CMS Awarded Multi-Source Agreement with HealthTrust Purchasing Group.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers/High-Tech Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 23, 2004 CMS (1) See content management system and color management system. (2) (Conversational Monitor System) Software that provides interactive communications for IBM's VM operating system. , a global leader in radiation treatment planning software has been awarded a multi source contract with HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG HPG human pituitary gonadotropin. ), a leading Group Purchasing Organization A group purchasing organization is an entity that leverages the purchasing power of a group of businesses to obtain discounts from vendors based on the collective buying power of the GPO members. Many GPOs are funded by administrative fees that are actually paid by the vendors. (GPO) to provide radiation treatment planning systems to over 1,000 healthcare facilities. According to Doug Sprague, president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of CMS, "This agreement allows HPG-member facilities the advantages of working directly with the worldwide leader in radiation treatment planning software and related products. For CMS, this creates more opportunities with one of the most compliant GPOs." Products that will be covered by this agreement include XiO(R) and Focal. XiO is a high-speed treatment planning system that allows users to generate plans accurately and optimize the delivery of radiation therapy through customization, seamless image transfer, and flexible dose calculations. XiO is used for both 3-D conformal con·for·mal adj. 1. Mathematics Designating or specifying a mapping of a surface or region upon another surface so that all angles between intersecting curves remain unchanged. 2. and IMRT IMRT Intensity-modulated radiation therapy Radiation oncology A format for delivering high-dose RT to regions–eg, nasopharynx, that are surrounded by radiation-sensitive areas; in IMRT, a broad radiation field is divided into hundreds of small pencil beams, procedures. Focal desktop PC solutions provide flexibility in treatment simulation, planning, and contouring through seamless movement of data between PCs and planning workstations. The software can run on most modern desktop PCs and does not require any special hardware or configuration. Information about CMS is available at www.CMSrtp.com. Information about HPG is available at www.healthtrustpg.com. CMS, Inc. is a world leader in the development and support of radiation treatment software. With more than 1,400 treatment planning systems installed worldwide, CMS is a global resource to radiation oncology radiation oncology n. The branch of radiology that deals with the use of ionizing radiation to treat cancers. radiation oncology departments for treatment planning software and prostate brachytherapy systems. A privately-held corporation, CMS employs 250 professionals in its headquarters located in St. Louis, MO and regional offices in Freiburg, Germany; Shanghai, China; and Tokyo, Japan. HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG) is a healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO). Established in May 1999, its main focus is to provide superior and cost-efficient services to both patients and members. To this end, HPG negotiates with the nation's leading suppliers to provide member facilities with only the highest quality supplies, equipment and other services at the most competitive prices through national supply agreements. |
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