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Amerinet and Advantage Healthcare Net Form Minnesota Northern Star Alliance

Posted on: Tuesday, 27 November 2007, 18:00 CST

Amerinet Inc., a leading national health care group purchasing organization, and its affiliate partner Advantage Healthcare Net announced today a new alliance designed to reduce costs and create new efficiencies for 28 health care providers in Minnesota.

"Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital (CCMH) is a unified health system dedicated to providing a lifetime of quality personalized care. That's why we chose to align with Amerinet and Advantage Healthcare Net because of their proven record of success, and ability to deliver cost-saving solutions of a national group purchasing organization," said Tammy Berg, Northern Star Alliance board chair and director of materials management at CCMH, in Montevideo, MN.

The board of directors elected to serve and oversee the direction of the Northern Star Alliance includes:

Tammy Berg, Chippewa County Montevideo Hospital

Julie Culshaw, Affiliated Community Medical Centers

Mike Buccanero, Virginia Regional Medical Center

Claudia Blake, Cook County Northshore Hospital

Robyn Naumann, Mankato Clinic

Dawn Barrett, Grand Itasca Hospitals and Clinic

With a focus on delivering strategic solutions, Amerinet will provide the resources through its competitive portfolio of product and service contracts to meet the unique needs and challenges of the alliance members.

The partnership will focus on Total Spend Management Solutions including data integrity and price accuracy, savings identification, financial and operational benchmarking, and educational opportunities. Amerinet will also implement cost reduction initiatives by aggregating members purchasing volume to identify standardization opportunities and to deliver additional cost savings to the alliance members through enhanced tiered discounts. This process will save members even more when purchasing critical supplies needed to deliver quality patient care and create an opportunity to reinvest in or strengthen existing service lines.

"Our partnership is a testimony to Advantage Healthcare Net and the Northern Star Alliance's commitment to deliver cost-effective patient care," said Todd C. Ebert, Amerinet president. "Northern Star Alliance is an outstanding group of health care providers, and we are pleased that they have partnered with Amerinet as their exclusive group purchasing organization."

About Amerinet Inc.

Through Total Spend Management Solutions, Amerinet strategically partners with health care providers to improve operating margins by creating efficiencies, reducing costs and identifying new revenue streams.

Supported by a team of clinical, data and supply chain experts, Amerinet offers a suite of tools, programs and services including a comprehensive and competitive portfolio that delivers practical solutions to address members' specific needs.

Based in St. Louis, Mo, with offices in Salt Lake City, Utah, Providence, R.I., and Warrendale, Pa., Amerinet serves more than 24,000 acute and non-acute health care providers nationwide. To learn more, visit www.amerinet-gpo.com.

Source: Business Wire

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