Broadlane Introduces The Preference Group? and Broadlane Workforce Management? at AHRMM in San Antonio
Dallas (Vocus) July 17, 2008-- Broadlane is pleased to announce it is a presenting sponsor at the 2008 Association for Healthcare Resource and Materials Management (AHRMM) Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Antonio, Texas, July 20-23. At this time, Broadlane will introduce its new clinical services consulting brand ? The Preference Group? ? and new workforce management services brand ? Broadlane Workforce Management?.
?AHRMM is a key event for the healthcare purchasing industry, which is why we are proud to be a presenting sponsor and introduce two important pieces of our business,? said David Ricker, president and chief operating officer, Broadlane. ?While our core business is our GPO, we are excited to unveil our two new brands ? The Preference Group and Broadlane Workforce Management. Our clinical consulting services and workforce management programs provide value for our clients. To continue to meet current client needs and to expand our market presence, we have clearly differentiated these brands from Broadlane?s GPO and other contracting services. I am looking forward to spending time during AHRMM discussing these brands and our other products and services.?
The Preference Group?
The Preference Group is Broadlane?s team of clinical experts who consult with healthcare facilities to develop and deploy clearly defined operational and clinical approaches to enhance resource utilization and improve operational efficiencies. Through rigorous and comprehensive processes, The Preference Group facilitates changes to reduce variability and unnecessary use, lower costs, improve utilization and enhance data management.
The Preference Group?s team of experienced healthcare professionals works with hospital leadership and clinicians to create and implement tailored operational processes and clinical strategies to achieve desired results. By continually working to deploy industry-leading solutions for the challenges that hospitals routinely face, The Preference Group consistently delivers significant cost savings and operational improvements. The Preference Group?s specialized clinical programs include ? Medication Use Management (MUM), Orthopedic Management Program, Cardiovascular Management Program and many others.
For more information, visit www.preferencegroup.com.
Broadlane Workforce Management?
Broadlane Workforce Management? is the industry leader in contract nurse and allied agency management, sourcing and technology. Broadlane currently provides these services to more than 250 hospitals nationwide, collectively purchasing more than $600 million in clinical contract workforce through the Broadlane program from approximately 350 agencies.
Broadlane Workforce Management manages the strategic sourcing of clinical contract workforce agencies, provides active agency management services and deploys a proprietary, scalable, Web-based vendor management and internal shift management technology to provide a comprehensive approach to managing a hospital?s internal and external contingent workforce. Broadlane Workforce Management provides individual workforce management solutions for each of its healthcare customers to help optimize the quality and cost of clinical workforce from both internal and external sources of workforce.
For more information, visit www.broadlane.com/workforcemanagement.
Special Broadlane Presentation
Les Popiolek, senior vice president, procurement services, will be presenting with client John Kott, director, materials management, MedCath, Inc., on ?Hidden Costs of Procurement ? Purchasing? on Wed., July 23 at the conference. Attendees will learn how centralized procurement can help streamline purchasing and increase contract compliance to achieve savings and reach the next level of financial performance.
Visit the Broadlane booth #1119 and Meet New CEO David Ricker
Please join the Broadlane staff at booth # 1119 at AHRMM. You will have the opportunity to meet David Ricker, Broadlane?s current president and chief operating officer and soon-to-be new president and CEO. You can also learn more about The Preference Group, Broadlane Workforce Management and our other offerings ? capital equipment, contracting services, procurement services, informatics and client care.
We will have putters and golf balls on hand, so stop by and score a hole-in-one!
About AHRMM
The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management is the leading national association for executives in the healthcare resource and materials management profession. A professional membership group of the American Hospital Association, AHRMM serves more than 4,000 active members. Founded in 1962, AHRMM prepares its members to contribute to the field and advance the profession through networking, education, recognition and advocacy. For more information, visit www.ahrmm.org.
About Broadlane
Broadlane is a leading technology-oriented healthcare services company that reduces cost and creates operational efficiencies for thousands of acute care hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physician practices and other healthcare providers in the United States. Its core services include supply chain management and clinical workforce management services.
Broadlane?s comprehensive supply chain services include:
? High-powered national and custom contracting for supplies, pharmaceuticals, equipment and purchased services
? Innovative Procurement Services and purchase transaction management
? Clinical Services for managing clinical preference items and operating room and cath lab spending
? Comprehensive Materials Management Services ? including outsourcing
? Informatics ? benchmarking, advanced analytics and reporting
? Supply chain technology and e-commerce
Broadlane Workforce Management? addresses nurses and allied healthcare practitioners and includes:
? External shift and agency management services
? Internal shift management, including electronic shift auctions
? Regional nurse float pool management and internal agency management
? E-commerce workforce exchange linking healthcare providers, clinical staff and agencies, enabling efficient shift management and fulfillment and reconciliation
The Preference Group?, a division of Broadlane, consults with healthcare facilities to help manage the cost of clinical items and processes. The Preference Group?s specialized clinical programs include:
? Medication Use Management (MUM)
? Orthopedic Management Program
? Cardiovascular Management Program
? And many others
Broadlane's clients include leading providers such as Advocate Health Care, Ascension Health, Beaumont Hospitals, CHRISTUS Health, Continuum Health Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Kindred Healthcare, MedCath Corporation, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, St. Luke?s Episcopal Health System, Tenet Healthcare, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, US Oncology and UMass Memorial Health Care.
