Catholic Health Services of Long Island Signs Agreement to Use Broadlane Contracting Services.Business Editors & Health/Medical Writers SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2003 Broadlane Inc., a leading provider of total cost management services to the healthcare industry, has announced that Catholic Health Services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract of Long Island (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 ) has signed a five-year exclusive agreement to use a variety of Broadlane contracting services including pharmacy, dietary, capital equipment and medical/surgical. In addition, Broadlane will develop and maintain a portfolio of custom contracts exclusively for Catholic Health Services of Long Island. Catholic Health Services of Long Island (CHS (Cylinder Head Sector) An earlier method of addressing a hard disk by referencing all three physical elements of the drive. It was superseded by logical block addressing (see LBA). ) includes the following acute care hospitals: Good Samaritan Hospital Good Samaritan Hospital may refer to: In the United States:
man who helped half-dead victim of thieves after a priest and a Levite had “passed by.” [N.T.: Luke 10:33] See : Helpfulness Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Our Lady of Consolation Nursing and Rehabilitative Care Center and St. Catherine of Siena Nursing Home. "We recognize that in many areas of our supply chain we already do a very good job," said Cathy O'Brien, CHS' vice president for supply chain. "Now with Broadlane as a partner, we'll have even more resources at our disposal and will not have to disrupt any of our current best practices while we capitalize on the competencies of both of our organizations." Catholic Health Services of Long Island becomes Broadlane's second healthcare system customer in metropolitan New York. For nearly two years, Broadlane has been deeply involved in major supply chain initiatives at Continuum Health Partners in 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. , which includes Beth Israel Medical Center Beth Israel Medical Center is a hospital in New York City. It has four major locations providing health services. It acts as University Hospital and Manhattan Campus for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University. and St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center is a 1,076-bed, full-service community and tertiary care hospital serving New York City’s Midtown West, Upper West Side and parts of Harlem. . Those initiatives have thus far resulted in savings to Continuum of more than $26 million. "Our agreement with Catholic Health Services of Long Island solidifies Broadlane's position in the vital New York market and will allow us to bring even more resources to bear for the benefit of our current and future customers in the region," said Joe Greskoviak, Broadlane's managing director for the Northeast. "New York providers, just like providers across the United States, are increasingly recognizing the value in new alternatives to traditional group purchasing. That trend is clearly accelerating." About Catholic Health Services of Long Island Catholic Health Services of Long Island is a dynamic, geographically diverse, service-rich organization that stands as a leader in providing high-quality, compassionate healthcare and human services. Founded in 1997 to oversee the Dioceses of Rockville Centre's healthcare ministry, CHS serves hundreds of thousands of Long Islanders each year. More than 13,500 staff members, along with 2,700 physicians, work within the CHS system, which generates annual revenues exceeding $1 billion. About Broadlane Broadlane delivers total cost management to the healthcare industry, allowing hospitals to reduce operational costs while maintaining or enhancing patient care and clinician satisfaction. Broadlane provides contracting, clinical, operational and technology services, as well as outsourcing. Among the companies that focus on cost management within the healthcare supply chain, only Broadlane offers this total cost management approach. Broadlane customers include leading healthcare providers such as Advocate Health Care, Community Health Systems, Continuum Health Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Kindred Healthcare, Tenet Healthcare Corporation, 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 , U.S. Oncology and others. Broadlane counts among its customers more than 490 acute care hospitals, more than 1,500 sub-acute care facilities and thousands of physician practices. Broadlane has offices in San Francisco and Oakland, Calif.; Cincinnati; Dallas; and New York City. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com. |
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