Augustine Medical Selects medibuy.com to Make Products Available Online.Business Editors, Health & Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 28, 2000 medibuy.com Adds the Leading Manufacturer of Forced Air Warming Products to Its Growing List of Suppliers medibuy.com Inc., an e-commerce solution for healthcare supply chain efficiency, announced today that Augustine Medical, Inc., a leading manufacturer of patient temperature management products for the prevention and treatment of perioperative perioperative /peri·op·er·a·tive/ (-op´er-ah-tiv) pertaining to the period extending from the time of hospitalization for surgery to the time of discharge. per·i·op·er·a·tive adj. hypothermia hypothermia Abnormally low body temperature, with slowing of physiological activity. It is artificially induced (usually with ice baths) for certain surgical procedures and cancer treatments. , and the developer of Warm-Up(R) wound therapy, has chosen to make its products available through medibuy.com's online marketplace. Augustine Medical installed medibuy.com's ePort technology to facilitate its transition to web-enabled transactions. medibuy.com's ePort software resides on a supplier's system and interfaces seamlessly with virtually any database configuration, ensuring accurate pricing and product availability. medibuy.com customers now have access to a variety of Augustine Medical's Bair Hugger hug v. hugged, hug·ging, hugs v.tr. 1. To clasp or hold closely, especially in the arms, as in affection; embrace. 2. (R) forced air warming products, Ranger Ranger Any of a series of unmanned probes launched from 1961 to 1965 by NASA. The project was NASA's earliest attempt to explore the Moon's surface. Ranger 4 (1962) became the first U.S. spacecraft to hit the Moon, crash-landing on its surface as planned. (R) blood/fluid warming products, and Warm-Up(R) wound therapy products. In addition, customers can get real-time pricing and product availability information, and conduct product and service comparisons using eCatalog, eAuction and eRFP. These features increase efficiency while saving time and money. "We are excited to be on the leading edge of healthcare e-commerce via this partnership with medibuy.com. Their relationship with our largest GPO partners made this an easy decision," explained Doug Hall Doug Hall is an inventor most known for his appearance on the ABC television series American Inventor. Doug began his inventing career at age 12, inventing and selling a line of magic and juggling kits. , vice president of sales at Augustine Medical. "Working with medibuy.com accelerates our time-to-market, and is a cost-effective option with technology that is conducive con·du·cive adj. Tending to cause or bring about; contributive: working conditions not conducive to productivity. See Synonyms at favorable. to our current business model." "Augustine Medical is the leader in perioperative temperature management, and we are pleased to be working with them," said Dennis Murphy, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of medibuy.com. "Adding Augustine Medical to our growing online community of suppliers provides our customers access to unique, patient warming therapy products." About Augustine Medical Augustine Medical products are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our families, friends, and global neighbors. The company is the leading manufacturer of forced air warming products for the prevention and treatment of perioperative hypothermia. Today, the Bair Hugger(R) brand is the most commonly used patient warming therapy in the world. Augustine Medical also manufactures a revolutionary wound care product -- the Warm-Up(R) wound therapy system, a noncontact thermal wound therapy for use on chronic wounds. For more information please visit Augustine Medical's website at http://www.augustinemedical.com. About medibuy.com medibuy.com operates a business-to-business Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. for the efficient management, purchase and sale of medical and non-medical products, equipment and services used by the healthcare industry worldwide. Through its online marketplace, medibuy.com enables buyers and sellers to reduce many of the inefficiencies of the traditional healthcare supply chain and provides substantial benefits to participating buyers and sellers by reducing order processing and tracking costs and improving the utilization of data relating to relating to relate prep → concernant relating to relate prep → bezüglich +gen, mit Bezug auf +acc products, equipment, services, transactions and market trends. medibuy.com has a growing network of strategic relationships with technology and healthcare leaders including: Premier Inc., HCA HCA, n.pr See acid, hydroxycitric. , Healtheon/WebMD, and drugstore.com. For more information on medibuy.com or to register with the company, please visit the company's Web site at www.medibuy.com. |
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