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Prodigo/UPMC Selected to Present at AHRMM 2009

PR@prodigosolutions.com (PR) — Sat, 20 Nov 2010 07:00:00 +0000

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

UPMC/PRODIGO TEAM SELECTED TO PRESENT AT ARHMM 2009 IN TAMPA

June 5, 2009

Prodigo Solutions, LLC, healthcare supply chain solutions announed today that they will be presenting at AHRMM 2009 Conference and Expo in Tampa, Florida.� The company will present a panel discussion featuring NNN.� Presentation materials can be found here.

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About Prodigo Solutions, LLC
Prodigo Solutions, launched by healthcare supply chain professionals, is focused on driving real savings in the healthcare supply chain. The company's suite of managed services and solutions are proven to drive contract compliance, automation, data quality and user adoption. Healthcare providers now have a viable and low-cost alternative for driving real savings. Prodigo's suite of SaaS solutions includes ProdigoBuyer (web-based requisitioning with workflow), ProdigoMarketplace (content management and punchout audit) and ProdigoXchange (B2B transaction services like EDI and fax/email purchase orders). Contact: PR@prodigosolutions.com

About UPMC
UPMC is an $8 billion integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. As western Pennsylvania's largest employer, with 50,000 employees, UPMC is transforming the economy of the region into one based on medicine, research and technology. By integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors' offices and outpatient sites, long-term care facilities and a major health insurance services division, and in collaboration with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of health care and developed internationally renowned programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopaedics, and sports medicine, among others. UPMC is commercializing its medical and technological expertise by nurturing new companies, developing strategic business relationships with some of the world's leading multinational corporations and expanding into international markets, including Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom, Cyprus, and Qatar. Contact: Wendy Zellner, 412-586-9777

About AHRMM
The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) of the American Hospital Association is the premier organization for healthcare supply chain and materials management professionals. AHRMM strengthens the nation's healthcare supply chain by providing leadership, education, networking, and industry-specific resources to advance the field and enhance the professional development of its individual members. Visit www.ahrmm.org

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MedAssets and Prodigo Solutions to Improve Efficiency, Contract Compliance in Hospital Purchasing

pr@medassets.com (MedAssets Inc.) — Tue, 24 Aug 2010 11:00:00 +0000

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MedAssets and Prodigo Solutions to Improve Efficiency, Contract Compliance in Hospital Purchasing

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ATLANTA and PITTSBURGH, Aug. 24 ? To improve efficiency and contract compliance for hospitals and other health care providers, Prodigo Solutions LLC today announced an exclusive agreement with MedAssets to offer its customers Prodigo?s electronic-procurement marketplace solutions.

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The technology allows buyers of health care supplies to connect through a single online portal to multiple, disparate data systems for ordering everything from replacement knees to office furniture. At the same time, suppliers manage the online catalogs, freeing health care supply-chain employees to focus on sourcing and contract management, rather than processing requisitions and updating prices and product descriptions in internal databases.

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Prodigo, a subsidiary of UPMC (University of Pittsburgh Medical Center), combines its licensed ?best of breed? procurement applications with UPMC?s medical and technology expertise to streamline health care purchasing. Prodigo?s solutions integrate with leading enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems, such as PeopleSoft, SAP and Oracle. They also can be positioned with the Prodigo Buyer application for organizations without an ERP.

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?As the health care community seeks to produce the quality improvements and cost control that are the focus of national reform, we are pleased to help our provider customers reach those goals by offering Prodigo?s e-procurement solutions,? said Rand Ballard, chief customer officer and chief operating officer, MedAssets. ?Major health systems, including UPMC, have demonstrated that Prodigo?s tools can drive lower costs, higher efficiency and improved contract compliance?an outcome that benefits patients and payors.?�

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Approximately 75 percent of UPMC?s purchasing transaction volume, covering thousands of items, is now processed through Prodigo?s system. More than 50 percent is fully automated, meaning that the contract-compliant orders go directly from an end user?s desktop to the vendor, with no involvement from supply chain staff.

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?UPMC has achieved significant savings, productivity gains and higher customer satisfaction since implementing Prodigo?s solutions nearly two years ago,? said James Szilagy, UPMC?s chief supply chain officer and Prodigo Solutions board member. ?Our procurement process automation is driving significant improvement in contract compliance and is saving UPMC nearly $3 million annually. Prodigo Solutions has been critical to achieving these results. By working with MedAssets, we can bring similar efficiencies more quickly to other health care providers struggling with labor-intensive purchasing and compliance processes.?

