University of South Alabama Hospitals Implements MediClick Supply Chain Solutions
Hospital group chooses MediClick for Contracts & Analysis and MediClick for the Supply Chain
Raleigh, NC – July 14, 2009 – MediClick, a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) supply chain solutions in the healthcare industry, today announced University of South Alabama Hospitals (USA), including USA Medical Center and USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital, implemented MediClick for the Supply Chain and MediClick for Contracts & Analysis (C&A).
“As a publicly owned entity, the state requires that we always get the best prices for our supplies,” said Bill Bush, CFO at USA. “The MediClick solutions give us access to the right data to demonstrate that we always meet this requirement. We need good information to keep us competitive, and MediClick provides that to us.”
C&A, the first contract maintenance and spend analysis tool with true two-way integration with a hospital’s materials management system, allows USA to load supply contracts automatically from HealthTrust Purchasing Group (HPG), its primary GPO. HPG collaborated with the health system to provide daily updates of all contract changes to ensure USA always has the most current price when purchasing supplies.
“HPG was very cooperative in working with us,” said Lee Kopf, director of materials management at USA. “They recognized that automating the feed of price changes helps increase our compliance with their contracts.”
The MediClick supply chain solutions provide a holistic view of supply chain activity across its facilities so USA can track the entire materials management process. C&A ensures purchase orders always go out with the accurate contract price, meaning accounts payable and buyers have fewer errors to reconcile on the backend. MediClick also reduces manual intervention so USA can dedicate more time to strategic decision making.
“Before MediClick, accessing and analyzing supply chain data was cumbersome,” said Kopf. “MediClick ensures all data is accurate and updated in our item master file. We have access to information on-demand which will help my department deliver results to the bottom-line.”
About MediClick
Control of the healthcare supply chain begins with MediClick. Exclusively focused on hospitals and healthcare organizations, the Raleigh, North Carolina 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. For information, please visit www.mediclick.com.
About University of South Alabama Hospitals
The University of South Alabama Hospitals – USA Children’s & Women’s Hospital and USA Medical Center – are the central Gulf Coast’s most respected providers of health care, with nationally recognized physicians and the latest scientific and medical technologies found together only in academic medicine. The USA Hospitals, along with the academic physicians affiliated with the USA College of Medicine, provide patients with many unique and innovative services. For more information about the USA Hospitals, please visit www.usahospitals.org.