Broadlane Awards Multimillion-Dollar Agreement to Xerox; Xerox to Provide Healthcare-Focused Products, Services, Solutions to Broadlane Customers.Business Editors SAN FRANCISCO San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden & ROCHESTER, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2002 Broadlane Inc. has awarded Xerox Corporation (company) XEROX Corporation - http://xerox.com/. See also XEROX PARC, XEROX Network Services. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :XRX XRX Xerox Corporation (stock symbol) ) a five-year agreement worth approximately $250 million. Under the terms of the agreement, Xerox will provide document management products, solutions and services to Broadlane's healthcare customers at preferred prices and terms. The contract provides Broadlane customers, which include more than 300 acute care hospitals and 1,400 sub-acute care facilities, access to Xerox's line of Document Centre digital multifunction systems and knowledge-sharing software, including DocuShare-Xerox Document Repository Software(R) and FlowPort-Xerox Image Routing Software(R). The combinations of these products form the foundation of many of Xerox's healthcare solutions. Xerox's healthcare solutions help improve workflow processes and manage important patient care documents more efficiently. They address key issues facing healthcare providers, such as complying with HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act of 1996, Public Law 104-191) Also known as the "Kennedy-Kassebaum Act," this U.S. law protects employees' health insurance coverage when they change or lose their jobs (Title I) and provides standards for patient health, (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) was enacted by the U.S. Congress in 1996. According to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) website, Title I of HIPAA protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when ), streamlining emergency room patient care records for optimal reimbursement, and reducing the cost of managing critical patient care documents. The agreement also provides Broadlane customers the option of outsourcing various mailroom, printing and copy-center services to Xerox. "Xerox realizes the importance documents play in the healthcare setting and we have developed the right tools to help healthcare providers improve productivity and reduce costs," said Mike MacDonald This article is about the Canadian comedian and actor. For the Nova Scotia politician of the same name, see Conservative Party candidates, 2004 Canadian federal election. For the American rugby union player, see Mike MacDonald (rugby player). , president, Xerox North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. Solutions Group. "Our products and services will allow Broadlane customers to reduce document-related costs across the board." Xerox was awarded the contract as part of Broadlane's intensive contract selection process, which focuses on delivering high-quality, cost-effective solutions to Broadlane hospitals and other healthcare customers. To ensure that it selects the best products and vendors for its customers, Broadlane solicits input and direction from key end users and committees. "This new agreement with Xerox provides immediate and tangible savings to Broadlane customers, through discounted product prices and the introduction of cost-reducing multifunction digital machines," said Mike Hasselle, Broadlane Contracting Services Department. "Broadlane's end user committees selected Xerox based on these savings and its proven document management solutions." About Broadlane Through an extensive suite of services, Broadlane delivers comprehensive supply chain management services to the healthcare industry. Those services include contract management, procurement strategy consulting, materials management outsourcing, and technology services. Among the companies that focus on improving efficiencies within the healthcare supply chain, only Broadlane offers this full array of services. Broadlane customers include leading healthcare providers such as Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, Universal Health Services Universal Health Services, Inc. NYSE: UHS is a Fortune 500 company based in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. This company is one of the nation's largest health care management companies, operating acute care hospitals, behavioral health facilities and ambulatory centers , Continuum Health Partners, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Kindred Healthcare, Community Health Systems, U.S. Oncology, Alliance Imaging Inc. and others. Broadlane counts among its customers more than 300 acute care hospitals and more than 1,400 sub-acute care facilities. Broadlane has offices in San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.; Cincinnati; Dallas; and New York City New York City: see New York, city. New York City City (pop., 2000: 8,008,278), southeastern New York, at the mouth of the Hudson River. The largest city in the U.S. . For more information visit www.broadlane.com. NOTE TO EDITORS: For more information on Xerox, visit www.xerox.com/news. XEROX(R), The Document Company(R)and the digital X(R)are trademarks of XEROX CORPORATION. |
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