February 16, 2009 - The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is accepting comments until mid-March on its proposed decision to refuse coverage of computed tomography colonography (CTC) for colorectal cancer screening. CMS said it is accepting comments on the cost effectiveness of screening CT colonography for the Medicare population if we were to alter our clinical decision.

February 13, 2009 - Emageon Inc. said today that it has received the $9 million that had been placed in escrow with The Bank of New York Mellon by Health Systems Solutions Inc. in connection with the parties' merger transaction; the escrowed funds became payable to Emageon when the merger was not consummated before the close of business on Feb. 11, 2009.

February 13, 2009 – New research findings out of Wake Forest University School of Medicine and the University of Wisconsin may help provide some direction for men diagnosed with prostate cancer about whether their cancer is likely to be life-threatening.

February 13, 2009 - The first permanent installation of the Aurora Dedicated Breast MRI System at the Istituto Nazionale Tumori Giovanni Pascale Hospital in Naples, Italy.

February 12, 2009 - The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) decided not to support federal reimbursement for CT colonography (also called virtual colonoscopy) for colorectal cancer screening due to insufficient evidence.

February 12, 2009 - The Medipattern Corp. said its new sales model for accessing the benefits of B-CAD offers all of the separate components that are required to install, train, use and maintain B-CAD as one package under one monthly service fee.