Written by Technical Team | Last updated 17.01.2026 | 9 minute read
Integrating your digital health innovation with Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium) and publishing it on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace can significantly enhance your visibility and reach within the healthcare sector across NHS sites in the UK and care settings overseas.
The Oracle Cloud Marketplace serves as a comprehensive online store, offering a diverse range of trusted and innovative applications and services designed to complement existing Oracle Cloud implementations. You gain access to over 450,000 Oracle customers, allowing your Cerner integration to be seen and utilised by a wide audience across various regions. Additionally, being part of the Oracle ecosystem aligns your product with a trusted and established platform, opening up opportunities for growth, credibility, and long-term collaboration.
For digital health suppliers, this approach removes many traditional barriers to adoption by healthcare providers, including lengthy procurement cycles, limited visibility, and concerns around technical compatibility. A Marketplace-listed solution can be discovered, evaluated, and deployed far more efficiently than a standalone integration, particularly in large and complex health systems.
Key takeaway: Publishing your Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium) integration on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace significantly accelerates NHS and international adoption by reducing procurement friction, improving technical trust, and ensuring interoperability with HL7 FHIR and SMART on FHIR standards. For digital health suppliers, Marketplace listing is increasingly a prerequisite for scalable, enterprise-grade deployment.
The first step is to create an Oracle account if you are new to Oracle. This account will be your gateway to all subsequent steps in the publishing process. Here is a link to create your account – https://profile.oracle.com/myprofile/account/create-account.jspx.
Once your account is set up, you can submit your company’s interest in publishing on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace. Oracle will review your submission and provide guidance on the next steps. This initial step is crucial for aligning your goals with Oracle’s requirements and standards, particularly around security, architecture, and supportability.
Your company must be registered as a member of the Oracle Partner Network (OPN) too. To verify if your company already has an OPN account, use the Partner Finder tool. If your company is not yet a member, you will need to join the OPN and wait for membership confirmation before proceeding. Here is a link to join OPN – https://www.oracle.com/partnernetwork/program/.
Being a part of the OPN not only validates your partnership with Oracle but also grants you access to a broader network of resources and support, including technical documentation, sandbox environments, partner enablement sessions, and co-marketing opportunities.
Before progressing too far into the Marketplace publishing process, it is essential to understand how your solution will technically integrate with Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium). Oracle supports a range of integration approaches depending on your use case, data requirements, and deployment model.
Common integration patterns include:
Selecting the correct integration mechanism early helps avoid costly redesigns later and ensures your application aligns with NHS and international interoperability standards. It also influences your Marketplace listing type and the technical evidence required during Oracle’s review process.
There are several ways to integrate with Oracle Health (Cerner Millennium), but each approach suits different clinical workflows, data needs, and deployment models. Choosing the right integration path early can reduce rework, speed up technical approval, and make your Oracle Cloud Marketplace listing clearer and easier for NHS teams to evaluate.
The table below compares common integration approaches used with Oracle Health Millennium, showing when each works best and what it typically means for packaging and publishing via the Oracle Cloud Marketplace.
| Integration approach | Best fit for | Marketplace impact |
|---|---|---|
| HL7 v2 messaging | Real-time operational workflows where messages drive updates (for example ADT, orders, results) and where many sites still rely on interface-engine patterns. | Often sold and implemented as an integration capability plus services; Marketplace listing typically benefits from clear interface specifications, environment prerequisites, and support model. |
| HL7 FHIR R4 APIs | Standards-based data access for clinical and operational use cases, including transactional reads/writes and controlled data exchange aligned to modern interoperability expectations. | Strong fit for Marketplace positioning because the API-first model is easier to describe, validate, and document; ensure you state authorisation model, scopes, and data handling clearly. |
| SMART on FHIR embedded app | Clinician-facing apps launched inside the EHR workflow, where single sign-on and in-context patient data are essential for adoption. | Marketplace listing should emphasise workflow embedding, supported launch contexts, and clinical safety/assurance approach; also outline your hosting model (SaaS vs OCI-deployed components). |
| Oracle Integration Cloud / Oracle Integration for Healthcare | Event-driven or multi-system integrations where you need orchestration, transformation, monitoring, and managed connectivity across multiple endpoints. | Marketplace narrative should explain what is deployed where (customer tenancy vs supplier-hosted) and what the buyer must configure; this can reduce perceived integration risk for enterprise buyers. |
Next, you will need to register for a publisher account by filling out the Oracle Cloud Marketplace Publisher Account Registration Form. Upon approval, you will gain access to the Oracle Healthcare Marketplace Partner Portal where you can submit your listings.
