On October 1 2011, Germany will begin the country-wide distribution of its new electronic health card. Morpho (Safran group) is the first manufacturer to have received official approval for production of the card.

syngo®.via (1) helps reduce the time from admission to an emergency ward to diagnosis in cardiac patients. At Innsbruck University Hospital in Innsbruck, Austria, radiologists and patients benefit from the advances in radiology.

Doncaster & Bassetlaw Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is improving patient care by speeding up the process of patient feedback after implementing a new Digital Pen and Paper solution from technology innovator Anoto and UK partner Ubisys.

Siemens Healthcare has integrated the navigation technology MediGuide from St. Jude Medical into its Artis zee angiography systems. By means of magnetic targeting, MediGuide locates the catheter during cardiac interventions and projects its precise position in real-time on a previously acquired fluoroscopy image of the patient.

Siemens Healthcare has recently signed a ten-year partnership agreement with German hospital operator Evangelisches Krankenhaus Bielefeld (EvKB), which is investing in a completely new radiology suite with the latest equipment in order to provide optimal care for patients.

CSC (NYSE: CSC) has closed the acquisition of iSOFT Group Limited (ASX: ISF), one of the world's largest providers of advanced healthcare IT solutions. The acquisition complements and strengthens CSC's market-leading software products and healthcare integration and services portfolio, and enhances its healthcare research and development capabilities.

Intel-GE Care Innovations™ is announcing Care Innovations™ Connect, a new product designed to address social isolation in older adults. Developed in partnership with seniors and senior service providers, Connect helps professional caregivers monitor the changing needs of seniors while giving older adults the tools that help them build ties to their communities and avoid social isolation and loneliness.