Site updates let hospitals track tier levels.(Electronic Commerce)(Brief Article)

Hospital Materials Management, January, 2005

If 2005 is to be the year of electronic commerce enhancements, rather than breakthroughs, as industry leaders predict, then Neoforma's newest product arrived right on time.

The new year began with implementation of a set of programs designed to make Marketplace@Novation easier to use and more informative.

The new features include:

* Refinement of the online catalog to make it easier to identify savings opportunities (for example: the addition of tier information for new pharmacy contracts)

* More streamlined discrepancy research

* Updates to reporting programs.

Dan Blucher, senior director of e-commerce business development at Novation, explained the customer's view: "Members consistently ask for better access to...

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