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Novation Awards Group Purchasing Contract to Omnicell for State-of-the-Art Healthcare Automation Technology

Posted on: Wednesday, 25 January 2006, 09:01 CST

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif., Jan. 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Omnicell, Inc. announced today that Novation, the health care contracting services company for VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), has awarded Omnicell a three-year contract to supply healthcare automation technology to its 2,500 members.

Omnicell was one of only five companies awarded Novation contracts from a field of 27 companies submitting bids.

"Novation awards product agreements to the low best bidder through a comprehensive contracting process using member-driven criteria and a weighted award decisions tool that considers financial and product specification/quality factors," explained Michael McGiboney, senior product manager for Novation.

The contract covers the full line of Omnicell' medication-use process and supply chain management products, including Omnicell's OmniRx(R) medication dispensing cabinets, SafetyMed(TM) RN bar code medication administration system, Anesthesia Workstation, Omnicell PharmacyCentral automated pharmacy storage and retrieval system, SafetyPak(TM) automated medication packaging system, OmniLinkRx(TM) physician order management system, OmniSupplier(R) supply dispensing cabinets, and OptiFlex(TM) open and integrated supply inventory management solutions.

"Omnicell's medication-use process and supply chain management solution suites both integrate seamlessly with other systems and utilize bar code technology extensively," explained Renee Luhr, vice president of corporate and clinical sales. "Using our broad range of solutions will help Novation members increase patient safety, reduce costs, and improve nursing and pharmacy productivity."

About Novation

Based in Irving, Texas, Novation was established in January 1998 through a combination of the supply programs of VHA and UHC, two national health care alliances. Novation serves the purchasing needs of more than 2,500 members and affiliates of VHA and UHC. These organizations used Novation contracts to purchase more than $23 Billion in supplies in 2004.

About Omnicell

Established in 1992, Omnicell is a leading provider of patient safety solutions preferred by nurses. Improving patient care by enhancing operational efficiency, Omnicell solutions are used throughout the healthcare facility -- in the pharmacy, nursing units, surgical services, cath lab, and all the way to the patient's bedside. The company's MedGuard(TM) line of solutions for the medication-use process includes systems for physician order management, automated pharmacy retrieval, medication packaging, medication dispensing, and nursing workflow automation with bar code medication administration. For the medical-surgical supply chain, Omnicell provides open bar code systems, cabinet-based supply management, integrated open and cabinet-based systems, and Web-based procurement. More than 1,600 healthcare facilities use Omnicell solutions to help reduce medication errors, operate more efficiently, and decrease costs -- ultimately contributing to improved clinical and financial outcomes. For more information, visit http://www.omnicell.com/.

Omnicell, Inc.

CONTACT: Bruce Lewis of Lewis & Summers Public Relations,+1-707-964-3844, or bruce@prwebsite.com

Web site: http://www.omnicell.com/

Source: PRNewswire-FirstCall

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