Oracle is a sponsor of The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition in Copenhagen, Denmark which is coordinated by the EC (European Commission), HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society), The EUROREC Institute, COCIR, The European Health Telematics Association (EHTEL), HINE (Health Information Network Europe) and the European Federation for Medical Informatics (EFMI).

Picis, the leading provider of information systems for the high-acuity areas of hospitals, today announced the availability of Picis Perioperative Dashboard, a Business Intelligence (BI) solution for the perioperative areas of the hospital, which include preoperative assessment units, operating theatres and anaesthesia and post-anaesthesia care.

MZI HealthCare, LLC (MZIHC) and InterComponentWare, Inc. announce a strategic partnership to deliver eHealth solutions to Independent Practice Associations (IPAs) and health plans nationwide. MZIHC is a leading vendor of health plan software and offers the widely used EZ-CAP product for claims adjudication.

At this year's ESTRO exhibition on the 14th - 18th September in Göteberg, Sweden, Siemens Healthcare will be showcasing the latest advancements in oncology imaging, treatment and therapy management. The medical devices and IT solutions have been designed to provide technological flexibility now and into the future, ensuring the optimum in patient safety and comfort.

Optimal treatment of diabetes is very difficult to achieve. The obstacles to overcome are varied: expensive treatments, poor patient adherence to treatment plans, insufficient data, etc. With these challenges in mind, a new research project titled "Computerassisted Diabetes Risk Management (CDRM)" was put in place to examine how eHealth solutions can improve diabetes care.

Vitalog, a global company working in the field of IT Life Style and Wellness, opens a new unit to focus on European Research activities and projects. This new unit will participate in and conduct joint Research activities within European programs related to Health Determinants, Lifestyle, Nutrition, eHealth, Networks, Education and eInclusion.

At the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2008, Royal Philips Electronics (NYSE: PHG; AEX: PHI) showcased the CX50 CompactXtreme, a recently developed handheld ultrasound system. On show in Europe for the first time, it is able to deliver the image quality expected of a traditional, full-size system in even the most technically challenging investigations.