Broadlane Launches Online Surgical Savings Calculator to Show Savings

Business Wire, Dec 10, 2007

DALLAS -- Today, Broadlane launched an online Surgical Savings Calculator. The first in a series of Client Analytics Tools, it provides the user a high level calculation showing potential savings through engaging Broadlane's Clinical Services to implement our Procedure Optimization Program. The calculator can be viewed at http://www.broadlane.com/ssc/.

Utilizing Broadlane and industry benchmarks, the Surgical Savings Calculator requires simple inputs to determine the potential savings. The information required is as follows:

* Demographics

* Teaching status

* Region

* Tax status

* Hospital Composition

* Numbers

* Surgical cases

* Surgical expenses

* CMI Index

"In less than a minute, you can see an indication of the total savings available," said Jim Webb, Senior Vice President of Marketing for Broadlane. "Our goal is to provide providers simple, interactive tools to better evaluate their supply spend and the depth of saving opportunities available. While the calculator provides a quick snapshot, the real value comes when Broadlane and the provider can work together to drive real, sustainable savings."

About Broadlane

Broadlane is a leading supply chain services company serving thousands of acute care hospitals, ambulatory care facilities, physician practices and other healthcare providers throughout the United States.

Broadlane provides comprehensive supply chain services including:

* High-powered national & custom contracting

* Innovative purchasing services & technology

* Informatics - benchmarking, analytics and reporting

* Deep clinical & operational expertise

* "High-touch" client service

Broadlane's clients include leading providers such as Advocate Health Care, Ascension Health, CHRISTUS Health, Continuum Health Partners, Kaiser Permanente, Kindred Healthcare, MedCath Corporation, New Hanover Regional Medical Center, Tenet Healthcare, The Health Alliance of Greater Cincinnati, Universal Health Services, US Oncology, Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth Health System, UMass Memorial Health Care and William Beaumont Hospitals.

The company is headquartered in Dallas with offices in California, New York and Ohio. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com.