NEWS RELEASE
Novation Announces New Anesthesia Standardization Program
Signs 25 Anesthesia Agreements
IRVING, TX; January 4, 2007 — Novation launched its new Anesthesia
Standardization Program for acute care
members on Jan. 1, 2007. The
program has similar categories and flexibility
as the old program which expired at the
end of 2006.
The new program provides incentives averaging more
than five percent on purchases within the
portfolio, increased cooperative returns for participating members
and additional savings from standardization and utilization.
“The new Anesthesia
Program offers members greater returns
for participation and offers enhanced supplier choices,” said
Kathy Harlan, senior director, standardization program at Novation. “Overall
member feedback on the changes with the new program has been favorable.”
The
program is comprised of nine product categories:
air warming, central venous catheters (CVSs)
non tunneled, anesthesia masks, anesthesia circuits, endotracheal
(ET) tubes, fluid warming, laryngeal mask airways, thermodilution
catheters and transducers. Participating suppliers include Ambu,
Arrow, Cincinnati Sub-Zero, Edwards, Gaymar, Hospira, Medline,
Smiths, Tyco, and Vital Signs.
Subsequently, Novation awarded 25
new anesthesia contracts in multiple product
categories. The
agreements which began on Jan. 1, 2007,
unless otherwise noted, run through Dec. 31, 2009. Many of
the new anesthesia contracts are in the new Anesthesia Standardization
program. The program
categories and companies are as follows:
Product Category |
Supplier(s)++ |
Air
warming* |
Cincinnati
Sub-Zero
(Agreement awarded through Novation’s
Supplier Diversity program) |
Gaymar
Industries |
NOVAPLUS®/ Arizant
Healthcare Inc. |
Anesthesia
circuits |
Medline |
Smiths |
Vital
Signs |
Anesthesia
masks* |
Medline |
NOVAPLUS/
Smiths |
Central
venous catheters (CVCs)
non-tunneled |
Arrow
(effective Nov. 1, 2006 – Oct.
31, 2009) |
Endotracheal
(ET) tubes* |
NOVAPLUS/ Teleflex/
Hudson RCI |
Tyco/Nellcor |
Fluid
warming* |
Gaymar |
NOVAPLUS/ Arizant
Healthcare Inc. |
Smiths |
Laryngeal
mask airways* |
Ambu |
NOVAPLUS/ LMA |
Thermodilution
catheters |
Edwards |
Hospira |
Transducers |
Hospira |
++ Participant must select one supplier per category to which
to standardize product purchases.
* For
these categories and contracts, both NOVAPLUS-labeled
and manufacturer-labeled products are included in the standardization
program.
Additional
anesthesia agreements were signed, however
they are not a part of the Anesthesia Standardization
Program. The
agreements include:
Product
Category |
Supplier(s) |
Central
venous catheters (CVC) non-tunneled |
Edwards |
In-line
blood sampling devices |
Edwards |
Hospira |
Temperature
monitoring probes |
Smiths |
Tracheostomy
tubes |
Smiths |
Tyco/ Nellcor |
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About Novation
Founded in 1998, Irving, Texas-based, Novation is the leading health care contracting services company, delivering unmatched savings and value to nearly 2,500 members of VHA Inc. and the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health care alliances and nearly 12,000 members of Provista, LLC. Through its competitive contracting process, Novation develops and manages contracts with more than 500 suppliers. Novation offers the most extensive range of advanced contracting services, including: contract development, contract and supplier management, custom contracting, enhanced savings programs, online contract management and analytical tools, order management and online supplier connectivity. VHA, UHC and Provista members used Novation contracts to purchase more than $33.1 billion in 2007.
Media Contact
Kathryn Goldstein
Director, Public Relations
Novation
(972) 581-5529
kgoldste@novationco.com
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