Agfa HealthCare's revenue decreased by 10.5 percent. On a currency comparable basis, the decrease amounted to 6.4 percent. A major adverse element was the economic weakness in most of the emerging markets. This particularly affected sales of the Imaging segment's traditional film products. In the segment's digital radiography business (consisting of Computed Radiography, Direct Radiography and the hardcopy business), the DR product range posted very strong sales growth.

Apple® has released its iOS 8 SDK, the biggest developer release ever with more than 4,000 new APIs, giving developers the ability to create amazing new apps like never before. iOS 8 allows developers to further customize the user experience with major extensibility features like Notification Center widgets and third-party keyboards; and introduces robust frameworks such as HealthKit and HomeKit.

Acute kidney injuries that contribute to tens of thousands of deaths in England every year could soon be avoided due to the launch of a ground-breaking project at Western Sussex Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the support of Patientrack, a real-time patient vital signs, early warning and alerting system.

The Government of Ireland has announced that a National Health Innovation Hub with the potential to support hundreds of new companies and thousands of new jobs will be established in 2014, following the success of a Demonstrator project in Cork and an independent evaluation of its role. The National Health Innovation Hub will be a win-win for businesses, the health system - and most importantly, for job-creation:

Good information governance will become increasingly crucial for hospital Trusts. Patient data should always be held under a 'Lock and Key' system where the key is only available to the right person. Healthcare specific IT solutions exist to manage and provision access to data in a manner that provides strong authentication capabilities and auditing features.

Cerner Corporation (Nasdaq: CERN) and Siemens AG have signed a definitive agreement for Cerner to acquire the assets of Siemens' health information technology business unit, Siemens Health Services, for $1.3 billion in cash. By combining investments in R&D, knowledgeable resources, and complementary client bases, the acquisition creates scale for future innovation.

The Mid-Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust, consisting of Pinderfields, Pontefract and Dewsbury and District Hospitals, has installed six CARESTREAM DRX-Revolution Mobile X-Ray Systems to help provide rapid access to high-resolution X-ray images for improved patient care.