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About Prodigo Solutions

Prodigo Solutions was launched by healthcare supply chain executives to accelerate savings and automation in the healthcare supply chain. Based on its expertise in healthcare supply chain process and technology, Prodigo Solutions delivers a suite of solutions and services including e-procurement, content management, B2B transactions and supply chain consulting. Prodigo Solutions is part of UPMC's International and Commercial Services Division. Visit www.prodigosolutions.com.

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About MedAssets

MedAssets (NASDAQ: MDAS) partners with healthcare providers to improve their financial strength by implementing spend management and revenue cycle solutions that help control cost, improve margins and cash flow, increase regulatory compliance, and optimize operational efficiency. MedAssets serves more than 125 health systems, 3,300 hospitals and 40,000 non-acute healthcare providers. For more information, visit www.medassets.com.

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BroadSource Selected as Best TEM Solution for Healthcare Industry

PR@prodigosolutions.com (PR) — Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:00:00 +0000

Jan 05, 2010 10:30 ET

Prodigo Solutions Chooses Atlanta Company as Best-in-Class Telecom Expense Management Solution for Thriving Healthcare Supply Chain Offering

ATLANTA, GA--(Marketwire - January 5, 2010) - BroadSource, Inc. (www.broadsource.com), the experts in telecom expense management (TEM), announced today that its solution has been selected by Prodigo Solutions (www.prodigosolutions.com) to be part of its supply chain healthcare offering. "Telecom expense management is an effective solution for today's healthcare organizations," says BroadSource CEO, Steven Neel. "Since they have extremely complex and costly telecommunications needs and have been hit hard by the economy, healthcare organizations are increasingly seeking new technology solutions for operating more efficiently while shaving costs in ways that don't compromise patient care."

Prodigo Solutions was launched by UPMC, an integrated global health enterprise and one of the nation's leading non-profit health systems. Prodigo Solutions provides best-in-class technology solutions and services for healthcare organizations based upon its extensive industry experience. The ProdigoTEM solution, powered by BroadSource, has been successfully implemented at UPMC. "UPMC has over 2,800 wireless devices across its organization and needed to gain more visibility and control," explains Jack Colletti, CEO of Prodigo Solutions. "UPMC's TEM solution now automates many formerly manual processes for managing wireless expenses, invoices, usage and inventory. Prodigo Solutions will take what we've learned from the growing success story at UPMC to help other healthcare organizations achieve their cost reduction goals," adds Colletti.

The BroadSource TEM solution is currently installed at two of the top 13 healthcare providers. BroadSource's Neel says, "We are seeing a considerable increase in activity within the healthcare industry as more organizations look for new ways to gain control of an ever-expanding telecom landscape. BroadSource's TEM solution is ideal because it is budget-neutral and provides immediate cost savings and operational efficiencies without sacrificing patient care. It's exactly what healthcare organizations need in these tight economic times."

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About BroadSource, Inc.:

BroadSource is the expert in telecom expense management technology and services, exclusively for companies with telecom expenses under $20 million annually. Headquartered in Atlanta, GA, BroadSource provides technology and services to reduce the costs and complexities of managing wireline and wireless communication services across multiple locations and divisions of companies. For more information, visit www.broadsource.com. ��

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Health 2.0 Companies Reach Out to Hospitals

Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:00:00 +0000

SAN FRANCISCO ? Contrary to popular belief, Health 2.0 isn?t just for patients. Entrepreneurs are leveraging its tools and services to drive administrative efficiency for hospitals.

?This is where the promise of Health 2.0 is,? said Brian Klepper, an industry analyst and moderator of a panel on hospital solutions during the Health 2.0 Conference in October.

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center incubated Prodigo Solutions, which developed a platform that connects a hospital?s contracting and management systems to the supply-chain marketplace. The platform combines a Google-like search with an Amazon-like user interface to provide a one-to-one connection and quick access to a contracted list of items, said Ted Dagnal, Prodigo Solutions Director of Operations.

Prodigo Solutions deploys its platform via a software-as-a-service (SaaS) model. By automating the supply-chain process, Prodigo?s customers, which include UPMC and the Ohio State Medical Center, have seen a reduction in average purchase order costs from approximately $11 to $3.45, Dagnal said.

Hospitals are only collecting a portion of the payments they should be receiving, said Lincoln Fish, vice president of product management and marketing for San Diego-based Benchmark Revenue Management. BRM?s portal enables hospital staff to track, trend and identify areas where hospitals are losing money or where money should be coming in. Most hospitals today don?t have that kind of visibility into their data, he said.

