MedAssets HSCA Adds Jeff Pickering to Management Team; New Senior VP Will Lead Sales Efforts in Central Region.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 30, 2004 MedAssets HSCA HSCA House Select Committee on Assassinations HSCA Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics HSCA Hawaii State Chiropractic Association HSCA Hazardous Substances Control Act HSCA High School Culinary Arts announced today that Jeff Pickering has joined the organization as senior vice president of sales. Pickering will be responsible for leading all sales-related activities in the newly created Central region. Pickering brings more than 17 years of healthcare industry expertise to MedAssets HSCA having served in various sales executive positions in both acute and post-acute markets. Prior to joining MedAssets HSCA, Pickering was vice president of service delivery for Novation The substitution of a new contract for an old one. The new agreement extinguishes the rights and obligations that were in effect under the old agreement. A novation ordinarily arises when a new individual assumes an obligation to pay that was incurred by the original party . Previously, Pickering spent eight years at Kinetic Concepts, Inc., departing the company as vice president of national accounts. Pickering also served as vice president of market development for TheraTx, until the company was acquired by Vencare in 1997. At Vencare, Pickering became the vice president of sales and marketing. About MedAssets HSCA MedAssets HSCA, headquartered in St. Louis, Mo., is the fastest growing 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. in the country, serving more than 22,000 healthcare providers nationwide with purchasing power Purchasing Power 1. The value of a currency expressed in terms of the amount of goods or services that one unit of money can buy. Purchasing power is important because, all else being equal, inflation decreases the amount of goods or services you'd be able to purchase. 2. in excess of $8 billion in gross throughput. It is MedAssets HSCA's mission to be the market-leading, customer-oriented supply chain and contract services company, focused on maximizing the financial performance of healthcare institutions. MedAssets HSCA's parent company, MedAssets, Inc. of Atlanta, Ga., recently acquired MedAssets Net Revenue Systems (formerly OSI Systems OSI Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: OSIS) is a worldwide company based in California that develops and markets security and inspection systems such as airport security X-ray machines and metal detectors, medical monitoring and anesthesia systems, and optoelectronic devices. ), a leading revenue cycle management company for healthcare providers, enabling margin and cash flow improvement from both revenue and supply cost initiatives. For more information about MedAssets HSCA, or its parent company MedAssets Inc., go to www.medassets.com, or contact Gary Johnson Gary Johnson may refer to:
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