Latest Group purchasing organization Stories
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Jan. 9, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --The healthcare market has dominated headlines for the past three years and with the Supreme Court scheduled to review the healthcare reform act, 2012 should be no different. Regardless of the outcome (of the Supreme Court review), there is general consensus that the healthcare marketplace must continue to transform in order to remain viable for the citizens it serves. GHX, the healthcare technology and services...
QuickMedical and Tower Medical Systems join a number of Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) contracts. Through the new contracts, Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) members will save on the latest Tower Medical Systems Exam Tables. Issquah, WA (PRWEB) December 19, 2011 QuickMedical, a leader in the distribution of medical supplies and equipment announced the distribution of Tower Medical Systems exam tables through various Group Purchasing Organization (GOP) contracts. “As a...
FLORHAM PARK, N.J., Dec. 19, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Managed Health Care Associates, Inc. ("MHA") announces that they have reached an agreement in principal with Extendicare Health Services, Inc. ("EHSI") whereby MHA, through its Navigator Group Purchasing Subsidiary, will acquire UHF Purchasing Services and Star Purchasing Services, LLC from EHSI in a transaction that is expected to be finalized and closed in early 2012. "This will be MHA's third and largest GPO acquisition in the...
CHICAGO, Dec. 5, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UHC, an alliance of the nation's leading nonprofit academic medical centers, announces the launch of RxLINK(TM), UHC's online tool that gives hospitals unprecedented insight into their pharmacy price performance. RxLINK(TM) provides UHC pharmacy supply chain members with a better understanding of industry pricing levels and offers a realistic view of pricing by manufacturer, therapeutic class, drug, pharmacy location, and class of trade. The...
LOUISVILLE, Colo., Nov. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 12th consecutive year, GHX will convene a broad cross-section of the healthcare industry to address challenges healthcare organizations face today, from how to manage business in the wake of declining revenues to ways to create rapid, effective change that can reduce operating costs. The 2012 GHX Healthcare Supply Chain Summit, set for May 7-9 in Orlando, will provide a forum for 700 healthcare providers, manufacturers, distributors...
Lori Pilla has been named vice president of Amerinet Clinical Advantage®: a collaborative contracting strategy that reduces surgical implant costs while improving clinical outcomes by engaging surgical staff in the purchasing process. St. Louis, MO (PRWEB) November 17, 2011 Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare solutions organization, today announced Lori Pilla has been named vice president of Amerinet Clinical Advantage®: a collaborative contracting strategy that reduces...
SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. 14, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Dynatronics Corporation (NASDAQ: DYNT) today announced results for its fiscal first quarter ended September 30, 2011. Sales for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, increased one percent to $7,996,802, compared to $7,919,288 for the quarter ended September 30, 2010. Net loss for the quarter ended September 30, 2011, was $68,259 ($.01 per common share), compared to net income of $17,012 ($.00 per common share) for the same quarter in the prior...
Intermountain Healthcare Implements Standardization System to Reduce Costs and Improve Patient Safety St. Louis, Mo. (PRWEB) November 09, 2011 Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare solutions organization, today announced member Intermountain Healthcare, a non-profit health system based in Salt Lake City, Utah, has become an exemplary leader in the implementation of GS1 standards, a supply chain standardization initiative which will significantly improve operational efficiencies,...
TORONTO, Nov. 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- To improve the accuracy and efficiency of the healthcare supply chain for the customers they serve, Baxter Corporation, the Canadian subsidiary of Baxter International Inc., and Medbuy, a Canadian national group purchasing organization (GPO), are leveraging the GHX Health ConneXion(SM) data pool to synchronize GS1 Global Trade Item Numbers (GTINs) for product identification through the GS1 Global Data Synchronization Network (GDSN®). This marks the...
Five Major Group Purchasing Organizations to Ask Vendors and Suppliers about Chemical Makeup, Sustainability of Products Sold to Health Care Sector HERNDON, Va., Oct. 13, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Healthier Hospitals Initiative (HHI) is pleased to learn of the Standardized Environmental Questions for Medical Products, a collaborative of Practice Greenhealth and five major Group Purchases Organizations (GPO) representing over $135 billion in annual purchasing volume, which sets...
