) October 23, 2008 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce that Anna Maria Medvid has joined its sales team as vice president of strategic sales leading the East region.

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Medvid comes from Premier, Inc. where she was responsible for working directly with healthcare executives at key accounts to recruit hospitals into the Premier Group Purchasing Organization (GPO).

"We are pleased to welcome Anna Maria to Broadlane," said Julie Plaga, senior vice president, sales, Broadlane. "Her experience of working with healthcare executives will be instrumental as we continue to aggressively pursue new client relationships."

) September 23, 2008 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Sherry to chief operating officer. He replaces David Ricker who became president and chief executive officer last month.

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"Tom has been an integral part of the Broadlane organization since its inception," said David Ricker, president and chief executive officer, Broadlane. "Most recently, he's done an exceptional job leading our highly involved, hands-on client service - one of Broadlane's core business functions. As COO, Tom's experience and abilities will allow for continual improvement of our operational excellence and performance-driven metrics."

) December 10, 2008 -- Broadlane announced today that Jordan Health Systems in Plymouth, Massachusetts has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of a broad range of supply chain services to help manage its approximate $35 million in annual spend.

Jordan Health Systems will access Broadlane's unparalleled national GPO portfolio of consumable supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals and purchased services. Additionally, Jordan Health Systems will utilize OnRamp™ (Broadlane's client portal) and BroadLink® (Broadlane's e-commerce exchange), to streamline purchasing processes.

) November 18, 2008 -- Broadlane (www.broadlane.com) announced today that Brim Healthcare has renewed its exclusive relationship with Broadlane. Brim Healthcare will continue to access Broadlane's unparalleled national GPO portfolio of consumable supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals and purchased services to help manage its approximate $150 million in annual spend for 35 hospitals across the country. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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) September 25, 2008 -- Today Broadlane released a new case study detailing the value of its Live Group Buy event - "Saving Dollars and Days: Broadlane's Live Group Buy Saves Hospitals Time and Money on a New CT Scanner." Two Brim Healthcare hospitals each saved approximately 25 percent on a new computed tomography (CT) scanner at a Broadlane Live Group Buy.

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) October 14, 2008 -- Broadlane, the nation's largest and fastest growing provider of hospital supply chain services, announced today that Tenet Healthcare Corporation (THC) in Dallas, Texas has outsourced its materials management and procurement functions for its 52 hospitals. In September, Tenet signed a seven-year agreement with Broadlane to manage its approximate $1.5 billion in annual spend.

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) January 27, 2009 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce its relationship with MEDmarketplace.com®, the world's largest online marketplace for buying and selling surplus medical equipment and supplies.

"In today's struggling economy, our clients are experiencing increased financial challenges," said Jocelyn Bradshaw, vice president, capital equipment services, Broadlane. "We are constantly seeking ways to deliver innovative solutions. Working with MEDmarketplace.com, we are able to offer our clients an automated, virtual venue to easily sell, transfer or donate their used or excess medical equipment."

) March 24, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that Wuesthoff Health System has renewed its supply chain relationship with Broadlane. Wuesthoff will continue to access Broadlane's unparalleled national GPO portfolio of consumable supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals and purchased services to help manage its approximate $53 million in annual spend for its two hospitals in Rockledge and Melbourne, Florida and its affiliated facilities. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

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) September 15, 2008 -- Broadlane, the leading technology-oriented healthcare supply chain services company, is pleased to announce the newest version of its client portal, OnRamp™. Broadlane clients use OnRamp as the primary tool for accessing contract and product information, receiving relevant communications, accessing reports and more.

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) September 18, 2008 -- The Health Management Academy announced the results of an extensive research study profiling successful supply chain management practices in large health systems.    This study, sponsored by Broadlane, is one of the first to independently tie supply chain attributes and management practices to actual financial metrics from the largest healthcare institutions in the country. With healthcare costs skyrocketing, these benchmarking and best practices data form a guide for senior executive teams to achieve supply chain management success.

) April 14, 2009 -- Broadlane has helped Jordan Health Systems in Plymouth, Massachusetts, recognize a 17 percent reduction in Med/Surg contract prices and a 2.5 percent reduction in pharmacy contract prices. It is expected that this reduction will result in $1.2 million in savings for 2009 for Jordan Health Systems with its $35 million in annual supply spending.

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) April 7, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that MetroSouth Medical Center in Blue Island, Illinois has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of a broad range of supply chain services to help manage its approximate $25 million in annual spend.

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) May 21, 2009 -- Broadlane, the leading cost-management company for healthcare providers, is pleased to announce the newest enhancement for client convenience - Enrollment Center. This new functionality is available online within Broadlane's client portal OnRamp®.

