AmeriNet And Protocol Provide Portable Patient Monitoring to Members Through Clinical Service Program.Business Editors, Health Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 20, 2000 AmeriNet, 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. , today announced a two-year contract with Protocol Systems Inc. (Nasdaq:PCOL PCOL Pipe Club of London (UK) PCOL Predominant Cause Of Loss (insurance) PCOL Procuring Contracting Officer Letter PCOL Presbyterian Church of Lawrenceville (Lawrenceville, NJ) ) for the portable patient monitoring category of AmeriNet's Cardiovascular Clinical Service Program. The contract features a discount incentive on Protocol products and services to participating hospitals exercising higher levels of purchasing compliance. "We have contracted with Protocol Systems since 1993 and are pleased to extend its participation with our membership to our newly launched Clinical Service Program," said Janie Thomas, vice president of AmeriNet's clinical service program. "Protocol's Flexible Monitoring solutions and Proforma patient flow assessment service are ideally matched with the goals of this innovative program." The Clinical Service Program is designed to enhance disease state management within AmeriNet's 1,500 member hospitals in order to deliver increased operational efficiencies, cost savings and quality of care. The cardiovascular program is the first Clinical Service Program implemented by AmeriNet this year. The program was developed within AmeriNet by nurses and provides expertise in benchmarking, quality improvement and cost analysis. Flexible Monitoring enables healthcare providers to care for patients in lower cost settings while improving patient satisfaction and maintaining outcomes. Employing Flexible Monitoring, clinicians can triage triage Division of patients for priority of care, usually into three categories: those who will not survive even with treatment; those who will survive without treatment; and those whose survival depends on treatment. higher acuity acuity /acu·i·ty/ (ah-ku´i-te) clarity or clearness, especially of vision. a·cu·i·ty n. Sharpness, clearness, and distinctness of perception or vision. patients to lower cost areas where nurse-to-patient ratios are lower, while still providing comprehensive vital signs monitoring. Flexible Monitoring has been documented as helping to eliminate bottlenecks in the ICU/CCU, freeing critical care beds for critically ill patients, improving patient flow and productivity, and lowering hospital-operating costs. Proforma is a consulting service Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" provided by Protocol to healthcare providers adopting managed care practices. Based on hospital data and input, the service assesses current patient flow and recommends a profit improvement proposal intended to streamline throughput The speed with which a computer processes data. It is a combination of internal processing speed, peripheral speeds (I/O) and the efficiency of the operating system and other system software all working together. 1. with a focus on patient outcomes. The Proforma patient flow assessment service generates a customer specific return on investment based upon optimal resource deployment with Flexible Monitoring technology. "We are pleased to provide AmeriNet hospitals with our Flexible Monitoring suite of products, including our new FlexNet wireless network, Micropaq ambulatory Movable; revocable; subject to change; capable of alteration. An ambulatory court was the former name of the Court of King's Bench in England. It would convene wherever the king who presided over it could be found, moving its location as the king moved. monitor, Propaq CS portable monitor, Acuity central workstation, and Proforma patient flow assessment service," said Robert F. Adrion, president and chief executive officer of Protocol Systems. "Published hospital studies and Proforma patient flow assessment studies have documented that our Flexible Monitoring technology has saved our average hospital partner over $1 million in operating costs operating costs npl → gastos mpl operacionales per year. We will pass this savings on to AmeriNet members through the Clinical Service Program." Protocol Systems Inc. designs, manufactures and markets patient monitoring instruments, systems and technologies utilizing innovative design, advanced software concepts and leading electronic technology. Protocol is based in Beaverton, Ore. and its products are available in more than 90 countries around the world. 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 www.amerinet-gpo.com. |
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