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Management Health Solutions Signs Three-Year Agreement With Universal Health Services for Maintenance of the McKesson PMM Database

Posted on: Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 09:01 CDT

Management Health Solutions, Inc., (MHS) the leading provider of inventory measurement, data cleansing services and data management solutions for the healthcare industry, signed a three-year agreement with Universal Health Services (UHS) for maintenance of the McKesson PMM database. The agreement will take effect April 1, 2008.

As part of the agreement, MHS will assume responsibility for maintaining all current item level data, including price and patient charge status, on the McKesson Materials Management Information System (PMM). UHS currently tracks over 400,000 records across all of its acute care facilities. MHS will work with UHS to convert those hospitals not currently utilizing the McKesson System solution over the next year. MHS will administer the addition, change or inactivation of vendors, manufacturers and contracts.

George Malik, Vice President of Logistics and Materials Management at UHS, commented, "We selected MHS because they specialize in data management solutions and have proven software tools, processes and domain experience. Their management and oversight of our item master will allow UHS to track and achieve significant savings through data intelligence."

According to MHS, Inc.'s Co Founder and EVP of Operations Mike Ferris, "We are very pleased to join with Universal Health Services, whose decision to partner with us is further validation of our extensive service offering and expertise in measuring inventories and managing complex medical/surgical-item level data for the healthcare industry. The integration of our services and software will speed UHS' data conversion from older technology platforms to the McKesson PMM Database. In turn, it will ensure that they have an accurate Item Master and will establish a consistent process by which they can accept requests from care givers, material managers and manufacturers."

About Universal Health Services, Inc.

UHS is one of the nation's largest and most respected healthcare management companies. The organization owns and operates, through its subsidiaries, acute care hospitals, behavioral health centers, surgical hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and radiation oncology centers nationwide and in Puerto Rico. http://www.uhsinc.com.

About Management Health Solutions, Inc.

MHS provides leading inventory measurement, data cleansing services and data management solutions to many of the largest health systems in North America. MHS serves hospitals by ensuring a current and complete medical/surgical item master, which tracks with what is being bought, used and stored at the local Hospital. This solution drives significant supply chain and purchasing savings and is unique in the industry. MHS combines a 'best-in-class' professional services organization with leading edge, on-demand software to simplify complex data projects and deliver real, measurable results. www.mhsinc.com

Source: Business Wire

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