The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in Cincinnati, Detroit, Houston, New York City and Oakland. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com.
Contact:
Jim Webb
972.813.7782
jim.webb @ broadlane.com
###
Home Plans
ChooseHomePlan.com for your next dream house!
PlayNintendoDS.com
PlayNintendoDS.com is a site for Nintendo DS Lovers.
Avon Representatives
Find an Avon Rep in your area!
Related Articles:
Mobile Content Provider Luvdarts LLC Seeks Reliance ADA Group at CTIA
Mobile content from Luvdarts LLC is hot on mywaves.com, one of the world's largest mobile communities. Since Luvdart's debut on mywaves.com, (May 2008), its channels have consistently ranked in the top 1% in subscriptions per views. Reliance ADA Group is supposedly looking for break through mobile content. Representatives from Luvdarts will be seeking representatives from Reliance at the CTIA Entertainment conference this September to reveal the full extent of the global application.
Dato' Vijay Eswaran, GMD of the QI Group and QuestNet Founder Receives Honorary DIMP Award
Vijay Eswaran, QI Group Managing Director and QuestNet founder, has been conferred with the honorary Darjah Indera Mahkota Pahang (DIMP) - which carries the title Dato' - at an investiture ceremony in Pahang, Malaysia.
Academy of Art University Film School Alumni Featured in the Sacramento Film Festival
Academy of Art University has led yet another alumni into creative greatness. Film School Alumni Matthew Webber created a masterpiece with "A Tailor in the Making."
Material Girl
Direct Answers - Column for the week of December 16, 2002I recently went on a date with this guy I met online. We had been emailing for a few weeks before we decided to go out together.
Unlimited Media Group acquires She Records, Signs New Artists
She Unlimited Publishing, the trend setting, ground breaking online network and print publication for women, announced today their She Records division acquisition by Unlimited Media Group.
Kindergartens Soon To Enjoy 'Polly The Collie' - Helen Doron Educational Group's Newest English Course For Children Aged 3 - 7 In Larger Groups
Even kindergartners know it's never too early to learn English for a better start in life through the new Polly the Collie English course; developed by the globally franchised Helen Doron Early English learning system.
Couture Ink Honors BK Hip Hop -- New Single 'Ghost Town'
Couture Ink Honors BK Hip Hop With Classic Sound -- New Single "Ghost Town" on Marmah Records.
The Aegenis Group Hosts Online Merchant Only PCI-DSS Forum
The Aegenis Group officially launched its Merchant Only Forum this week. The forum is specifically designed as a medium for merchants to discuss their experience with the PCI-DSS compliance process with their peers.
New York Business Group on Health Continues 2008 Conference Series on Consumerism in Health
Part III: Promoting Consumerism through Health Benefit Design & Wellness Programs
Mom Shares Secret to Spread Word About Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day, October 15th
"Baby In My Heart" Miscarriage Memorial Jewelry, originally created to honor the brief life of a baby lost at 14 weeks, has become a symbol of all babies lost to miscarriage and a reminder that grief and mourning are perfectly valid and normal reactions to this type of loss.
Different Types Of Photo Shop Effects Tutorials
Photo Shop is the most widely used image manipulation program in the world today. It should be no mystery therefore that so many people know the basics of the program. However, not many people know the full capability of Photo Shop.
Spring Break Rush for Rising Teen Pop-Rock Singer-Songwriter Whitney Wolanin
South Australia's DECS Licenses VIP Tone's School MATRIX® Enhanced Student Attendance System (ESAS)
Pedestrian Shops Continues Earth Day Shoe Recycling Tradition -- Solar Energy now part of the long-time green shoe retailer's story
Singer-Songwriter Whitney Wolanin (pronunciation-WO-Lan-in) has a busy spring planned with a new single 'So Close' being pre-promoted for a release to Top 40 CHR Radio Stations. A video of an acoustic version of 'So Close' is also being edited for a worldwide release. Whitney Wolanin will perform LIVE and make appearances at major league baseball (MLB) games being played in the spring involving the World Champion Boston Red Sox, New York Yankees, Philadelphia Phillies, Cleveland Indians, Los Angeles Dodgers, Minnesota Twins and other Pro sports teams. Additionally, Whitney Wolanin will perform at the International Convention for Youth Crime Watch of America, (YCWA) (
Austin Independent School District
Following the motto of ?A Universe of Opportunity for Every Child,? Austin Independent School District embraces the wealth of cultural diversity within its 113 campuses Demographic information for Austin ISD notes a culturally as well as economically diverse student population with a large number of students speaking languages other than English
VIP Tone, the sole supplier of school administration software to both the state and Catholic departments of education in South Australia, announced today that it has licensed to the Department of Education and Children's Services (DECS) a series of software applications, School MATRIX®-ESAS, for enhanced student attendance tracking. VIP Tone has recognized the emerging need for schools to maintain more accurate and detailed information about student attendance.
Pedestrian is known for its selection of the world's most comfortable brands of shoes and its commitment to defining its success (Green business practices) in social and environmental as well as economic terms.