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.

Where do you start when trying to minimize the risks from healthcare technology? ECRI Institute (https://www.ecri.org), an independent nonprofit that researches the best approaches to improving patient care, helps hospitals answer this question with the release of its 4th annual list of Top 10 Health Technology Hazards for 2011.

Metro, a world leader in providing technology, storage and transport solutions for healthcare facilities and other industries, unveiled the 1760Rx hybrid mobile workstation with the SecureRx Med Module at the 45th ASHP Midyear Clinical Meeting and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.

InterSystems Corporation, the global leader in software for connected healthcare, announced that the University of Colorado Hospital (UCH) has chosen the InterSystems Ensemble® rapid integration and development platform for  enterprise-wide integration.

The New England Healthcare Institute (NEHI) and the Massachusetts Technology Collaborative (MTC) released a report that shows tele-ICU technology could save 350 additional lives, benefit hospitals financially, and save more than $122 million annually if broadly and effectively implemented across Massachusetts.