MUNDELEIN, Ill., Aug. 25 /PRNewswire/ — Sysmex, a global leader
in medical diagnostic testing equipment and information systems
technology, today announced a three-year sole source microscopic
urinalysis contract agreement with group purchasing organization
Novation. Novation is the leading health care supply
contracting company for more than 25,000 members of VHA Inc. and
the University HealthSystem Consortium (UHC), two national health
care alliances, and 5,500 members of Provista, LLC, representing
28,000 sites. Members have immediate purchasing/leasing
access to Sysmex UF-Series automated urine particle analyzers,
reagents, controls, and service. Training and technical
support for members will be provided through Sysmex America’s U.S.
headquarters in Mundelein, Illinois. The contract was awarded
on technical merit and pricing. In addition to its sole
source contract, Novation awarded Sysmex America a related dual
source contract with Siemens’ ADVIA® Urinalysis WorkCell.
“Sysmex America is pleased to partner with Novation in its
efforts to offer member-laboratories an automated urinalysis
solution that enhances present on admission UTI screening
capability. This solution enhancement, coupled with the
reliability and uptime of Sysmex instruments, will serve
member-laboratories well as they navigate through a challenging and
cost-restrictive healthcare environment,” said John Kershaw,
President & CEO, Sysmex America, Inc.
In October 2007, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid
Services, established new POA (Present on Admission) cost saving
initiatives which targeted urinary tract infections (UTI) and
hospital-acquired infections (HAI). Automated urine
microscopy enables laboratories to perform labor-saving,
cost-effective microscopic evaluation of urine. This
evaluation allows for the identification of patients with presence
of pre-existing bacteria in their urine to be flagged upo
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