April 2009 - Products & Services

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April 2009

2009 Supply Chain IT Guide

COMPANY INFORMATION From A to L

Name BlackTie Medical Broadlane Inc. GHX InnerSpace Inventory Optimizations Solutions Lawson Software, Inc.

Web www.blacktiemedical.com www.broadlane.com www.ghx.com www.stanleyinnerspace.com www.ios-corp.com www.lawson.com

Year of first sale : 2007 2000 2000 2002 - SpaceTRAX,
1985 Innerspace Corp. 2004 1996

How did you create your product(s)?

Created originally for manufacturing and/or distribution industries and modified for hospitals

Created specifically to meet the needs of hospitals 4 4 4 4 4

Is your software supply-chain specific or part of an ERP package?

Supply-chain specific (e.g., dedicated MMIS) 4 4 4 4 4

Part of an ERP package 4

Is your system architecture:

Client server-based 4 4

Web-based 4 4 4 4 4

SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

Functions

Purchase orders 4 4 4 4 4

Receiving 4 4 4

Inventory tracking 4 4 4 4 4

JIT/Stockless 4 4 4

GPO contract price tracking 4 4 4

Corporate contract price tracking 4 4 4 4 4

Consignment inventory 4 4 4 4 4

Non-stock supply tracking 4 4 4 4 4 4

Invoice matching 4 4 4 4 4 4

Case cart system 4 4 4

Inventory cost accounting 4 4 4

Mobile wireless device enabled 4 4 4 4

Budget tracking 4 4 4 4 4

Point of care consumption/dispensing integration 4 4 4

Patient safety and alerts 4

Electronic catalog management 4 4 4 4 4 4

Medical device tracking 4 4 4

Multi-corporate, single item master 4 4 4 4

Vendor returns 4 4

Credit memos 4 4

Capital requisitioning/purchasing 4 4 4 4

MSDS 4 4

Automated Internet RFPs (buy and sell events) 4 4

Vendor self service 4 4 4

Services procurement 4 4 4

Vendor performance management 4 4 4

XML transactions for e-procurement/B2B exchanges 4 4 4 4

Contract management clauses/controls/terms creation, editing, auditing 4 4 4

Central contract data repository/clause, template library 4 4 4

Asset management (equipment) 4

Accounts payable 4 4 4

Serial and lot tracking 4 4 4 4

Online requisitioning 4 4 4 4 4 4

Automatic reordering 4 4 4 4

GPO contract rebates 4 4

Supplier bid analysis 4

Automatic purchasing/receiving 4 4 4 4

Partial invoice matching 4 4 4 4

PAR cart system 4 4

Patient charges 4 4 4 4

EDI enabled 4 4 4 4 4

Closed loop charging 4

Clinical forecasts 4

Department utilization analysis 4 4 4 4 4

Contract utilization analysis 4 4 4 4 4

Web-enabled requisitioning 4 4 4 4 4 4

Multi-corporate purchase orders 4 4 4 4

Check requests 4 4

Encumbrance reporting 4 4

Medical, surgical and drug distribution 4 4

Supplier portal 4 4 4 4 4

Supplier invoice entry 4 4 4 4

Inventory planning 4 4 4 4

Evaluated receipts settlement 4 4

Vendor credentialing

Vendor-managed inventory (onsite) 4 4 4

Features

Financial system interface 4 4 4 4

Bar code capability (one-dimensional) 4 4 4

Bar code capability (two-dimensional) 4 4 4 4

Bar code capability (three-dimensional) 4

RFID capability 4 4

Enables online real-time data (for RTLS) 4 4 4 4 4

Analyzes non-stock usage 4 4 4 4 4

Web-based receiving/remote-site receiving 4 4 4 4 4

Handheld PAR area management 4 4 4

Online vendor product sourcing (Price and availability checking) 4 4 4 4 4

Asset management inventory tracking – handheld 4 4

Multiple inventory units of measure and locations 4 4 4 4

Point-of-use system interface 4 4 4 4

Supports UPN standard 4 4 4 4 4

Supports GS1 standard (GLN, GDSN) 4 4 4 4 4

Will support UDI standard when available 4 4 4 4 4

Report writer 4 4 4 4 4

Operating room system interface 4 4 4 4

Supports mobile wireless terminals 4 4 4

Supports EDI with multiple vendors 4 4 4 4 4

RTLS capability (e.g. infrared, ultrasound, magnetic signals, etc.)

Electronic requisitioning 4 4 4 4 4 4

Internet access for e-commerce 4 4 4 4 4

Package tracking 4 4

Handheld receiving 4 4

Rebate management 4 4 4

Data mining tools 4 4 4 4 4

EHR/EMR interface/integration 4 4 4

Effective dated pricing 4 4 4 4

Supports UNSPSC standard 4 4 4 4

Supports HIN standard 4 4 4

If your product offers a Report Writer feature, does it enable the end user to:

