Standard Register Signs Partnership Agreement With Shared Services Healthcare.DAYTON, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 1997--The Standard Register Co. today announced it has entered into a multi-year marketing partnership agreement with Shared Services shared services, n.pl the administrative, clinical, or other service functions that are common to two or more hospitals or their health care facilities and used jointly or cooperatively by them. Healthcare Inc. (SSH (Secure SHell) A security protocol for logging into a remote server. SSH provides an encrypted session for transferring files and executing server programs. Also serving as a secure client/server connection for applications such as database access and e-mail, SSH supports a ), a Georgia-based 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. . Under the terms of the agreement, Standard Register's products and services will be marketed and available to SSH member hospitals at a group purchasing rate. Standard Register will offer its complete line of healthcare solutions, including SMARTworks(TM), a suite of software tools for document automation, and Patient LinkUp link·up n. 1. The act of linking or connecting: a linkup of two orbiting spacecraft. 2. Something that serves to link or join; a connection. 3. (R), a turn-key solution for patient identification. This new SSH agreement is expected to result in more than $5 million in sales annually. Brian Calabro, Standard Register's vice president, sales and marketing, document management division, said, "This agreement continues our effort to work together with healthcare organizations to increase their document processing efficiency." He added, "This type of contract not only enables us to offer our document solutions to additional hospitals, but it provides the opportunity to show how our Organize, Manage, Migrate, the "Less-Paper" Strategy(R) can help hospitals move forward with document automation." Sandra Green, SSH president, said, "Shared Services Healthcare has had a long standing relationship with Standard Register. Over the years of working together, we have succeeded in offering a competitive contract for forms management and supplies, and have worked closely to minimize operating expenses Operating expenses The amount paid for asset maintenance or the cost of doing business, excluding depreciation. Earnings are distributed after operating expenses are deducted. for our members. With the support of our members for this contract, Standard Register and SSH can continue to provide a high-quality, comprehensive forms management program." Shared Services Healthcare Inc. began in 1974 as a group purchasing program. SSH provides its 1200+ member healthcare organizations the opportunity to volume purchase supplies and professional services. The organization is headquartered in Atlanta, with representation in north and south Georgia, Florida, North Carolina North Carolina, state in the SE United States. It is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean (E), South Carolina and Georgia (S), Tennessee (W), and Virginia (N). Facts and Figures Area, 52,586 sq mi (136,198 sq km). Pop. , Mississippi and Louisiana. For more information, contact SSH at 800/827-0340 or access the SSH website at www.sharedservices.org . Standard Register, a leading business information management company based in Dayton, markets custom business forms, electronic documents, document systems and direct mail marketing products. The company reported 1996 revenues of $944 million. Standard Register is publicly held with stock traded on the New York Stock Exchange New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) World's largest marketplace for securities. The exchange began as an informal meeting of 24 men in 1792 on what is now Wall Street in New York City. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :SR). For additional information, call 800/755-6405 or access Standard Register's home page at www.stdreg.com . CONTACT: Standard Register Lorraine Russell, 937/443-3156 Robert J. Cestelli, 937/443-1304 |
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