Alliance Medical Selected by HealthTrust Purchasing Group to Provide Reprocessing Solutions.PHOENIX -- Alliance Medical Corporation (Alliance), a leading reprocessor of single-use medical devices (SUDs), today announced a two-year multi-source Multi-source, as it applies to downloading data, or files from the internet, is a method of decreasing download time for large files by getting data from two or more sources. agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG HPG human pituitary gonadotropin. ), one of the nation's leading healthcare group purchasing organizations A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. . Under the agreement, approximately 1,400 HPG member healthcare facilities will have access to Alliance's full compliment Not to be confused with Complement. Compliment may be
Reprocessing uses precise science to properly clean, verify (1) To prove the correctness of data. (2) In data entry operations, to compare the keystrokes of a second operator with the data entered by the first operator to ensure that the data were typed in accurately. See validate. performance and sterilize sterilize /ster·i·lize/ (ster´i-liz) 1. to render sterile; to free from microorganisms. 2. to render incapable of reproduction. ster·il·ize v. 1. with the industry's most stringent processes which the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has reviewed and cleared. Alliance has safely reprocessed over 12 million SUDs translating to savings of over $150 million for hospitals and consumers across the country. The reduction in supply costs resulting from reprocessing allows health care facilities to use these dollars to fund vital patient services, new medical technology or nursing salaries, all of which lead to improved patient care. Reprocessing also helps to reduce unnecessary waste. Reprocessing by Alliance has eliminated at least hundreds of tons of unnecessary waste from U.S. landfills. "Alliance is delighted to provide HPG's healthcare facilities with superior reprocessing services to assist with managing costs without compromising patient care," said Arthur Goodrich, vice president Business Development of Alliance Medical Corporation. "As the market leader, we recognize the challenge that hospitals and surgery centers face as they struggle to maintain quality and control supply-chain expenses. We are committed to providing HPG's member hospitals with a reprocessing solution, including our AIM(TM) program and staff of sales and clinical service personnel that will help them face these challenges." About Alliance Medical Corporation Alliance Medical Corporation (Alliance) is a leading reprocessor of specific single-use medical devices (SUDs) and has safely reprocessed more than twelve million SUDs, saving hospitals and surgery centers in excess of $150 million. Alliance goes beyond providing technically superior medical device reprocessing services to deliver guaranteed maximum supply-cost savings to leading healthcare organizations. Alliance is differentiated by our unwavering partnership commitment, clinical implementation expertise and dedicated field associates which together ensure that we exceed our partners' goals and expectations. The Company's services focus on reducing supply costs of hospitals and surgery centers suffering from shrinking reimbursements and increasing costs. Alliance has agreements with leading national group purchasing organizations, alliances and supply chain service firms, including VHA VHA Veterans Health Administration VHA Variable Housing Allowance VHA Villages Homeowners Association VHA Voluntary Hospitals Association VHA Virtual Home Agent VHA Very High Altitude VHA Vapor Hazard Area VHA Vermont Holstein-Friesian Association , Broadlane and University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC UHC UnitedHealthcare UHC United Health Care UHC University Hospitals of Cleveland UHC United Hitech Corporation UHC Udvar-Hazy Center (National Air and Space Museum) UHC University Health/System Consortium UHC Unburned Hydrocarbons ), as well as a number of nationally recognized hospital integrated delivery networks, including Banner Health Banner Health is a non profit health system based in Phoenix, Arizona. The health system is one of the largest employer’s in the state - employing over 27,000 employees. and Henry Ford Health System that collectively represents more than 4,000 healthcare facilities. For more information about Alliance Medical Corporation, visit www.alliance-medical.com; or call 888-888-3433. About HealthTrust Purchasing Group HealthTrust Purchasing Group, L.P., (HPG) is one of the nation's leading healthcare group purchasing organizations (GPOs). HPG is committed to obtaining the best price for clinically recommended products, ensuring their timely delivery, and continuously evaluating and improving service to our patients, physicians and clinicians. For more information about HPG, visit www.healthtrustpg.com. |
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