MediClick Announces Agreement With Alhambra Hospital Medical Center

Business Wire, Dec 20, 2000

Business Editors/Health & Medical Writers

RALEIGH, N.C.--(BW HealthWire)--Dec. 20, 2000

AHMC Purchases MediClick's ASP-Based Material Resource

Management Solution

MediClick, Inc., a next-generation application service provider (ASP) of Internet-based supply chain solutions, today announced an agreement with Alhambra Hospital Medical Center (AHMC), Alhambra, CA, to provide its ProClick(TM) material resource management solution.

Under the agreement, Alhambra Hospital Medical Center, a 144-bed general acute care hospital located in Los Angeles County, will use ProClick to support its supply procurement, purchasing and inventory management processes. Specifically, AHMC will implement MediClick's standard ProClick features including: multi-organization, multi-asset and multi-location inventories, flexible "pooled" pick lists by logical groupings, stock and non-stock item management, URL-based vendor and GPO item links, enterprise-wide item catalog, automatic requisition creation with multi-level approval workflow, tiered contract management, automatic invoice matching, flexible departmental usage digital dashboard analysis, and wireless technology.

Steve Karasawa, AHMC's Materials Management Director, supports the choice of MediClick application services. Karasawa said, "MediClick has an acute awareness of the diverse and fragmented processes in today's health care supply chain and has developed a comprehensive suite of applications that can greatly simplify our procurement and materials management processes." He added, "Since MediClick's solutions are ASP-based, AHMC also expects to reduce hardware, networking and IT resource expenses while standardizing its application training."

Enhanced by its rapid conversion methodologies, MediClick's implementation goals are to implement the Internet-based ProClick application service within a 90-day timeframe, greatly reducing the historical pain of legacy implementations. MediClick's Internet-based applications include all upgrades, enhancements and 24/7 support services.

"MediClick is extremely pleased that AHMC has chosen ProClick to manage its procurement and inventory management processes," said Mike Merwarth, President of MediClick. Merwarth added, "MediClick's unique Internet pricing model enables mainstream hospitals like AHMC to afford best-of-breed supply chain functionality previously afforded by only the largest medical centers. Our new generation of applications will enable AHMC's goals of regional competitive advantage and administrative savings through a streamlined supply chain."

About Alhambra Hospital Medical Center

Alhambra Hospital Medical Center is a 144-bed general acute care hospital located in the City of Alhambra, of Los Angeles County. Established in 1924, the hospital was moved to its current location in 1974 and has been under new ownership since 1991. Fully accredited by the Joint Commission of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO), and the Commission for Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities (CARF), Alhambra Hospital Medical Center is dedicated to providing prompt, personalized, high-quality health care in a friendly, comfortable environment.

About MediClick

MediClick is a premier application service provider (ASP) of Internet-based products designed specifically for the unique supply chain structure of health care's mainstream IDNs. MediClick serves all hospital departments and functions requiring procurement, replenishment and management of resources, supplies and materials. MediClick's information infrastructure and established relationships can fulfill the long promised administrative savings by linking portal technology with their material resource management application for the benefit of all participants.

Launched in August 2000, MediClick was formerly part of Global Software Inc., a full service software company that has provided financial and materials management software to all commercial markets since 1981. Based in Raleigh, N.C., MediClick serves 125 hospitals. Additional information is available at http://www.mediclick.com.