Visionary Group of Leaders Earns New Name in its Mission to Influence Change in the Healthcare Supply Chain
Innovators Forum expected to transform contracting, purchasing and distribution landscape
Raleigh, NC (Vocus) August 12, 2010
A group of leading-edge healthcare supply chain executives – who meet regularly to share the innovative ways their organizations carry out contracting, purchasing and distribution – has changed its name, but not its focus on transforming the healthcare supply chain from within.
The assembly, previously known as the Strategic Partners Program, approved the name change at its semi-annual meeting in Florida in June. Sponsored by MediClick (http://www. mediclick. com/), a leading provider of Software-as-a-Service supply chain solutions in the healthcare industry, the forum currently consists of six large IDNs – a mixture of both MediClick customers and non-customers –representing a collective 12,000 beds throughout the country.
“We changed the name of this unique group to reflect what these executives and their organizations are really doing: blazing a new trail in the supply chain,” says Mike Merwarth, MediClick’s president. “These supply chain leaders are realizing that, simply by collaborating, they have the power to impact the entire industry.”
These ground-breaking leaders are embracing the new name and all that it represents.
“The Innovators Forum will be recognized as the foremost organization of supply chain executives who have achieved a high degree of control of their supply chain, whether it is through self contracting, self distribution or clinical integration,” says Merwarth. “These innovators, thereby, are able to drive significant savings to the bottom line of the facilities they serve and, eventually, throughout the entire industry.”
In addition to sharing insights on supply chain best practices with one another, they will also be asked to provide input for MediClick product enhancements and product strategies.
The next Innovators Forum meeting will be in December.
About MediClick
Control of the healthcare supply chain begins with MediClick. Exclusively focused on hospitals and healthcare organizations, the Raleigh, NC-based company designs supply chain and financial applications for the unique needs of its customers. With a suite of innovative products – MediClick for Contracts & Analysis, MediClick for the Supply Chain and MediClick for Financials – the company delivers a comprehensive supply chain solution, driving significant cost savings and better decision making for healthcare organizations. MediClick helps hospitals take control of their supply chain. For information, please visit www. mediclick. com.
Media Contact:
Jack Moore
Jack(dot)moore(at)mediclick(dot)com
(919) 790-4433
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