Create online reports “on the fly with drill down capabilities 4 4 4

Create customized dashboards 4

Both 4 4 4

Neither

Contract Management Features

Self-service contract request/creation 4 4

Master and sub-agreement support 4 4

Outsourcing, service contract support 4 4

Licensing contract support 4 4

Audit trail, redlining, version tracking 4 4

Electronic signatures 4

e-RFx capabilities 4

Contract details, terms search 4 4 4

Contract loading, tagging 4 4 4 4

Lifecycle management 4

Vendor performance measurement 4 4 4

Support Sarbanes-Oxley reporting requirements 4 4 4

Support third-party reporting/analytics 4 4 4 4

Scheduled and ad-hoc report delivery 4 4 4

Acquisition and assignment support 4

Contract and document templates 4 4

IP contract support

Leasing contract support 4

Clause-level approval workflow support

Document-, role-based security 4

“Native” integration to Microsoft Word, Office 4 4

Quote management 4

Contract mapping 4 4

Conversion measures 4

Real-time integration with transaction systems 4 4

Intellectual property management

Support HIPAA reporting requirements 4 4 4 4

Automated alert notifications 4 4 4

Contract renewal wizard and support 4 4 4

Internal routing and approvals 4 4 4 4

ANSI EDI transaction sets

810 (invoice) 4 4 4 4 4

812 (credit/debit) 4 4

820 (payment order/remittance advice) 4 4 4

832 (price/sales catalog) 4 4 4 4 4

836 (contract award)

840 (request for quotation)

843 (RFQ response)

845 (contract data) 4

850 (purchase order) 4 4 4 4 4 4

855 (PO acknowledgement) 4 4 4 4 4 4

856 (ship notice) 4 4 4

861 (receiving advice) 4

Please estimate the number of customers who use your technology to support the following standards:

UPN 100% 0

GS1 100% 0 30+

UDI 100% 0

UNSPSC 100% 0 200+

HIN 100% 0

Of those customers using GS1, please estimate how many are using the following areas:

GLN 0 30

GTIN 0 10

GDSN 0 10

Please estimate the number of customers who perform 810s and 820s using your technology: New Feature 150+

Please estimate on average what the percentage of customer 810s and 820s performed is of the total number of invoices received and payments remitted by those customers:

810 175 unknown

820 unknown

Please indicate if your system provides any special capabilities or features to support the following:

CLINICAL BUSINESS

Revenue cycle improvement 4 4 4 4

Decision support software 4 4

Electronic health/medical record 4

Patient safety/quality assurance 4

Workflow automation 4 4

Clinical data repository 4 4

Enterprise-wide patient index, registration, tracking

Transmission of diagnostic images

Point of care data collection 4 4

Clinical trials management

SURGICAL SERVICES

Surgical suite scheduling

Physician product preferences 4 4 4

Generating pick lists for case carts 4 4 4

Perioperative charting across care continuum

Perioperative Nursing Data Sets (PNDS)

Patient tracking 4

Performance management indicators 4

Physician scheduling 4

Nurse scheduling 4

CPOE-enabled

JCAHO standards of practice 4

Evidence-based clinical decisions

Charting by exception

PATIENT CARE

Pre-admission tracking

PPS case-mix program

Referrals

Care planning

Case mix 4

Drug interactions

Medical records

Medication sheets

Clinical protocols

Automated care follow-up communications

CPOE-enabled

MDS

Nurses notes/Progress notes 4

Outcomes reporting 4

Physicians orders

Quality assurance 4 4

Quality indicators 4 4

Patient assessment

HIPAA compliant 4 4 4

Call center management

Field service of home care equipment/staff

END-USER SERVICES & SUPPORT

Classroom training 4 4 4 4

Hosted training 4 4 4 4 4

Application consulting 4 4 4 4

Ongoing Web/Conference call advisory training 4 4 4 4 4

Newsletter 4 4 4

Certified technicians & trainers (direct) 4 4 4 4

Certified technicians & trainers (third-party) 4 4

Non-certified technicians & trainers (direct) 4 4 4

Non-cert. technicians & trainers (third-party) 4 4

Online user’s manual 4 4 4 4 4

Onsite visits 4 4 4 4

Data center hosting services 4 4 4 4

Performance tuning 4 4 4

Online help 4 4 4 4 4

Onsite training 4 4 4 4 4

Self-service training 4 4 4 4

Operational consulting 4 4 4 4

Packaged end-user training for widespread rollout 4 4 4 4

Scheduled software updates (Annually or better) 4 4 4 4 4

Software updates (As needed) 4 4 4 4 4

Quality audit 4 4 4 4

Online support 4 4 4 4 4

Toll-free phone support 4 4 4 4 4

User group meetings 4 4 4 4

Video training 4 4

Data center upgrade or implementation services 4 4

Automated training 4 4 4

SOFTWARE UPDATES/SYSTEM UPGRADES

Downloaded electronically (via disk, CD, online for bug fixes and/or version updates) 4 4 4 4

Requires installation by company rep (for bug fixes and/or version updates)

Remote diagnostics 4 4 4 4 4

Telephone support 4 4 4 4 4

SOFTWARE SUPPORT FEE

Free 4 4 4

Minimal charge

Annual comprehensive support services 4 4 4

Long-term comprehensive support services

CLEANSING SOFTWARE FOR DATA INTEGRITY/INTEROPERABILITY

Built in/included 4 4 4

Add-on component 4

Subcontracted to third-party vendor 4

Not available

WARRANTY TERMS

Hardware N/A

Software Lifetime of Contract Life of Contract