news & events
Press ReleasesFrom the vault of Vendormate
WellSpan Health Chooses Vendormate VISION™ to Manage Vendor Data
Atlanta, GA April 4, 2007 – WellSpan Health, a not-for-profit, community based health care system which was named to the 2007 Top 100 Most Integrated Health Networks by Verispan, announced today it will implement Vendormate VISION™, a unique vendor management solution.
Vendormate VISION™ will help WellSpan Health to better manage the increasingly complex requirements to meet government mandated compliance regulations including HIPAA, Stark Law, OIG and OFAC as well as enforce its own internal policies. Through a private labeled application, vendor businesses and its registered sales representatives, principals, and compliance officers will enter over 150 fields of data. Based on Wellspan’s custom criteria, vendor data is credentialed and monitored through systematic verification against 1.7 billion public and private records and individual evaluations by Vendormate Research Analysts.
Jim Smoker, Director, Materiel Resource Services for Wellspan Health, realizes the need to better monitor and protect WellSpan’s supply chain. “As we strive to provide excellent care to our patients, meet our internal customers’ needs and meet government and regulatory mandates it is essential to know the companies and individuals with which WellSpan conducts business. We have a responsibility to ensure every individual conducting business within our health system meet compliance regulations and our standards Vendormate’s solution gives us the capability to tailor a solution to meet our unique needs.”
“We find that as healthcare systems around the nation experience further demands of compliance they are recognizing the value of the Vendormate solution,” said Andy Monin, Vendormate CEO.
About WellSpan Health
WellSpan Health is a not-for-profit, community based health care system that is dedicated to providing clinical excellence and comprehensive services with compassion and convenience. WellSpan Health includes organizations such as Gettysburg Hospital, York Hospital, VNA Home Health, and WellSpan Pharmacy. With more than 50 locations providing excellence in health and wellness services, WellSpan Health serves south central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland.
About Vendormate, Inc.
Vendormate protects the health of your supply chain with a unique vendor credentialing and compliance monitoring solution. Using proprietary software for vendor registration, screening, rating and cataloging, the program assures compliance with both internal policies and government mandates, including HIPAA and Stark Law. Registered vendors are evaluated against your custom criteria and continuously monitored for non-compliance. Also the integrated badge feature controls access to your facilities. For more information call 1-877-483-6368, go to www.vendormate.com or visit our blog at vendorcompliance.wordpress.com.