Healthcare Industry News: University HealthSystem Consortium
News Release - November 5, 2008
B. Braun Technology Wins Novation Specialty Infusion Pumps Contract Award
B. Braun Expands Contract Agreements to Include Specialty PumpsBETHLEHEM, Pa., Nov. 5 -- (Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network) -- B. Braun Medical Inc. (B. Braun) announced today it has signed a three-year agreement with Novation, the healthcare industry's leading contracting services company, to provide specialty infusion pumps to Novation's customers nationwide.
Novation develops and manages contracts with more than 500 suppliers to the nearly 2,500 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium, two national healthcare alliances and nearly 12,000 members of Provista, LLC.
The agreement, which took effect Monday, is a multi-source award for ambulatory and syringe pumps.
"The Novation contract validates B. Braun's industry-leading technology," said Gale White, Vice President, Infusion Systems for B. Braun Medical Inc. "By adding this agreement, we're able to offer Novation customers advanced technology pumps that are easy to use, reduce medication errors and increase the safety of infusion therapy."
Ambulatory pumps covered under the agreement include the entire Curlin PainSmart® IOD Pain Management System, which B. Braun markets exclusively. The Curlin System is an advanced ambulatory electronic infusion system that offers a revolutionary safe, reliable and smart pain management technology for advanced pain therapy. Equipped with Information On Demand (IOD) technology for PCA, PCEA and epidural therapies, it is easy-to-use and flexible. A single pump can accommodate syringes, bags or bottles.
Novation customers now also have access to B. Braun syringe pumps. Designed with both adult and pediatric facilities in mind, the small, lightweight B. Braun SPACE System allows for flexibility and easy transport within a number of care settings.
At 9 inches by 6 inches and weighing only three pounds, the SPACE pumps can fit easily into a range of environments. The system is designed for higher acuity care facilities, offering a large drug library as well as the capability to build up to 24 pumps in a single bedside tower. Clinicians benefit from the compact size of the Perfusor® SPACE syringe pump in crowded operating room environments, where three pumps easily interlock on a pole clamp.
About Novation
Founded in 1998, Novation is the leading health care contracting services company for more than 2,500 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances and nearly 13,000 members of Provista, LLC. Novation offers its customers contract development and management, supply chain data and measurement, and industry knowledge and advocacy. Based in Irving, Texas, Novation develops and manages competitive contracts with more than 500 suppliers. VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation contracts to purchase more than $33.1 billion in 2007. For more information on Novation, visit www.novationco.com.
About B. Braun
B. Braun is a global leader in infusion therapy and pain management and a pioneer in passive safety devices and PVC-/DEHP-free products. Every day, B. Braun employees worldwide share their knowledge with colleagues and customers to improve working processes in hospitals and medical practices and to enhance safety for patients, doctors and nurses.
Consistently recognized by Frost & Sullivan and KLAS for its medical technology and support services, B. Braun promotes best practices for continuous improvement of healthcare and, guided by its "Sharing Expertise" philosophy, helps today's healthcare workers address critical issues including environmental responsibility, medication errors reduction and infection prevention. For more information, call 800-227-2862, e-mail us at inquiry.us@bbraun.com or visit B. Braun at www.bbraunusa.com.
Source: B. Braun Medical
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