News | June 22, 2009

McKesson Medical-Surgical Now Connects With SourceMedical To Help Improve Supply Chain Management Process

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SourceMedical, the leading provider of outpatient information solutions today announced McKesson Medical-Surgical has joined SourcePlus PurchaseConnection (PCX), an advanced eProcurement portal for ambulatory surgery centers and specialty hospitals. SourcePlus PCX will enable McKesson Medical-Surgical to provide order management capabilities to its customers thus helping increase product availability, improve inventory levels and reduce order discrepancies and overall supply chain costs.

Birmingham, Al (PRWEB) -- SourcePlus PCX and PCX Elite help maximize efficient supply chain management from manufacturer - to distributor - to healthcare provider by utilizing the Internet as a communications and procurement medium and providing access to collaborative online order management tools. It can be accessed anywhere and meets material management needs of facilities looking for complete visibility into its supply chain.

"We are excited to add a company with McKesson Medical-Surgical's reputation and industry presence, as we continue to increase the healthcare community's awareness of the many benefits SourcePlus PCX offers over the manual supply chain process," said Scott Palmer, president and COO of SourceMedical's Surgery Division. "Utilizing Electronic Data Interchange we are able to provide our mutual customers with a superior supply chain management process with more accurate pricing, fewer drop shipments, and reduced order discrepancies."

SourcePlus PCX serves as a single connection point for all SourceMedical customers, and vendors do not need to make any modifications to work with it. The portal allows any surgical facility using SourceMedical applications to electronically connect to participating distributors, manufacturers and group purchasing organizations.

About SourceMedical
SourceMedical is the leading provider of outpatient information solutions and services for ambulatory surgery centers, surgical hospitals and rehabilitation clinics nationwide. With more than 4,000 satisfied customers using its ASC software and physical therapy software, SourceMedical is the trusted source for innovative applications, in-depth industry expertise and unsurpassed customer service. The company's unique, end-to-end systems improve operational efficiency and cash flow while enabling healthcare facilities to capture, exchange and analyze data to deliver a higher standard of patient care. to capture, exchange and analyze data to deliver a higher quality of patient care.

SOURCE: PRWeb

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