Broadlane Contracts with BCX Technology to Provide Cutting-Edge, Point-of-Use Technology.Business/Technology Editors LEBANON, Tenn. & SAN FRANCISCO--(BW HealthWire)--Oct. 11, 2001 Broadlane Inc, a leader in providing supply chain management services to the healthcare industry, has signed a three-year agreement with BCX BCX Beloreck (Russia) Technology Inc., a leading healthcare software provider of point-of-use technology, to make available BCX Technology's ScanREQ(TM) software system to Broadlane customers. ScanREQ(TM) increases the efficiency of inventory management by allowing nurses to simply scan -- via bar code scanners -- supplies that are consumed and use a touch screen monitor to charge them to a patient. "ScanREQ(TM) is an excellent option for hospitals because the system fully integrates into a hospital's existing billing system, eliminating the manual charge collection process with either paper or stickers," said David Mason, president of BCX Technology. "This agreement allows us to work with Broadlane customers in the automation of the operating room operating room n. Abbr. OR A room equipped for performing surgical operations. department where potentially 80 percent of the costs of supplies are expended." ScanREQ(TM) automates the supply chain functions in healthcare facilities by eliminating the labeling of supplies, daily inventories for replenishment, and the keying and reconciling of charges. The product's impact on a facility can be dramatic by cutting thousands of man-hours from the supply chain while improving the process and increasing gross revenue. "The system is more than a patient charging and inventory tracking system, it is a tool to help our customers' caregivers do their jobs more effectively," said Mike Hasselle, of Broadlane's Contracting Services Department. "While this new agreement provides our customers with significantly lower prices for BCX bar coding products and services, the real savings are obtained through improved efficiencies and lower operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. ." About Broadlane Through an extensive suite of services, Broadlane delivers comprehensive supply chain management services to the healthcare industry. Those services include group purchasing, 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 (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : THC THC tetrahydrocannabinol. THC n. Tetrahydrocannabinol; a compound that is obtained from cannabis or is made synthetically; it is the primary intoxicant in marijuana and hashish. ), 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 (NYSE: UHS UHS University Health Services UHS Universal Hint System (gamingy) UHS University High School UHS Urbana High School UHS University High School (Australia) UHS Union High School ), Continuum Health Partners, Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH CYH Check Your Head (youth driven organization in Canada) CYH Consider Yourself Hugged ), U.S. Oncology (Nasdaq: USON), IASIS Healthcare, MedCath Inc. (Nasdaq: MDTH) and others. Broadlane has offices in San Francisco and Oakland, California; 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. About BCX Technology BCX Technology Inc. was founded in 1995 and is a leading software provider for inventory management solutions in acute care hospital settings. The company focus is on software solutions in the healthcare supply chain arena, and its suite of products can be used in virtually every department in the hospital including the cath lab and surgery. With an emphasis on customer service, BCX Technology's mission is to continue to develop easy-to-use, cutting-edge technology to meet the dynamic changes of the healthcare industry today. The company is based in Lebanon, Tennessee (www.bcxtechnology.com). |
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