At The World of Health IT (WoHIT) Conference, Agfa HealthCare announces the findings of a recent study that the company commissioned from Accenture on the economic efficiency of ORBIS™, Agfa's comprehensive hospital-wide clinical information system.

At World of Health IT 2006 in Geneva from October 10-13, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHI) will be showcasing the ruggedized ProScribe wireless thin-client display from Philips FIMI, which enables physicians and nurses to access patient data immediately, wherever they are in the hospital.

At the World of Health IT (WoHIT) Conference and Exhibition, Agfa HealthCare will present its full IT Solutions portfolio, including ORBIS, one of the leading Hospital Information Systems in Europe.

TietoEnator has purchased Quickclic Finland Oy's business specialising in interactive and wireless communication services for the social welfare and healthcare sectors. Quickclic Finland Oy is headquartered in Lahti.

At The World of Health IT Conference & Exhibition, in Geneva, Philips will present IT applications for specific areas of the patient care cycle — including workflow and information systems for Radiology and Cardiology, as well as iSite PACS.

Accenture (NYSE: ACN) and SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) announced a global agreement to co-develop a collaborative health network (CHN) solution, which is designed to help healthcare organizations improve patient care by streamlining the way they access, integrate and share information.

TietoEnator has acquired the entire share capital in the German healthcare IT provider Cymed AG. The company specialises in hospital information solutions and hygiene software for hospitals and laboratories.