Additionally, to enable your applications and solutions to deploy directly into your customer’s Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI), you must set up an OCI account if you do not already have one. This setup is critical for the technical deployment, hosting, and ongoing management of your applications, particularly for Click to Deploy offerings.
Accepting the Oracle Healthcare Marketplace Publisher Agreement is another essential step for creating and publishing listings on the marketplace. This agreement enables you to create Click to Deploy listings that can be deployed within customer tenancies and allows Oracle to handle billing on your behalf (if your service is charged-for).
This step ensures that your listings comply with Oracle’s policies, data protection expectations, and operational standards, while also providing customers with confidence in the reliability and governance of your solution.
Through the Oracle Cloud Marketplace Partner Portal, you can create, upload, and publish detailed information about your application or service. This includes specifying whether your listing is paid, bring-your-own-licence (BYOL), or free.
Publishing detailed and accurate listings ensures that potential customers have all the information they need to understand and utilise your product effectively. High-performing listings typically include:
For paid listings, an additional step to become an Oracle Supplier is required to facilitate payments. BYOL and free listings can be published without this step, which can be an effective route for early-stage products seeking adoption and validation.
For NHS organisations and international healthcare providers alike, security and compliance are critical decision factors. Your Marketplace listing and integration approach should explicitly address:
Oracle Cloud Infrastructure provides a strong foundation for meeting these requirements, but responsibility is shared. Suppliers must demonstrate how their application architecture and operational processes uphold these standards within the Oracle ecosystem.
One of the major advantages of publishing on the Oracle Healthcare Marketplace is the ability to scale beyond a single region. Oracle’s global cloud footprint enables your solution to be deployed consistently across the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Australia, and North America.
This makes the Marketplace particularly attractive for vendors aiming to support multinational healthcare providers or expand beyond the NHS. Careful consideration should be given to regional configuration, localisation, and regulatory variation when designing your deployment model.
While the Marketplace offers significant benefits, there are common pitfalls that can slow progress if not addressed early:
Engaging experienced Cerner integration specialists early in the process can significantly reduce these risks and accelerate time to market.
The questions below address common concerns we hear from digital health suppliers when exploring Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium) integration and Oracle Cloud Marketplace publishing. They focus on practical, commercial, and operational considerations that are not always obvious at the start of the journey.
These FAQs are designed to help product, technical, and commercial teams plan realistically and avoid delays when targeting NHS and international deployments.
How long does it typically take to publish an integration on the Oracle Cloud Marketplace?
Timescales vary depending on complexity, but most healthcare integrations take several weeks to a few months. Delays often come from security architecture reviews, evidence gathering, and documentation rather than technical build alone, so early preparation is key.
Do NHS trusts require a Marketplace listing before adopting a Cerner Millennium integration?
While not always mandatory, many NHS organisations strongly prefer Marketplace-listed solutions because they reduce procurement risk, simplify assurance, and demonstrate alignment with Oracle-supported integration patterns.
What ongoing responsibilities does a supplier have after Marketplace publication?
Suppliers remain responsible for application support, security patching, clinical safety maintenance, and documentation updates. Marketplace publication is not a one-off activity and should be treated as part of a long-term product lifecycle.
Is Marketplace publishing suitable for early-stage or pilot digital health products?
Yes. Free or bring-your-own-licence listings are often used by early-stage suppliers to support pilots, prove clinical value, and gain visibility without committing to complex commercial models upfront.
Does Oracle rebrand or certify my product once it is listed?
No. Oracle does not certify clinical effectiveness or take ownership of your solution. Marketplace listing confirms technical and contractual alignment, but responsibility for regulatory compliance, safety, and outcomes remains with the supplier.
At 6B, we have extensive experience developing integrations with Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium), via developing both transactional and bulk HL7 FHIR interface mechanisms.
We provide comprehensive support for digital health innovators looking to integrate with Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium), from initial consultation and architectural design through to testing, clinical safety assurance, live deployment, and publishing your integration in the Oracle Healthcare Marketplace.
Our team understands both the technical and operational realities of NHS environments and international care settings, enabling us to deliver integrations that are robust, scalable, and compliant from day one.
This post was just a very quick overview of Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium) Marketplace publishing. If your team is considering publishing an integration to the Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium) Marketplace please contact 6B for assistance and leverage our expertise to implement your Oracle Healthcare (Cerner Millennium) marketplace integration quickly, securely, and compliantly.
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