3M completed the merger of its Health Information Systems division with SoftMed Systems, a provider of health information management software and services.

This merger expands 3M Health Information Systems' business from its core of reimbursement, compliance, and quality management software tools and services. SoftMed Systems brings to 3M solutions that enable hospitals to create an electronic medical record using templates, voice dictation, speech recognition, electronic signature, document scanning, and interfaces to other vendor products.

SoftMed Systems will remain in Silver Spring, Md.