Esurg.com Partners with Lighthouse Medical Management Group to Provide Medical and Office Supplies to New England Physicians.Business/High Tech Editors SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 29, 2000 Deal offers over 1,000 providers a more efficient method of ordering supplies Esurg.com, an online source of medical, surgical, pharmaceutical and office supplies Office supplies is the generic term that refers to all supplies regularly used in offices by businesses and other organizations, from private citizens to governments, who works with the collection, refinement, and output of information (colloquially referred to as "paper work"). for out-of-hospital healthcare providers, announces an agreement with Lighthouse lighthouse, towerlike structure erected to give guidance and warning to ships and aircraft by either visible or radioelectrical means. Lighthouses were long built to conform in structure to their geographical location. Until the beginning of the 19th cent. Medical Management, Inc. (LHMM LHMM Laymen's Home Missionary Movement LHMM Lord High Muckety-Muck (Washington State University LUG president) ), the largest non-hospital affiliated practice management firm in New England New England, name applied to the region comprising six states of the NE United States—Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut. The region is thought to have been so named by Capt. , to offer over 1,000 New England providers an efficient and streamlined process to order their supplies. "The primary motivation for seeking an online provider of medical supplies was our doctors' obvious needs and demands for a better way to order supplies," said William William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack B. Scatchard, III, vice president of marketing at Lighthouse Medical Management, Inc. "We went to our members and asked which online suppliers they'd had the best experience with and Esurg.com came out on top." "They clearly had the best customer service, on time delivery and quick and efficient process for ordering medical and office supplies," Scatchard added. "We look forward to promoting Esurg.com to our physicians." In 1999, INC Magazine ranked Lighthouse 190th on their list of fastest growing companies in the U.S. The privately held, practice management firm provides an array of consulting services Noun 1. consulting service - service provided by a professional advisor (e.g., a lawyer or doctor or CPA etc.) service - work done by one person or group that benefits another; "budget separately for goods and services" , including coding and compliance and accounts receivable accounts receivable n. the amounts of money due or owed to a business or professional by customers or clients. Generally, accounts receivable refers to the total amount due and is considered in calculating the value of a business or the business' problems in paying management, for 250 physician practices representing more than one million covered lives in New England. Thirty Lighthouse department managers will promote Esurg.com immediately. Lighthouse also will feature a link to Esurg.com on their homepage, providing Lighthouse physician members with easy access to Esurg.com for medical supply procurement The fancy word for "purchasing." The procurement department within an organization manages all the major purchases. . "Lighthouse is comprised of a tremendous group of people who open the doors to many practices in the New England area," said Joe Schnepf, Esurg.com's director of national accounts. "They are very well respected and a recommendation from Lighthouse will go a long way." About Lighthouse Medical Management, Inc. LHMM was established in April of 1993 on the recommendation of local physicians, accountants and consultants as an alternative to traditional practice management options. The privately held, Providence Providence, city (1990 pop. 160,728), state capital and seat of Providence co., NE R.I., a port at the head of Providence Bay; founded by Roger Williams 1636, inc. as a city 1832. , RI, based company was built on more than 30 years of medical accounts receivable management experience brought forth by the founders of the organization, Stephen E. Tortolani, President, William B. Scatchard, III, vice president of marketing and Bettina Crisafulli, vice president of operations. Lighthouse currently administers accounts receivable for more than 1200 medical providers. Today, LHMM is one of the largest organizations of its kind in New England and is positioned to expand its influence throughout the Northeast. About Esurg.com Esurg.com is a privately held online distributor that provides medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supplies and specialty-specific information for out-of-hospital healthcare practitioners. Esurg.com brings a broad product selection, competitive pricing and unparalleled customer service along with the convenience and efficiencies of ordering supplies online to the rapidly growing physician marketplace. |
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