SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 18 /PRNewswire/ -- Attainia Inc., the leading provider of capital budgeting and equipment planning software for the health care industry, has announced an agreement with Consorta, Inc., a leading healthcare resource management and group purchasing organization. The contract includes access to software tools for Consorta members that link Consorta’s capital equipment contract portfolio with Attainia’s capital management tools.
“With Attainia’s capital management software our Shareholders systems and IDNs can easily aggregate all equipment purchases -- whether for new construction, renovation or replacement,” said Pam Parker, director of capital initiatives for Consorta. “Attainia gives them the ability to efficiently manage these decisions under an integrated budget and forecasting tool that is linked with Consorta’s capital equipment portfolio.”
“With increasing growth in capital equipment purchasing, Catholic Health Initiatives is continuously looking for ways to support and improve our processes,” according to Steve Kehrberg, Vice President of Clinical Engineering in Tacoma, WA. “The Attainia system is complementary to our existing efforts and vastly improves our productivity. We are requiring all in-house staff and consultants to utilize it.”
“Consorta Shareholders have elevated capital equipment planning and budgeting to a new level,” said George Garner, Chief Operating Officer of Attainia. “Their strategic approach of standardizing both internal processes and external services involving capital equipment will maximize the savings that can be achieved.”
“Attainia’s software allows us to plan and budget for capital equipment better and faster than previously possible,” according to Don Weller, Assistant Director, Equipment Programs at Catholic Health Initiatives in Erlanger, KY. “Attainia’s technology delivers a significant and measurable return on investment for any sized project.”
About Attainia
Attainia, Inc. is the largest supplier of capital equipment planning & budgeting systems to the health care industry. The company has pioneered the creation of innovative products that deliver substantial improvements in cost- savings and efficiency for both hospital and industry partners. In addition to supporting capital equipment planning with the “Plan” family of products, Attainia supports healthcare organizations’ capital financial budgeting with “Budget,” and capital equipment room design with “Design.” For more information, visit http://www.attainia.com/.
About Consorta
Consorta, Inc., based in suburban Chicago, is a leading healthcare resource management and group purchasing organization, whose Shareholders are faith based or non-profit health systems. As a cooperative Consorta’s Shareholders and participants share fully in the organization’s bottom-line performance and have access to best-in-market product pricing as demonstrated through regular price audits.
Consorta’s Shareholders are among the leading integrators of non-profit health care in America, sponsoring significant care providers in many parts of the country. Consorta’s Shareholder health care systems operate more than half of all Catholic hospitals in the United States, own many extended and alternate care sites and have extensive affiliate relationships with other non-profit hospitals and alternate care facilities. The Consorta membership encompasses nearly 500 acute care facilities, representing 55,944 beds, and more than 2000 other care sites. For more information visit http://www.consorta.com/.
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