Oracle Corp. has made available Oracle Healthcare Provider Supply Chain Analytics. The tool is the newest component of the vendor's Enterprise Healthcare Analytics, a pre-built business intelligence and performance-management platform. Containing more than 200 pre-defined reports and healthcare-specific metrics, the application helps users to better manage their strategic sourcing and supplier contracts. With the help of configurable dashboards, users can measure performance against various targets and budgets to implement new procurement policies, restructure supplier contracts and revise processes. Other modules of Oracle Enterprise Healthcare Analytics address data warehousing and operating room analytics. In another company announcement, Oracle has created version 3.1 of the Oracle Application Integration Architecture (AIA). The update includes the first releases of AIA pre-built integrations based on and certified for Oracle Fusion Middleware 11g. Release 3.1 includes nine cross-industry Process Integration Packs, eight vertical PIPs and two direct integrations certified for Fusion Middleware 11g.
