The business group's sales decreased by 5.8 percent to 295 million Euro. Mainly in the USA and in certain European countries, the economic crisis is causing delays in the investments of care organizations in Computed Radiography (CR) equipment and Imaging IT. The market for X-ray film evolved in line with expectations. Agfa HealthCare was able to expand its market share for hardcopy film. Article of the Month!
Germany based company HIT.net presents the Hospital IT Network, a ground-breaking, ambitious and extensive European eHealth online network for vendors and users of IT products and services in the healthcare sector with more than 1,500 profiles of Healthcare IT (eHealth) vendors and products.
gematik, the Society for Telematic Applications of the Health Card mbH, has approved the ICW Healthcare Connector based on SINA for online use in the official health card test regions. This allows health insurance policy holders' data sets (name, insurance number, coverage and payment status, etc.) to be updated online on the electronic health card (eHC). 
iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF) - Australia's largest listed health information technology company today announced that it renewed a contract, worth 3.33 million (A$5.9 million), to support and maintain its regional primary care solution with the Castilla la Mancha Healthcare Service (SESCAM) in Spain for a further four years. 
Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC) today announced additional connectivity options for customers for the Intel® Health Guide*, reflecting increased momentum for Intel's next-generation remote patient monitoring solution. In order to give payers and providers more flexibility in deploying the Intel Health Guide, the system is now available to connect patients and their healthcare teams via multiple connectivity options, including cable/DSL broadband, mobile wireless and residential phone services, also known as plain old telephone service (POTS)#.