BRM works with 42 hospitals. While these facilities typically see a 2 percent-to-5 percent net revenue increase ? the equivalent of about $5 million ? after 12 months, one client added $20 million to the bottom line, Fish said.

Hospitals expend a lot of resources filling nurse shifts. Connecticut-based YourNurseIsOn.com is a Web-based service that automatically fills open shifts by evaluating who is qualified and available and then contacting the nurses through a preferred communication channel. The service eliminates the need for costly agencies and time-consuming e-mail blasts, said CEO Matthew Browning.

The SaaS model has reduced the number of telephone hours worked by nurse supervisors from eight hours to less than 40 minutes, he said. The company is working with three large retirement communities and is in the demo phase with one large hospital.

UPMC Supply Chain Leader Named to Pro To Know

PR@prodigosolutions.com (PR) — Mon, 20 Apr 2009 07:00:00 +0000

UPMC Supply Chain leader Michael DeLuca & Vinimaya CEO Gary Hare Named "Pros to Know" by Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine

PITTSBURGH, PA; SHELTON, CT
(Apr. 23, 2009)

Michael DeLuca, Director, Supply Chain Systems & Consulting Services at University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC), was named a Supply & Demand Chain Executive Magazine "Pro to Know" for his work in transforming the supply chains at two leading organizations.

The Supply & Demand Chain Executive Pros to Know are listings of individuals that are demonstrating leadership and innovation during the current economic downturn by helping organizations manage successful supply and demand chain transformations.

DeLuca was lauded by the publication as a supply chain innovator and evangelist for Lean Thinking and process improvement. Both at UPMC and in his previous work at Alcoa, Inc., DeLuca was instrumental in leading successful e-procurement transformations that drove real change and bottom line savings. At both organizations, DeLuca implemented dynamic e-marketplaces powered by Vinimaya, leveraging the base ERP systems to drive contract compliance, automation, improved data management and overall user adoption. DeLuca was also instrumental in helping to launch Prodigo Solutions, LLC, a supply chain solutions company which is now part of UPMC's International and Commercial Services Division. UPMC is a $7 billion global health enterprise, which operates a 20-hospital system with nearly $2 billion in spend.

"This year's Provider Pros to Know have shown themselves to be thought-leaders in their respective supply chain segments," said Andrew K. Reese, editor of Supply & Demand Chain Executive. "Their efforts in developing the tools and processes that enable companies to weather risky economic conditions and place them in a position to surge ahead in better times have earned them a place on this year's Provider Pros listing."

The magazine also named Vinimaya CEO Gary Hare as "Provider Pro to Know" for the fourth year in a row, for his commitment to developing innovative supply chain software solutions. Vinimaya's "SmartSearch" B2B catalog search, based on technologies more commonly found on the consumer-side of e-Commerce, such as meta-search and intelligent agents, helps enterprises deal with challenges like B2B shopping, catalog enablement, supplier connectivity and price auditing. Vinimaya counts among its clients many leading global 500 companies, including Sunoco, 3M, Alcoa, Corning, UPMC, EDS, Cooper Industries and Siemens among others.

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About Vinimaya

Vinimaya, Inc. is a privately held software solutions company that provides innovative E-Procurement Catalog and B2B Shopping Solutions for both buyers and suppliers based on their patent-pending Vinimaya SmartSearch^TM technology platform. Vinimaya products are 100% compatible with systems from Ariba, SAP, Oracle and PeopleSoft among others and are used by global companies in multiple vertical markets such as Sunoco, 3M, Alcoa, Corning, UPMC, EDS, Cooper Industries and Siemens among others. For more information please visit http://www.vinimaya.com <http://www.vinimaya.com/> or call 888-618-8634.

"Vinimaya", "Vinimaya SmartSearch Catalog", Vinimaya SmartSearch Agents", "ViniSyndicate", "ViniSyndicate Catalog Integration System", "ViniSyndicate Supplier Integration System", "EasyOrder", "EasyPortal", "Vinimaya Supplier Solutions" and "Vinimaya Buyer Solutions" are registered trademarks of Vinimaya, Inc. All other product and company names listed may be the trademarks of their respective owners.

About Supply & Demand Chain Executive

Supply & Demand Chain Executive is the executive's user manual for successful supply and demand chain transformation, utilizing hard-hitting analysis, viewpoints and unbiased case studies to steer executives and supply management professionals through the complicated, yet critical, world of supply and demand chain enablement to gain competitive advantage. www.SDCExec.com.