July 11, 2013, Parsippany, NJ — Diagnostica Stago, Inc., was recently awarded the Premier healthcare alliance's ASCEND® (Accelerated Supply Chain Endeavor) sole source contract, in addition to renewing a 36-month group purchasing agreement. The elite award grants special pricing and pre-negotiated terms for Stago's complete coagulation solutions to Premier's ASCEND program members, including high-quality diagnostic instruments and automation-ready reagents.
"Our long-standing partnership with Premier means that our mutual customers benefit from world-class coagulation technologies and expertise, and now Premier's ASCEND members have the added exclusive advantage of pre-negotiated conditions," noted Stephane Zamia, CEO of Diagnostica Stago, Inc. "Ultimately, this means that we can all remain focused on managing and improving healthcare, together."
Stago's focus on coagulation and coagulation technologies includes STA® Hemostasis Analyzers, which range from fully integrated, stand-alone units to manual, benchtop models, depending on the facility's connectivity and throughput needs. Each is capable of performing clotting, chromogenic and immunological assays, and also features patented VDS (Viscosity-based Detection System) electromechanical clot detection technology to eliminate interferences and standardize results across all STA Hemostasis Analyzers. Additionally, a wide range of high-quality, automation-ready reagent test kits are optimized for routine analysis as well as research use. In addition to his leadership in coagulation, Stago is at the forefront of the collaboration with Pharma industry with regards to New oral anticoagulant.
About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Premier is the nation's largest performance improvement alliance of more than 2,800 U.S. hospitals and 93,000 other sites using the power of collaboration and technology to lead the transformation to coordinated, high-quality, cost-effective care. Owned by healthcare providers, Premier operates a leading purchasing network with more than $5 billion in annual savings. Premier also maintains clinical, financial and outcomes databases based on 1 in every 4 patient discharges. A world leader in measurably improving patient care, Premier has the largest performance improvement collaborative in America, including one in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington. https://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected with Premier on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube.
About Diagnostica Stago, Inc.
Diagnostica Stago, Inc. is the exclusive provider of the Diagnostica Stago Hemostasis product lines in the United States and offers a complete system of coagulation instruments and optimized reagent kits for research as well as for routine analysis. Diagnostica Stago, Inc. is the U.S. subsidiary of Diagnostica Stago, S.A.S. France, a leader in the development and manufacture of Hemostasis products. For more information about any Stago product or service, please call 800-222-COAG or visit our website at www.stago-us.com.
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Diagnostica Stago, Inc.
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