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Advantus and GE HealthCare Announce Deal to Expand HTM Service Access

Advantus Health Partners | March 03, 2023 | Read time : 02:00 min

On March 2, 2023, Advantus Health Partners, a healthcare solutions company that improves supply chain models for healthcare organizations, and GE HealthCare, one of the world's largest medical equipment maintenance companies, announced a 10-year, $760 million agreement to provide GE HealthCare's HTM services to Advantus Health Partners' clients.

Advantus Health Partners' clients can use the Healthcare Technology Management (HTM) program to manage all medical equipment in a healthcare facility. This includes regular maintenance, checking for recalls and taking care of them, cleaning and distributing the equipment, and so on.

The program's proactive data security monitoring and efforts to standardize how healthcare organizations manage their equipment can help clients cut costs and boost productivity. Besides, the clients will also have access to Encompass, a real-time locating system from GE HealthCare that records and pinpoints a provider's equipment so that caregivers can spend more time with patients and less time looking for it. In addition, a proactive servicing plan for endoscopes is offered as part of an advanced scopes program and advanced asset management.

Mohamed El-Demerdash, GE HealthCare U.S. and Canada Services President, expressed, "We are excited to build a healthier future by managing the comprehensive service needs of healthcare providers and helping ensure they have the latest technology available to provide quality care to their patients." He added, "Together with Advantus Health Partners, we will support health care organizations as they continue to evolve and adapt to meet their ever-changing needs and those of the communities they serve."

(Source – Business Wire)

Advantus Health Partners and GE HealthCare have expanded their partnership to provide healthcare providers with a scalable, end-to-end solution for controlling medical equipment performance and risk.

About Advantus Health Partners

Advantus Health Partners is a provider of healthcare solutions that aid in achieving corporate objectives through improved operations, corporate purchasing, and supply chain management. The company has expertise in distribution and logistics, inventory management, clinical integration, and many other adaptable supply chain solutions. It is passionate about reducing workflows and increasing scale. Its partners include ambulatory surgery centers, academic medical centers, critical access hospitals, regional integrated delivery networks, national health systems, and physician clinics.

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