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Published on: 12/24/2001
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"This total McKessonHBOC solution will deliver significant value to our system and to the people of Spartanburg County and surrounding areas," said Raymond Shingler, vice president, chief information officer, Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System."By working with a single source to reengineer our supply chain and information needs, we expect to save $3.5 million over the course of this five-year contract, more than $1 million of which will be realized through efficiencies in the first year.These cost savings will enable us to focus our clinical resources to deliver an even higher quality of care to our patients."
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"We selected McKessonHBOC as our new pharmaceutical, unit-based cabinet and medical surgical distributor based on its excellent service in providing software solutions such as Pathways 2000 and key automation technologies such as ROBOT-Rx to our IDS system," Shingler said."As our comprehensive corporate partner, McKessonHBOC offers the opportunity for a complete electronic process from point-of-requisition through payment that supports both payment and usage.Together, I believe we will be able to achieve at Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System the kinds of efficiencies organizations such as Wal-Mart and UPS have achieved, and deliver improved patient care at reduced cost."The Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System offers a range of specialized healthcare services that is unrivaled in its five-county service region, featuring world-class specialty centers, a primary physician network, occupational medicine and wellness programs, outpatient surgery, home health and hospice programs, transportation and many others, making it the regions preferred provider of comprehensive services.McKesson HBOC, Inc., a Fortune 100 corporation, is the world's largest healthcare services company.McKessonHBOC provides pharmaceutical supply management and information technologies across the entire continuum of health care, including market-leading businesses in pharmaceutical and medical-surgical distribution, information technology for healthcare providers, services for payors and outsourcing.More information about McKessonHBOC is available at http://www.mckesson.com/.