Broadlane Launches Online Surgical Savings Calculator to Show Savings.DALLAS -- Today, Broadlane launched an online Surgical Savings Calculator. The first in a series of Client Analytics Tools, it provides the user a high level calculation showing potential savings through engaging Broadlane's Clinical Services to implement our Procedure Optimization Program. The calculator can be viewed at http://www.broadlane.com/ssc/. Utilizing Broadlane and industry benchmarks, the Surgical Savings Calculator requires simple inputs to determine the potential savings. The information required is as follows: * Demographics * Teaching status * Region * Tax status * Hospital Composition * Numbers * Surgical cases * Surgical expenses * CMI (Computer-Managed Instruction) Using computers to organize and manage an instructional program for students. It helps create test materials, tracks the results and monitors student progress. Index "In less than a minute, you can see an indication of the total savings available," said Jim Webb, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Broadlane. "Our goal is to provide providers simple, interactive tools to better evaluate their supply spend and the depth of saving opportunities available. While the calculator provides a quick snapshot, the real value comes when Broadlane and the provider can work together to drive real, sustainable savings." About Broadlane Broadlane is a leading supply chain services company serving thousands of acute care hospitals, 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. facilities, physician practices and other healthcare providers throughout 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. . Broadlane provides comprehensive supply chain services including: * High-powered national & custom contracting * Innovative purchasing services & technology * Informatics - benchmarking, analytics and reporting * Deep clinical & operational expertise * "High-touch" client service 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]. , CHRISTUS Health, Continuum Health Partners, Kaiser Permanente Kaiser Permanente is an integrated managed care organization, based in Oakland, California, founded in 1945 by industrialist Henry J. Kaiser and physician Sidney R. Garfield. , Kindred Healthcare, MedCath Corporation, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Tenet Healthcare, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, 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 , US Oncology, 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, UMass Memorial Health Care and William Beaumont Hospitals. The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in California, New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and Ohio. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com. |
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