To help life sciences organizations overcome marketing challenges and implement modern marketing technology that enhances customer and patient engagement, Oracle has unveiled Oracle Marketing Cloud's new life sciences consumer and patient solution. 
The NHS' open source movement has reached a major milestone with the official launch of the openMAXIMS community interest company (CIC). This will guide the development of an open source electronic patient record system for the NHS. 
Agfa HealthCare announces that it will realize a cloud and data center solution for the Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, in Umbria, Italy. The agreement is part of a move by the hospital and other healthcare sites in the region to digitize and computerize the processing and storage of images and reports, and to bring them into a single repository. 
HIMSS Europe has launched the nomination process for the HIMSS Europe eHealth Leadership Award, which recognises an individual who, in the judgment of the HIMSS Europe Governing Council, has demonstrated significant leadership in promoting the use of information technology in healthcare in Europe. 
Carestream Health has earned top ratings from healthcare IT and radiology professionals across the globe for its CARESTREAM Vue PACS as reported by KLAS, an independent research organisation that monitors healthcare vendor performance. 
Cerner Corp. (Nasdaq:CERN) has announced the completion of its acquisition of Siemens Health Services' assets, client relationships and associates. Cerner and the former Siemens business unit have a combined annual research and development investment of more than $650 million. Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust has started using Cerner's Maternity system to create one of the safest and most efficient antenatal communities in the NHS. Dr Bernie Marsden, Consultant Paediatrician and Director of the Women's and Children's Division at the Trust, said that the system will help staff dedicate more time to mothers and new-borns and improve care.