MediClick Signs New Contracts & Analysis Customers

Six Hospital Systems Adopt Application to Control Supply Chain Costs

Raleigh, N.C. – July 17, 2008 – MediClick announced today an additional six hospitals and healthcare systems have signed up to implement MediClick for Contracts & Analysis (www.takecontrol.mediclick.com).

Many hospitals find their materials management systems do not meet their needs for monitoring and analyzing spend against supply chain contracts, forcing them to rely on their group purchasing organizations (GPOs), distributors, or even manufacturers for this data.  MediClick for Contracts & Analysis puts the control back in the hospital’s hands, providing them with a tool that works in real-time with their materials management system.

The application ensures hospitals always pay the right price for supplies by keeping hospital contract files and item files fully synchronized.  It also provides sophisticated analysis and workflow features to reduce off-contract spend, meet target compliance levels, and identify better pricing opportunities. 

MediClick president Mike Merwarth notes that this series of signed agreements “confirms the industry’s need for supply chain contracting tools designed specifically for healthcare. CFOs are frustrated because they’re investing considerable resources into GPO selection and contract evaluations only to find they don’t have the tools to verify they’re getting the savings they were promised. Our application puts control back in their hands and gives them a true advantage in future negotiations.

“We are pleased to welcome these six hospitals and healthcare systems to the growing community of Contracts & Analysis users,” continues Merwarth, “and we are excited by their commitments to take control of the industry’s complex contracting process.”

The six hospitals that have most recently adopted Contracts & Analysis are as follows:

• City of Hope, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center in Duarte, California, recently purchased MediClick for the Supply Chain with Contracts & Analysis to improve overall operations and facilitate its strategic move to a “just-in-time” inventory process.

• Children’s Medical Center, a 155-bed facility in Dayton, Ohio has begun implementing both MediClick for the Supply Chain and Contracts & Analysis.  Children’s has used MediClick for Financials package for the past three years.

• Cheshire Medical Center, a 169-bed acute care hospital based in Keene, N.H., recently completed implementation of both MediClick for the Supply Chain and Financials.  After a smooth experience with thorough training and support, Cheshire added Contracts & Analysis as well, allowing the organization to utilize the full MediClick product suite.

• West Tennessee Healthcare, comprised of six hospitals and various additional services reaching 18 counties, was named by Modern Healthcare as one of the top ten largest public, non-for-profit healthcare systems in the U.S.  With the addition of Contracts & Analysis, the organization will now utilize the full suite of MediClick products.

• University of South Alabama Health System has over 550 licensed beds between USA Medical Center – the primary teaching hospital for the University of South Alabama College of Medicine – and USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital. The health system recently selected MediClick for the Supply Chain and MediClick for Contracts & Analysis to take better control of its complex materials management needs.

• Wheeling Hospital in Wheeling, W.Va. is licensed for 276 beds and has been serving the state’s northern panhandle, eastern Ohio and parts of Pennsylvania longer than any hospital in West Virginia. With top rankings for its cardiac care and comprehensive cancer care, Wheeling was named one of America’s top ten hospitals for quality care by the Harvard School of Public Health. The hospital currently uses MediClick for the Supply Chain and Financials.

About MediClick, Inc. (www.mediclick.com)

Control of the healthcare supply chain begins with MediClick, Inc. Exclusively focused on hospitals and healthcare organizations, the Raleigh, N.C.-based company designs supply chain and financial applications for the unique needs of their customers.

With a suite of innovative products – MediClick for Contracts & Analysis, MediClick for the Supply Chain, and MediClick for Financials – the Company delivers a comprehensive supply-chain solution, driving significant cost savings and better decision-making for healthcare organizations. MediClick helps hospitals take control of their supply chain.