BJC Health System Selects medibuy.com to Assist in Increasing Efficiency of Procurement Activities.Business Editors and Health/Medical Writers SAN DIEGO--(BW HealthWire)--June 19, 2000 medibuy.com Inc., an e-commerce solution for healthcare supply procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. , has been selected by BJC BJC British Journal of Cancer BJC Baptist Joint Committee BJC Bechtel Jacobs Company, LLC BJC Bryce Jordan Center (Penn State University building) BJC Barnes-Jewish/Christian (BJC Healthcare) Health System, one of the largest integrated delivery networks (IDNs) 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. , as its primary e-commerce partner. medibuy.com will provide its unique e-procurement tools to BJC to assist them in expediting and increasing the efficiency of the procurement of supplies and equipment via the Internet. "BJC Health System is seen as a thought leader and an innovator by many in the healthcare industry," explained 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. "We look forward to working with an organization equally committed to improving the healthcare industry through technology and the use of the Internet." "We chose to work with medibuy.com because of their ongoing commitment to improving efficiencies in the healthcare supply chain," said James Gleich, director of supply chain management for BJC Health System. "medibuy.com has a firm grasp of the challenges facing the industry. Their solutions can help us improve our operational and procurement staff efficiency, overall process quality and contribute to decreasing supply chain related costs." BJC will use medibuy.com's portfolio of applications and related technologies to streamline the procurement process. In addition, BJC is working with medibuy.com to implement its eCatalog capability and to develop customized interfaces that will further enhance BJC's ability to source and purchase a variety of products from a single site. "We were looking for Looking for In the context of general equities, this describing a buy interest in which a dealer is asked to offer stock, often involving a capital commitment. Antithesis of in touch with. a company that was willing to partner with us to create a long-term solution that works for us versus trying to implement a 'canned product.' medibuy.com is willing to make that commitment," said Nancy LeMaster, vice president of material services and performance improvement for BJC Health System. About BJC Health System BJC Health System serves residents in Missouri and Southern Illinois through a network of more than 100 ambulatory care ambulatory care n. Medical care provided to outpatients. ambulatory care, n the health services provided on an outpatient basis to those who can visit a health care facility and return home the same day. delivery sites, as well as 13 hospitals, and five nursing homes. About medibuy.com medibuy.com operates a business-to-business Internet marketplace See vertical portal and Web hub. for the purchase and sale of medical and non-medical products 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, services, transactions and market trends. For more information on medibuy.com or to register with the company, visit the company's Web site at www.medibuy.com. |
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