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Amerinet offers new quality and patient safety toolkits to members

 Industry News Release March 19, 2010
Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization, today announced the addition of resource toolkits featuring best practice tools and information to assist members in lowering costs while enhancing quality and patient safety.
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Vendor Notebook: Craneware, Inc., signs contract to deploy new toolkit

 Eric Wicklund March 15, 2010
Craneware, Inc., based in Orlando, Fla., has signed multi-year contracts with the North Shore-LIJ Health System on Long Island, N.Y., and the HealthEast Care System in Minnesota to implement the Chargemaster Corporate Toolkit, Online Reference Toolkit and Bill Analyzer solutions.
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Missouri health system will upgrade revenue cycle management technology

 Richard Pizzi March 05, 2010
BJC HealthCare, one of the largest nonprofit healthcare organizations in the United States, intends to automate and standardize its charge description master and pricing.
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Amerinet executive briefing focuses on Physician-ASC collaboration on costs

 Industry News Release February 02, 2010
Physician engagement opportunities and incentives can significantly improve quality, reduce operational costs and help ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) thrive in today’s new marketplace, according to a new Executive Briefing published by Amerinet.
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Amerinet releases inflationary update for healthcare supplies

 Industry News Release January 27, 2010
Amerinet Inc., a leading healthcare group purchasing organization, released its Inflationary Indices for 2010, which include company and industry projections for inflation rates across several categories over the coming year.
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St. Louis medical center reportedly saves $3M in first year with Premier alliance

 Chelsey Ledue January 12, 2010
Officials at St. Anthony’s Medical Center, St. Louis’ largest free-standing hospital, say they saved $3 million in the hospital's first year with the Premier healthcare alliance.
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St. Louis medical center achieves $3M savings with Premier healthcare alliance

 Industry News Release January 11, 2010
St. Anthony’s Medical Center, St. Louis’ largest free-standing hospital, has achieved one-third of an expected $9 million in savings in just one year of membership in the Premier healthcare alliance.
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Express Scripts achieve URAC accreditation for Workers’ comp and Property and Casualty PBM program

 Industry News Release December 07, 2009
Express Scripts has earned URAC accreditation for Workers’ Compensation Pharmacy Benefit Management under URAC’s Pharmacy Quality Management program.
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Inpatient Management, Inc. announces 51 percent annualized increase in revenue

 Industry News Release December 03, 2009
Inpatient Management, Inc. announced significant year-over-year performance results for the nine months ending Sept. 30, 2009, for both the overall company and its hospitalist programs in 10 states.
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Long-term care hospital groups complete merger

 Richard Pizzi November 30, 2009
Two leading operators of long-term acute care hospitals in the United States have completed a merger.
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Vendor Notebook - MedAssets hosts Technology and Innovation Forum

 Eric Wicklund November 16, 2009
MedAssets, Inc., an Atlanta-based group purchasing organization and developer of spend management and revenue cycle solutions, recently hosted more than 60 suppliers and 250 healthcare provider representatives at its eighth annual Technology and Innovation Forum in St. Louis.
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LaserBand inks GPO contract with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems for patient wristbands

 Industry News Release November 05, 2009
LaserBand, a provider of patient identification wristbands and related products, recently signed an agreement for healthcare wristbands and labels with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the nation’s largest group purchasing organizations.
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New partnership helps patients manage prescription costs in the doctor's office

 Eric Wicklund November 04, 2009
Express Scripts, Inc., which develops integrated pharmacy benefit management solutions, has announced a partnership with Greatwater Software, Inc., that will allow Express Scripts to offer its PBM services to patients through Greatwater's PatientPoint kiosks.
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Collaboration targets community, employer benefits of preventive health

 Eric Wicklund October 27, 2009
To help develop definitions for health and productivity management, the Center for Health Value Innovation announced an alliance with two national organizations.
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Pinstripe supplies the staffing

Eric Wicklund October 07, 2009
SSM Healthcare is a St. Louis-based network of 20 hospitals and two nursing homes with 22,700 employees. It’s the second-largest health system in St. Louis, a market teeming with healthcare providers of all sizes.
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Amerinet Economic Solutions series focuses on revenue cycle efficiencies

 Industry News Release September 30, 2009
Amerinet, a healthcare group purchasing organization is highlighting strategies to enhance the revenue cycle as part of its continuing Economic Solutions series, an initiative focused on keeping members proactively engaged with current economic challenges and healthcare reform issues.
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Survey: Consumers still cutting primary care, dental visits in tough economic times

 Chelsey Ledue September 29, 2009
Many consumers continue to struggle with financial challenges, some of which could affect their health, according to a survey released by the American Optometric Association.
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Amerinet renews affiliate agreement with Shared Health Services

 Industry News Release September 17, 2009
Shared Health Services Corporation of LaCrosse, Wis., has renewed their affiliate agreement to strategically partner with Amerinet Inc., a leading national healthcare group purchasing organization.
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Senate, House eye merits of value-based insurance design

 Patty Enrado August 31, 2009
Both the House and Senate are incorporating value-based insurance design elements into their health insurance reform bills.
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CMS project finds improved practiced care through P4P

 Kyle Hardy August 21, 2009
A five-year ongoing study involving 10 large physician practices across the country has shown increased revenue savings and improved quality of care through a pay-for-performance project.
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