NEWS - PREMIER HEALTHCARE ALLIANCE
Premier Healthcare Alliance Adopts Chromatics' Pain-Free Infant Jaundice Monitor
NEW YORK, May 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Chromatics Color Sciences International (Nasdaq: CCSI) announced today that Premier Purchasing Partners L.P., one of the nation's largest healthcare alliances, has added the ColorMate(R) TLc-BiliTest(R) non-invasive, pain-free infant jaundice monitoring system to its infant care products. The product is now included in the contract between Premier and CCSI's distributor in the United States, Datex-Ohmeda and its Ohmeda Medical Division, effective May 1, 2000.
Premier is a strategic alliance of leading U.S. hospitals and healthcare systems representing 215 owners of 800 hospitals and healthcare facilities, along with 900 other affiliated hospitals across the U.S. Total annual purchasing volume for the alliance reached $12 billion in 1999.
The decision to add the TLc-BiliTest(R) System came after it was reviewed by the Premier Technology Assessment Program. The Technology Assessment Report concluded, "When used properly, the system provides an effective aid to the physician in monitoring the status of newborn babies for the development of hyperbilirubinemia by displaying serum levels of bilirubin. The device can also be used for home or office measurement of those infants diagnosed with increasing clinical jaundice."
CCSI Chief Executive Officer Darby Macfarlane said, "We are extremely pleased that Premier has agreed to enhance its infant care line with our product. This is a major step forward for our distributor to make the TLc-BiliTest(R) the standard of care for non-invasive, pain-free monitoring of infant jaundice all across the nation."
Gregg Lauder, Director of Capital Equipment for Premier, said, "We see this as an exciting new addition for our members. Helping clinicians to reduce painful heelsticks in infants and manage infant jaundice at the same time will help our members provide a more positive birthing experience for both babies and their parents."
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