Healthcare Providers to Present Supply Chain Transformation Experiences at 2011 Premier Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition

LOUISVILLE, Colo., June 13, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Two New York City healthcare providers will share their perspectives on how they used GHX Procurement Suite to automate their procurement processes, improve efficiencies and drive significant cost savings during the 2011 Premier Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition June 14-17 in Nashville, Tenn. A separate session will address how to achieve up to 100 percent electronic, touchless invoicing using OnDemand AP® by GHX.

The Premier healthcare alliance has endorsed the use of Procurement Suite, in conjunction with Premier Supply Chain Advisor®, and OnDemand AP by its members. Procurement Suite is a Web-based solution for managing non-file and off-contract procurement, while OnDemand AP is an accounts payable automation solution.

Joseph Quinones, vice president of Contracting and Supply Chain, New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC); Rammi Gill, GHX executive director of Procurement and Content Solutions; and Teran Andes, consulting director, GHX Business Solutions, will present to conference attendees from 1:45 p.m.–2:45 p.m. EDT on June 15. Angela Brito, CMRP, purchasing manager at Hospital for Special Surgery (HSS), will participate in the question-and-answer session after the presentations entitled "GHX Procurement Suite Drives Efficiencies and Savings for HHC and HHS."

Procurement Suite and OnDemand AP also will be the focus of a separate presentation by Matt Houston, executive director of Product Management, GHX, from 3:00–4:00 p.m. on June 16. During the session entitled "Automate Your Supply Chain to Eliminate Waste, Increase Efficiencies and Drive Savings," Houston will address how both technology solutions can help enable users streamline their procure-to-pay processes and synchronize, integrate and automate their information.

GHX also will be highlighting Procurement Suite and OnDemand AP and how they integrate with Premier's solutions at booth #701 during booth hours on June 15 and 16.

About GHX

Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) makes healthcare more efficient by delivering software and services that enable both healthcare providers and suppliers to increase efficiency, lower costs and provide better patient care. With the largest footprint in healthcare supply chain management, GHX connects more than 80 percent of licensed hospital beds at U.S. hospitals, as well as providers in Canada and Europe, with the suppliers from which they purchase the majority of their medical-surgical supplies. GHX is transforming today's linear healthcare supply chain into the industry's only Healthcare Supply Cloud(SM), providing 360-degree visibility into areas affecting both clinical and financial performance. Working with GHX, organizations can improve business processes, automate supply chain systems and collaborate to solve the tough challenges facing healthcare today. GHX is owned by members of the healthcare industry, including Abbott Exchange, Inc.; AmerisourceBergen Corp.; Baxter Healthcare Corp.; B. Braun Medical Inc.; BD; Boston Scientific Corp.; Cardinal Health, Inc.; Covidien; C.R. Bard, Inc.; Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.; GE Healthcare; HCA; Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc.; McKesson Corp.; Medtronic USA, Inc.; Owens & Minor; Premier, Inc.; Siemens; University HealthSystem Consortium; and VHA Inc.  For more information, visit www.ghx.com. Follow GHX on Twitter @GHX_LLC and on Facebook @GHX.

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