Broadlane Introduces Enhanced Reporting Suite; Provides Clients Greater Supply Spend Visibility.BroadLink[R] Upgrade Offers Real-time Transaction Data DALLAS -- Broadlane, the leading cost-management company for healthcare providers, recently unveiled its enhanced reporting suite available through BroadLink[R], Broadlane's proprietary e-commerce exchange. In an effort to continually provide enhanced data and metrics to its clients, this new reporting suite provides spend analytics based on real-time BroadLink transaction data. "Keeping informatics relevant is a continuous process that incorporates our clients' evolving needs with the advances in technologies," said Les Popiolek, senior vice president, procurement services and informatics, Broadlane. "Our clients are concerned about rising healthcare costs, but also desire visibility into their own operational performance. This latest release further gives our clients real-time visibility on up to 75 percent of their purchase order transactions." BroadLink is available through Broadlane's client portal, called OnRamp[R], and easily integrates into a healthcare provider's Enterprise Resource Planning See ERP. (application, business) Enterprise Resource Planning - (ERP) Any software system designed to support and automate the business processes of medium and large businesses. (ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) An integrated information system that serves all departments within an enterprise. Evolving out of the manufacturing industry, ERP implies the use of packaged software rather than proprietary software written by or for one customer. ) platform. This helps the healthcare provider transition from existing Electronic Data Interchange See EDI. (application, communications) electronic data interchange - (EDI) The exchange of standardised document forms between computer systems for business use. EDI is part of electronic commerce. (EDI (Electronic Data Interchange) The electronic communication of business transactions, such as orders, confirmations and invoices, between organizations. Third parties provide EDI services that enable organizations with different equipment to connect. ) connections to BroadLink, working to integrate suppliers to yield the greatest immediate benefit based on the volume of supplier transactions. BroadLink allows Broadlane clients to eliminate the manual processing of transactions and automate and standardize transaction workflow, which allows Broadlane to address transactional variances in real-time with its Transaction Management services. As a result, healthcare providers receive higher contract compliance, reduced overcharges and greater price parity. With Broadlane managing the back office for its clients, hospitals are able to re-purpose resources to accomplish more valuable supply chain activities. Enhanced reports aid client spending visibility Through BroadLink, healthcare providers can access procurement reports detailing transactions. Clients will now also be able to obtain transaction spend reports using the proprietary, patent-pending Broadlane Product Categorization schema (BPC BPC British Potato Council BPC Brewton-Parker College (Mt Vernon, GA) BPC Bible Presbyterian Church BPC Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (Chittagong, Bangladesh) BPC British Pharmaceutical Codex ). Platform enhancements include: * Executive dashboard with graphs and charts that provide a snapshot of supply spend across the entire health system * Drill-down access to analyze spend at the facility, contract, vendor and product levels * Intuitive screen navigation and custom sort features * Automatic report delivery services "Our clients are our top priority," said Tom Sherry, chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. , Broadlane. "They asked for enhanced informatics to help analyze cost-management opportunities, and it is our goal to deliver solutions that meet their needs. The improved BroadLink reporting suite delivers improved informatics providing actionable reports to drive improved performance. We will continue to provide even greater improvements in the area of informatics." About Broadlane Broadlane is the leading cost management company for healthcare providers. Broadlane's mission is to deliver and sustain exceptional improvements in the financial and operating performance of healthcare providers to afford them greater opportunity to achieve their missions. Its core services The introduction to this article provides insufficient context for those unfamiliar with the subject matter. Please help [ improve the introduction] to meet Wikipedia's layout standards. You can discuss the issue on the talk page. include supply chain management and clinical workforce management Workforce Management (WFM) encompasses all the responsibilities for maintaining a productive and happy workforce. Sometimes referred to as HRMS systems, or even the larger ERP systems (Oracle, PeopleSoft, SAP). There are many software vendors within this space. services. Broadlane's clients include leading providers such as Advocate Health Care, Ascension Health Ascension Health is a non-profit company that operates a network of hospitals and related health facilities in the United States. It is the nation's largest Catholic and largest non-profit health system[1]. , Beaumont Hospitals, CHRISTUS Health, Continuum Health Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Kindred Healthcare, MedCath Corporation, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Health System, St. Luke's Episcopal Health System, Tenet Healthcare, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, US Oncology and UMass Memorial Health Care. The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, 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. and Oakland. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com. |
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