The World Congress 8th Annual Leadership Summit on Health Care Supply Chain

Educational Underwriters

As the industry's first online direct contracting market, aptitude has innovated the healthcare supply chain environment by creating a more logical and empowered market that provides transparency to both buyer and seller. Simply put, aptitude bridges the relationship between hospitals and suppliers to greatly improve the entire contracting process for all. For more information, please visit www.aptitude.com

aptitude Media Coverage:

• An Amazon-like coup for the supply chain
• Program facilitates direct contracting
• Scottsdale Healthcare gets aptitude for online buying
• To make hospital supply chains more efficient, aptitude takes direct contracting online
• CONVERGE Startup Showcase: What Health Startups need to succeed
• Building the E-bay of medical devices: A conversation with aptitude's Troy Kirchenbauer
• aptitude launches direct contracting market for medical supplies

Covidien is a global health care leader that understands the challenges faced by providers and their patients and works to address them with innovative medical technology solutions and patient care products. Inspired by patients and caregivers, Covidien's team of dedicated professionals is privileged to help save and improve lives around the world. With more than 38,000 employees, Covidien operates in 150-plus countries and had 2013 revenue of $10.2 billion. To learn more about our business visit http://www.covidien.com or connect with us on Twitter.

TECSYS is the leader of supply chain management solutions for health systems. TECSYS' robust software and industry expertise enable health systems to transform their Operating Room, Point-of-Use and Consolidated Service Center into efficient supply chains; saving millions of dollars, gaining total inventory visibility and freeing clinicians to focus on quality patient care.

We know that VHA members are dealing with heightened pressure to deliver results in the midst of rising costs, increasing uncompensated care, nursing shortages and an economic crisis. Sustainable results come from strategic relationships that you have built with, and within, VHA. Through us, you can connect with peers, share insights, leverage resources and take advantage of innovative solutions - all to lower costs, advance operational performance and enhance patient care.
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