Baxter
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Signs contract -- worth an estimated $800 mil. over eight years -- with Columbia/HCA Healthcare to provide "products and services related to intravenous systems and diagnostic products." The agreement includes "innovative programs for reducing costs by standardizing many of the products and procedures used in Columbia/HCA's medical facilities, improving inventory management, reducing product waste and reengineering of medical processes," Baxter says