> Magellan Health Services is expected to make a bid for National Imaging Associates, a specialist in controlling diagnostic imaging costs. Article (Wall Street Journal sub. req.)
> Market analyst Datamonitor puts the worth of healthcare outsourcing contracts at $800 million, with the market expected to grow to $1.1 billion by 2008. Article
> Chutes & Ladders: Marsha J. Evans stepped down as president and CEO of the Red Cross. She will be replaced on an interim basis by Jack McGuire. Release
> Hospitals in Pennsylvania are testing VisualDX, the image-based disease identification system made by Logical Images. Release
> McKesson said it has signed a deal that will see its PACS system implemented at facilities throughout the Denver-based Catholic Health Initiatives system, which operates in 19 states. Article
> A group of Pennsylvania hospitals participating in a pilot project allowing them to preform angioplasties are complaining about new rules governing the project. Article
And Finally... Surgeons work to save a pregnant woman after she nearly dies in a skydiving accident. Article