A hospital seeking to replace CT technology that does not meet the XR-29 standard has a wide range of slice counts and capabilities to consider, all the way up to state-of-the-art—but pricey—dual energy CT (DECT).

AmSurg, a Nashville, Tenn.-based operator of ambulatory surgery centers, has announced a $7.8 billion proposal to merge with TeamHealth in a stock-and-cash deal that would result in 50/50 ownership. According to AmSurg, the merger would create a network of more than 1,200 healthcare facilities and approximately 20,000 clinicians. 

RadNet, one of the country’s largest operators of outpatient imaging centers, has announced that it acquired Diagnostic Imaging Group (DIG) for approximately $56.7 million and 1.5 million shares of RadNet stock. 

General Electric released its third-quarter earnings last week, and numbers show that GE Healthcare’s profit and revenue are both down compared to 2014. 

Carestream Health has a new three-year purchasing contract with the healthcare improvement company Premier.

IBM announced this week that the company has officially completed its $1 billion acquisition of Merge Healthcare. 

Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation has completed its acquisition of software application manufacturer Olea Medical SA, the company announced this week. The final step was gaining approval of the deal from the French Ministry of Economy. 

Jordan Industries International (JII), a Chicago-based private investment company, has acquired medical imaging provider Global Medical Imaging (GMI).