EC Medical Intelligence, Inc. Wins Premier Contract for Obstetrical Risk Management Solutions With Clinical Decision Support Software
NEW YORK, Sept. 24 /PRNewswire/ — EC Medical Intelligence, Inc. announced that it was recently chosen for a new 3-year contract by Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group purchasing unit of Premier Inc. The agreement, effective May 1, 2008, is available to acute care and continuum of care members of the Premier healthcare alliance.
EC Medical Intelligence, Inc. is a solutions company focused on the improvement of patient safety and quality of care through reduced risk of error. Currently specializing in the high-risk field of obstetric medicine, EC Medical’s expert consultants and professionals craft client-specific risk management solutions to support the implementation of EC Medical’s proprietary clinical decision support software (IPROB(R)). The IPROB(R) provides clinicians interactive, real-time guidance at the patient bedside, and helps them to identify potential patient problems early, to intervene swiftly, and to ultimately avert negative outcomes. Donald A. Deieso, Ph.D., Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of EC Medical, sees the alliance with Premier as an opportunity to reach out to an important client base, and to offer them an effective, reliable solution; “As a company committed to providing solutions that assure the highest quality of obstetric care, we are delighted that Premier has afforded us this important recognition and the opportunity to extend our services to their member organizations.”
About EC Medical Intelligence, Inc.
EC Medical Intelligence, Inc. provides risk management solutions to healthcare professionals committed to the improvement of patient safety through reduced risk of error. EC Medical incorporates expert consulting and professional services with cutting-edge decision support technology to provide its clients with fully integrated, intelligent solutions. Implementing solutions along the continuum of prenatal, ante partum, labor and delivery, and postpartum care, EC Medical reinforces the highest standard of patient care in obstetrics. The company is based in Princeton, NJ and in New York City. For more information visit the EC Medical Web site at http://www.ecmed.com/.
About Premier Inc.
Serving more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals and 53,000-plus other healthcare sites, Premier operates one of the leading healthcare purchasing networks and the nation’s most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. A world leader in helping healthcare providers deliver dramatic improvements in care, Premier is headquartered in San Diego (http://www.premierinc.com/).
EC Medical Intelligence, Inc.
CONTACT: Rebecca Whitney, Vice President of Sales and Marketing, ECMedical Intelligence, Inc., +1-212-686-1530, fax +1-212-686-1532,RWhitney@ecmed.com
Web site: http://www.ecmed.com/http://www.premierinc.com/