ROi, an Operating Division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System, Implements BravoSolution Supply Management Solutions
DALLAS-(Business Wire)-September 23, 2009 - BravoSolution (www.bravosolution.com), the international leader in Supply Management software and services for the healthcare industry, today announced that Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi), an operating unit of the Sisters of Mercy Health System has implemented BravoSolution’s full Supply Management Suite to support its complete contract management lifecycle solution.
ROi is the country’s fifth-largest healthcare group purchasing organization by volume. The GPO is widely recognized in the healthcare industry as a supply chain leader in using technology to reengineer the healthcare value chain and to reduce the cost of providing quality care to their members’ patients. In keeping with this tradition of innovation, ROi has recently completed a rollout with BravoSolution to provide the technology and strategic support to deploy and manage best practices throughout their contract lifecycle processes. ROi will drive value for its members using the entire BravoSolution Supply Management Suite, including process, spend, contract, sourcing, and performance management tools.
“ROi’s ability to support our members’ goals of providing affordable, quality healthcare hinges on our effective use of technology to improve the way we serve their needs,” said Vance Moore, President of ROi. “With BravoSolution, we will continue to deliver supply chain innovation that allows our members to achieve their goals of quality, safety, service and value.”
This year, ROi, which has won numerous awards for supply chain innovation, is breaking new ground once again with a new business model focusing on commercial growth through other like-minded providers. Enabling a viable commercial strategy requires customer-centric tools with robust analytics able to synthesize disparate information from different sources. The BravoSolution suite offers these robust tools in a powerful, easy-to-use and convenient platform.
ROi selected BravoSolution following a comprehensive search for a solution tailored to meet the unique requirements of ROi’s stakeholders consisting of healthcare providers, suppliers, manufacturers and distributors. The team conducted an in-depth pilot event, followed by a rapid implementation. The comprehensive rollout came online last week, and is expected to begin driving value for the ROi team and its members immediately.
“ROi conducted an exhaustive search for the best partner to support our current and future supply management needs,” said Curtis Dudley, Vice President at ROi. “After fully evaluating multiple solutions and conducting extensive discussions with their references, it was clear to our team that Bravo provided the best overall combination of healthcare industry expertise, functional capabilities, and cultural match.”
“Both BravoSolution and ROi are passionate about building strong partnerships and ensuring total satisfaction for our respective customers,” said John McNeill, General Manager of BravoSolution US. “We are excited to work with an innovative leader like ROi to further their mission of providing quality, affordable patient care.”
The BravoSolution Supply Management Suite offers support for the full supply management lifecycle, including spend analytics, contract management, eSourcing, supplier performance management, and process management. This integrated suite offers the entire supply management organization the visibility and resources to drive meaningful, sustainable savings in all categories of spend. BravoSolution’s team of experienced supply management professionals combine extensive sourcing experience with deep healthcare industry expertise to offer tailored support that meets each client’s specific needs.
In 2008 alone, over 20,000 procurement professionals used BravoSolution technology to manage in excess of $450 Billion in spending within their global supply chains. More than 230,000 suppliers worldwide use BravoSolution tools for eSourcing, vendor registration, contract management, and strategic vendor performance management activities.
About Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi)
Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) is an operating division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) that allows Mercy to successfully offer a single-source, fully integrated supply chain solution to serve its customers. ROi focuses on three primary areas of service: performance consulting, group purchasing and supply chain management. As of fiscal year 2008, ROi has $670 million in contracted volume, more than 1,400 members and serves more than 4,000 licensed beds in 22 acute care hospitals. ROi is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. and has distribution operations at the Consolidated Services Center (CSC) in Springfield, Mo.
About the Sisters of Mercy Health System
The Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) operates hospitals, physician practices, outpatient clinics, health plans and related health and human services in a seven state area including Arkansas, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma and Texas. Its members include 19 acute care hospitals providing more than 4,000 licensed beds, two heart hospitals, a managed care subsidiary (Mercy Health Plans), physician practices, outpatient care facilities, home health programs, skilled nursing services and long-term care facilities. Services are provided by approximately 31,000 co-workers and 4,600 physicians who are employed or practice at Mercy facilities. Mercy is the 8th largest Catholic healthcare system in the U.S. based on net patient service revenue. It is sponsored by Mercy Health Ministry, an entity established by the Catholic Church to oversee the healing ministry and Catholic identity of Mercy. For more information, visit www.mercy.net.
About BravoSolution
BravoSolution is a leading international provider of Supply Management Excellence, delivered through software, professional services and category expertise:
- Delivering global support to clients from 12 offices in 8 countries (Italy, France, Mexico, Spain, U.K., China, The Netherlands and U.S.) across 3 continents;
- Supply management expertise from 420 employees with 37 nationalities;
- Supporting 400 clients in 30 countries;
- Offering supply management software used by over 20,000 procurement professionals and 230,000 suppliers worldwide.
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