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) May 19, 2009 -- Broadlane is pleased to announce it received the Practice Greenhealth Champion for Change Award for the fourth consecutive year for outstanding contributions as a group purchasing organization to environmentally responsible healthcare.

) July 9, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today the signing of an exclusive agreement with Scottsdale Healthcare based in Scottsdale, Arizona. Scottsdale Healthcare has selected Broadlane Workforce Management® to help manage the $9 million annual workforce spend at their three acute care hospitals.

Scottsdale Healthcare will utilize Broadlane Workforce Management to streamline and enhance all aspects of the clinical contract workforce process including: agency contracting, agency staff requisition and fulfillment, credential and performance tracking, time tracking and reverse invoicing.

) July 29, 2009 -- Broadlane, the leading cost-management company for healthcare providers, announced today that AHMC Inc. & AHMC Healthcare Inc. (AHMC) in Alhambra, California has renewed its exclusive supply chain relationship with Broadlane for another five years. AHMC will continue to access Broadlane's unparalleled national contract portfolio of consumable supplies, equipment, pharmaceuticals and purchased services to help manage its approximate $100 million in annual supply spend for its seven hospitals, including the recently-acquired AHMC Anaheim Regional Medical Center.

) June 16, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Virginia has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of supply chain management and procurement services to help manage its approximate $52 million in annual spend. The relationship is effective October 1, 2009.

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) July 16, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today through a corporate relationship agreement that HMC/CAH Consolidated, Inc., based in Kansas City, Missouri has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of a broad range of cost-management solutions to help manage spending for all HMC/CAH-acquired critical access hospitals.

) June 23, 2009 -- CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center and CHRISTUS St. Vincent Medical Group in Santa Fe, New Mexico, through teamwork, focused efforts and support of executive leadership, achieved a $1.8 million supply chain savings in nine months. CHRISTUS Health began managing CHRISTUS St. Vincent in April 2008 and was immediately integrated with the system's supply chain processes, taking a team approach.

) July 14, 2009 -- Broadlane announced today that Temple University Health System, Inc. (TUHS) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania has selected Broadlane as its provider of supply chain management and procurement services in a three-year exclusive agreement to help manage its approximate $150 million in annual spending.

) April 15, 2009 - Management Health Solutions, Inc. (MHS), a leading provider of clinical supply chain management solutions to the health care industry, announces new Clinical Inventory Management (CIM) services designed to enable hospitals to reduce inventory levels and supply spend of clinical supplies. With extensive experience in health care supply chain solutions, MHS experts help hospitals implement best practices and re-engineer processes to ensure maximum savings.

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) September 16, 2009 -- Digital Healthcare, the Cambridge England and Wake Forest, NC based company that is recognized as the leading provider of care management systems for diabetes, celebrated their 10 year anniversary this month.

From its beginning as an image management and storage solutions provider for the UK Ophthalmology sector, the company has extended its product range and expanded into international territories. Digital Healthcare is now a leading software provider to the National Health Service in the UK, a major service supplier to US physicians and has solutions in use within some of the Worlds' leading Eye Institutions.

) September 17, 2008 -- The New Jersey and Delaware Valley Chapters of the national Healthcare Information Management Systems Society (HIMSS) have joined forces to bring regional health information technology professionals together for a two day regional conference entitled The Healthcare Technology Evolution: Smarter Solutions for Better Patient Care on September 18-19, 2008 at Caesars Hotel and Casino in Atlantic City.

) March 26, 2009 -- Management Health Solutions, Inc. (MHS), a leading provider of clinical supply chain management solutions to the health care industry, announced today that they have selected the NCI Consulting Group, a firm specializing in medical supply chain management, as their dedicated representative to IDN's and GPO's.

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Broadlane announced today through a corporate relationship agreement that Legacy Hospital Partners, Inc. (LHP), based in Plano, Texas has selected Broadlane as the exclusive provider of a broad range of supply chain and procurement services to help manage spending for all LHP-owned and managed hospitals. (PRWeb Mar 17, 2009)

Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/procuremen_services/supply_chain/prweb2238534.htm

) April 8, 2009 -- MedTouch, the leading provider of interactive, web-based solutions for healthcare organizations, announced its recent partnership with Exeter Health Services to enhance their web presence and to implement its proprietary enterprise content management solution, ContentBridge.

"Exeter chose both our services and our software to take them to the next level of patient interactivity," said Paul Griffiths, CEO of MedTouch. "Our core competency is to serve healthcare organizations who understand that the success of integrated marketing campaigns depends on a strategic web presence to fully serve their constituencies, both in health and in crises."
   

) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

) December 22, 2008 -- The National Association for the Support of Long Term Care (NASL) has elected Eric Christ to the organization's board of directors. Christ is the president of Patient Placement Systems, part of the Jackson Healthcare family of companies located in Alpharetta, Ga. NASL is a trade association of ancillary providers of products and services to the post-acute industry.

) November 6, 2008 -- After a thorough search and business proposal process, 360 Healthcare Staffing (formerly Aedon Staffing) has selected BlueSky Medical Staffing Software (MSS) to assist in the management of its healthcare professional staffing business. BlueSky MSS is a division of Amistaff Healthcare Technology.

) June 16, 2009 -- Today, HealthCare California announces it is the first home health agency in California to implement an industry leading, online service that answers the call from national leaders to utilize technology to improve health care. The home health software service, Agency Manager™, provides HealthCare California with a suite of online services that equips all nursing and administrative staff with real-time access to information at the point of care, reduces costs, improves efficiency and enhances communication across the continuum of care.

) May 28, 2009 -- Management Health Solutions, Inc. (MHS), a leader in the field of physical inventory solutions, today announced that Steven B. Epstein, Esq., the founder of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., has joined the MHS Board of Directors.

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XECAN Inc,RFID healthcare solutions company,announces a pilot program with a national healthcare provider to track the care of oncology patients in order to improve quality and reduce medical errors.

) September 25, 2008 -- LiveProcess, the leader in healthcare emergency preparedness and incident management, announced today that it will be among the exhibitors at "Disaster Planning for California Hospitals," a statewide conference for hospital executives, disaster planning teams and community partners. The conference is planned for October 1-3, 2008 at the Sacramento (CA) Convention Center.

The conference is sponsored by the California Hospital Association. Co-sponsors include the California Department of Public Health, Emergency Medical Services Authority, Governor's Office of Emergency Services and Governor's Office of Homeland Security.

) January 12, 2009 -- Analysts and industry-watchers believe that cloud computing is changing not just the technology landscape but also the entire nature of the business models that underpin successful software and hardware companies.

) October 21, 2008 -- The Fall Collaborative Communications Summit: Transforming Health Care through Health Information Technology announces that Saint Luke's Health System will present a case study on the future of e-ICU at the fall summit this October 27-28, 2008 at the Sofitel Los Angeles. http://www.ccsexpo.com/fallccs.html

The case study entitled "The e-ICU: A Model for the Future" will take place Monday, October 27th at 4:00 p.m. and be presented by Jennifer Ball, RN, BSN, MBA eICU Operations Director & Director, Nursing Informatics, Saint Luke's Health System

) December 17, 2008 -- Axsium Group, North America's premier Workforce Management consulting firm, today announced the successful deployment of Infor Workforce Management (formerly Workbrain) for Visiting Nurse Service of New York's (VNSNY). With over 10,000 highly skilled providers, VNSNY is the largest not-for-profit home health care agency in the nation. Serving an average of 30,000 patients a day, VNSNY required a comprehensive WFM solution to effectively track and manage its workforce while improving the overall quality of care provided.

) September 9, 2009 -- HIT Systems announced today that they are now fully dedicated to Healthcare IT and have partnered with Aprima Medical Software to offer state of the art EHR and practice management software.

HIT Systems' transition has taken place so they can focus the entirety of their company's resources on providing quality solutions aimed strictly at the healthcare industry and its needs. This new commitment allows HIT Systems to better service their clients by offering solutions that cater specifically to the needs of the healthcare industry.

) December 4, 2008 -- HealthCare.com, Inc., the leader in local healthcare provider search and health insurance information search, announced today that it has launched a network of websites to expand the reach of HealthCare.com's proprietary Care Provider Search™.

) March 10, 2009 -- Orion Health http://www.orionhealth.com a leading provider of clinical workflow and integration technology for eHealth, introduces a new program to ensure high-quality service is maintained to improve communication and customer-driven development.

The newly formed Client Services team will ensure an additional level of partnership with customers for the speedy resolution of post implementation questions and to focus on increasing alignment between clients' business needs and Orion Health solutions.

Paul Viskovich President Orion Health North America and EMEA, describes the Client Services role as a trusted advisor and advocate for the customer.

) September 19, 2008 -- Halogen Software’s talent management technology is now used in over 500 healthcare facilities across North America. So far this year, Halogen has signed a record number of new healthcare customers including community and larger hospitals, multi-center health networks, long-term care facilities and medical groups. New healthcare customers include: Aultman Health Foundation, Black River Memorial Hospital, Carle Clinic Association, Milwaukee Centre for Independence, NYC Hospitals Centre, Riverside Hospitals and Union Hospital.