2001 GHX Press Releases

Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) 39th Annual Conference and Exhibition Booth 713 DENVER, Colo.-July 30, 2001-Centura Health will soon connect to Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX), a healthcare trading exchange, through Lawson Software, a leading provider of enterprise software solutions. Centura Health is the first healthcare system to announce that it plans to connect to GHX through Lawson Software. Centura Health, Colorado’s largest healthcare system, joined Lawson and GHX in this venture in order to reduce its supply chain costs, on the heels of a $100 million financial turnaround. Centura hopes to use the resulting purchasing efficiencies to reduce overhead costs. "Working with vendors such as GHX and Lawson to lower costs allows us to invest in new equipment and resources for direct patient care," explains Elaine Callas, chief information officer for Centura Health. Centura's GHX connection will make the healthcare system's purchasing processes more efficient. GHX's supplier-integrated catalog offers Centura real-time information and updates relating to purchase orders, price quotes, order confirmations, order changes, sales history, shipment tracking, invoicing, payments, reconciliation, credits and rebates. "Connection to GHX through Lawson will enable Centura to route requisitions and purchase orders to the appropriate managers for approval and ensure accurate and timely invoice reconciliation," said Mike Mahoney, GHX's president. Thanks to the GHX connection through its new Lawson e-Procurement Service, Centura will also receive maximum value from both its existing and new investments in Lawson Software. "This joint offering is a step toward providing seamless integration and connectivity that automates 360 degree supply chain processes in a secure and supported environment," said Gary Peterson, Lawson Software's product manager for supply chain solutions. About Centura Health Centura Health is Colorado's largest healthcare system, serving the Denver metro area, Summit County, Colorado Springs, Cañon City and Pueblo. It encompasses 10 hospitals, four full-service medical/surgical centers, 10 senior living facilities and a home care and hospice division. Centura Health was established in 1995 through a joint operating agreement between Catholic Health Initiatives and the PorterCare Adventist Health System. Centura employs more than 12,000 workers throughout Colorado. For more information, see www.centura.org About Lawson Software Lawson Software is a leading provider of enterprise software solutions that enhance financial, human resources and supply chain management by facilitating collaboration among customers, partners, buyers and employees. Lawson solutions help organizations analyze and improve their businesses in the healthcare, retail, professional services, financial services, public sector and other strategic markets. The company also provides professional services that optimize and support the selection and implementation of customers' e-business technology infrastructures. Headquartered in St. Paul, Minn., Lawson has more than 2,000 employees with offices and/or affiliates serving North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia. Additional information about Lawson Software is available by calling (800) 477-1357, ext. 100. About Global Healthcare Exchange Global Healthcare Exchange, LLC (GHX) is an Internet-based trading exchange from which hospitals can purchase both medical and non-medical products more easily, quickly, and accurately than ever before. GHX is building a normalized, verified industry standard catalog, which will take advantage of deep connectivity between GHX, hospitals, and suppliers to improve efficiencies and add value throughout the healthcare supply chain. The privately held company was founded in March 2000 and its membership now includes more than 100 supplier members and more than 380 hospital members, representing 56 integrated delivery networks (IDNs). Equity members of GHX include Johnson & Johnson; GE Medical Systems; Baxter International, Inc.; Abbott Laboratories; Medtronic, Inc.; Becton, Dickinson & Co.; Boston Scientific Corporation; C.R. Bard, Inc.; Guidant Corporation; Siemens Medical Solutions and Tyco International, Ltd. For more information visit www.ghx.com Contacts For Global Healthcare Exchange Lisa Miller or Jason Rodman BRW LeGrand (for GHX) 303.298.8470 lmiller@brwlegrand.com For Centura Health Tiffany Uglow 303.804.8184 TiffanyUglow@Centura.Org
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