Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Selects PeopleSoft to Streamline Supplier Relationship Management.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 24, 2003 PeopleSoft Enterprise Portal See corporate portal. Drives Real-Time Access to Critical Information PeopleSoft Inc. (Nasdaq:PSFT PSFT PeopleSoft (stock symbol) PSFT Progressive Saturation Fourier Transform PSFT Prosoft-Technology, Inc ) today announced that Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center Both an international and regional referral center, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) in Boston, Massachusetts is a major teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School. It was formed out of the 1996 merger of Beth Israel Hospital (founded in 1916) and expanded its relationship with PeopleSoft by licensing PeopleSoft's Supplier Relationship Management (SRM (1) (Storage Resource Management) The management of the storage resources in an organization in order to avoid duplication of files and to determine space utilization across all servers. ) and Enterprise Portal in the first quarter of 2003. The Boston-based hospital licensed PeopleSoft SRM to streamline the procure-to-pay process with its suppliers, and the Enterprise Portal to simplify employee access to information and applications. A PeopleSoft human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. customer since 1991, Beth Israel Deaconess dea·con·ess n. 1. A Protestant woman who assists the minister in various functions. 2. Used as a title prefixed to the surname of such a woman: Deaconess Brown. Noun 1. was faced with replacing its legacy materials management applications. Beth Israel Deaconess chose PeopleSoft SRM because of PeopleSoft's depth of functionality, ease of use and low integration costs. "Our goal is to move as many systems as possible to the Web, connect and streamline our business processes and move toward real-time operation, so PeopleSoft's internet architecture is a perfect fit for us," said Larry Bastianelli, fiscal systems manager, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. "PeopleSoft SRM supports the entire procure-to-pay process with healthcare-specific functionality, which will enable us to reduce procurement and reporting costs without sacrificing service. The portal will provide easy and consistent access to that information from anywhere, anytime." "Healthcare organizations need to streamline operations so they can maintain the highest standards of care Standards of care are medical or psychological treatment guidelines, and can be general or specific. They specify appropriate treatment protocols based on scientific evidence, and collaboration between medical and/or psychological professionals involved in the treatment of a given ," said Jamie Wyatt, global industry executive, PeopleSoft. "PeopleSoft's industry specific functionality and superior technology are enabling Beth Israel Deaconess to implement quickly and increase user adoption. We're proud to be Beth Israel Deaconess' partner as they move to become a real-time enterprise." Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center is a founding member of CareGroup Healthcare System, and is the preferred medical provider of the Boston Red Sox The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox are a member and currently champions of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball’s American League. From to the present, the Red Sox have played in Fenway Park. . With almost 10,000 employees, CareGroup Healthcare System offers a broad spectrum of health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract to residents of eastern Massachusetts, ranging from world-renowned academic health centers and outstanding community hospitals to physician offices and community health centers. About PeopleSoft PeopleSoft (Nasdaq:PSFT) is the world's leading provider of application software for the real-time enterprise. PeopleSoft pure Internet software enables organizations to reduce costs and increase productivity by directly connecting customers, suppliers, partners and employees to business processes on-line, in real time. PeopleSoft's integrated, best-in-class applications include Customer Relationship Management, Supply Chain Management, Human Capital Management, Financial Management and Application Integration. Today more than 5,100 organizations in 140 countries run on PeopleSoft software. For more information, visit us at www.peoplesoft.com. PeopleSoft and the PeopleSoft logo are registered trademarks. All other company and product names may be trademarks of their respective owners. |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion