven facilities
• Optio to provide EHR, forms software for community hospitals in Georgia 
• RemedyMD announces its SMART software

Executive Announcements
• ComMedica announces new Global Sales and Marketing Director

Editor's note: The new products for Siemens Display Solutions did not appear on the introduction page of the RSNA Technology Review sent on Wednesday, Dec. 14. Please click here to view the story.