AmeriNet & McKessonHBOC Medical Group Renew Agreement For Supply Management Services.Health Editors RICHMOND, Va. and ST. LOUIS--(BW HealthWire)--Feb. 22, 2000 AmeriNet, Inc., the largest membership-based health care group purchasing organization 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. (GPO) in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , and McKessonHBOC Medical Group have renewed their contract for supply management services, covering AmeriNet members in the acute care, primary care and extended care market segments. The two-year contract became effective December 1, 1999. "We look forward to continuing to find new ways to provide world class service to our AmeriNet customers," said Medical Group President Paul C. Julian. "This agreement will enable us to respond to the needs of AmeriNet's shareholders, while advancing the success of our supply management programs." Based in Richmond, Virginia Richmond IPA: [ɹɯʒmɐnɖ] is the capital of the Commonwealth of Virginia, in the United States. , McKessonHBOC Medical Group is the only nationwide, multi-market, medical/surgical supplier and the leading alternate site medical/surgical supplier to physicians, clinics, long-term care long-term care (LTC), n the provision of medical, social, and personal care services on a recurring or continuing basis to persons with chronic physical or mental disorders. and home care. Additional information on the Medical Group is available at http://www.mckgenmed.com. "We wanted to work with the Medical Group of McKessonHBOC because of its expertise in supply management," said Gary Kane, vice president of AmeriNet's medical/surgical division. "The Medical Group's quality service to the full continuum of care coupled with its experienced sales organization makes it the best choice to serve our membership." Founded in 1986, AmeriNet, Inc., headquartered in St. Louis, operates through its three shareholder healthcare organizations: AmeriNet Central, Intermountain in·ter·moun·tain adj. Located between mountains or mountain systems, especially lying between the Rocky Mountains and the Sierra Nevada or Cascade Range in the western United States. Health Care, Inc. and Vector. It represents 11,618 member facilities in all 50 states, including hospitals, medical group practices, nursing homes, surgery centers, managed care organizations, pharmacies This article is a list of major pharmacies (also known as chemists and drugstores) by country. Australia Pharmacies in Australia are mostly independently-owned by pharmacists, often operated as franchises of retail brands offered by the three major and integrated delivery networks. This membership represents more than 317,300 health care beds. Additional information about AmeriNet can be found at http://www.amerinet-gpo.com. McKesson HBOC HBOC HBO & Co of Georgia HBOC Hereditary Breast and Ovarian Cancer HBOC Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier HBOC Hawke's Bay Orienteering Club (New Zealand) HBOC Hunter Bird Observers Club HBOC Horse Breeders and Owners Conference , Inc., a Fortune 60 corporation, provides supply management and information technologies across the entire continuum of healthcare, including market-leading businesses in pharmaceutical and medical-surgical distribution, automation, information technology and outsourcing (1) Contracting with outside consultants, software houses or service bureaus to perform systems analysis, programming and datacenter operations. Contrast with insourcing. See netsourcing, ASP, SSP and facilities management. services for healthcare providers and payors. More information about McKessonHBOC is available on our World Wide Website at http://www.mckhboc.com. McKessonHBOC news releases are available at no charge through McKessonHBOC's NewsOnDemand fax service. To immediately receive an index of available releases, call 800/344-6495 and press 2. |
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