CORRECTING AND REPLACING AmerisourceBergen Announces Agreement to Acquire MedSelect, Inc.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers CORRECTION...by AmerisourceBergen Corporation VALLEY FORGE Valley Forge, on the Schuylkill River, SE Pa., NW of Philadelphia. There, during the American Revolution, the main camp of the Continental Army was established (Dec., 1777–June, 1778) under the command of Gen. George Washington. , Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 26, 2004 In BW5523 issued Jan. 26, 2004: Sixth graph, eighth sentence should read: For more information please visit www.medselectsystems.com. (sted For more information please visit www.medselect.com.) The corrected release reads: AMERISOURCEBERGEN ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO ACQUIRE MEDSELECT, INC inc - /ink/ increment, i.e. increase by one. Especially used by assembly programmers, as many assembly languages have an "inc" mnemonic. Antonym: dec. . AmerisourceBergen Corporation (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :ABC ABC in full American Broadcasting Co. Major U.S. television network. It began when the expanding national radio network NBC split into the separate Red and Blue networks in 1928. ) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to purchase MedSelect, Inc., a privately held provider of automated medication and supply dispensing cabinets for $13.4 million in cash, including assumed debt. The purchase price will be subject to certain adjustments to be determined as of the closing of the transaction. The transaction is expected to close shortly. "We are pleased to add MedSelect to our existing complement of proven pharmacy automation and medication administration solutions," said R. David Yost David Harold Yost (born January 7, 1969) is an American actor known for his role on the television series Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Biography Early life , Chief Executive Officer of AmerisourceBergen. "MedSelect's product lines have applications across our entire institutional customer base, and will further our strategy of offering fully scalable and flexible technology solutions." "We are excited to bring our experience serving hospitals, and long term care facilities to AmerisourceBergen," said Bob Rasmussen, President and Chief Executive Officer of MedSelect. "AmerisourceBergen shares our philosophy of bringing market-leading, cost effective, and fully scalable solutions to healthcare providers to help them improve efficiency and quality of care." AmerisourceBergen already offers value added Value Added The enhancement a company gives its product or service before offering the product to customers. Notes: This can either increase the products price or value. services that support medication dispensing and tracking from the loading dock to the patient's bedside, including AutoMed's pharmacy automation solutions and Bridge Medical's bedside verification systems. The addition of MedSelect expands the offerings to include an integrated suite of automated dispensing systems for pharmaceutical and medical supplies through an array of customizable, modular and secure computerized cabinets. The cabinets are linked to a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. database network that tracks cabinet inventory, usage by patient, usage by provider, and other critical data. About AmerisourceBergen AmerisourceBergen (NYSE:ABC) is the largest pharmaceutical services company in 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. dedicated solely to the pharmaceutical supply chain. It is the leading distributor of pharmaceutical products and services to the hospital market, physician's offices, alternate care and mail order facilities, and independent and chain pharmacies. The Company is also a leader in the long term care pharmacy marketplace, the workers' compensation workers' compensation, payment by employers for some part of the cost of injuries, or in some cases of occupational diseases, received by employees in the course of their work. fulfillment business and contract packaging for manufacturers. With more than $45 billion in annualized annualized Of or relating to a variable that has been mathematically converted to a yearly rate. Inflation and interest rates are generally annualized since it is on this basis that these two variables are ordinarily stated and compared. operating revenue operating revenue Revenue from any regular source. Revenue from sales is adjusted for discounts and returns when calculating operating revenue. Compare other revenue. , AmerisourceBergen is headquartered in Valley Forge, PA, and employs more than 14,000 people. AmerisourceBergen is ranked #24 on the Fortune 500 list and was ranked #6 in the 2003 Business Week 50, a list of the 50 best performing companies in the S & P 500. For more information, go to www.amerisourcebergen.com. About MedSelect, Inc. MedSelect, Inc., with offices in Alpharetta GA, and Cranberry Township Cranberry Township is the name of two townships in Pennsylvania, United States:
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