MedSpeed Renews HFMA Peer Reviewed Designation
Healthcare transportation services provider completes
rigorous review, earns designation.
Elmhurst, IL, April 17,
2013 - The Healthcare Financial Management
Association (HFMA) today announced that, following rigorous review,
MedSpeed has once again met the "Peer
Reviewed by HFMA®" standard for its Healthcare Transportation
Services.
MedSpeed's ISO-certified,
technology-enhanced healthcare transportation
solutions help organizations reduce risk and achieve maximum
business value. A transportation network powered by MedSpeed
transforms the movement of patient and business critical materials,
such as lab specimens, pharmaceuticals, mail, print, supplies and
more, into globally-optimized, seamlessly scalable logistical
frameworks.
"It is a challenging, but exciting, time
to be in healthcare," said Bonni Kaplan, vice president marketing,
MedSpeed. "In today's changing environment, healthcare
organizations are looking for ways to improve quality, add value and minimize
waste, and MedSpeed is committed to providing strategic value to
support those goals. We are honored to again be recognized by HFMA
for this expertise."
HFMA's Peer Review process is designed
to provide healthcare financial managers with an objective
third-party evaluation of products and services used in the
healthcare workplace. The rigorous, 11-step process includes a
panel review made up of current customers, prospects who have not
made a purchase, and industry experts. Peer Review status of the
product or service and its performance claims are based on
effectiveness, quality and usability, price, value, and customer
and technical support.
"We're pleased to have MedSpeed renew
their HFMA Peer Reviewed designation," says HFMA President and CEO
Joseph J. Fifer, FHFMA, CPA. "The HFMA Peer Review process assures
our members, through a rigorous evaluation, that the reviewed
product or service meets an objective third-party evaluation that
assesses overall effectiveness, quality, and value."
About HFMA
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) provides the
resources healthcare organizations need to achieve sound fiscal
health in order to provide excellent patient care. With more than
39,000 members, HFMA is the nation's leading membership
organization of healthcare finance executives and leaders. HFMA
helps its members achieve results by providing education, analysis,
and guidance, and creating practical tools and solutions that
optimize financial management. The organization is a respected and
innovative thought leader on top trends and challenges facing the
healthcare finance industry. From addressing capital access to
improved patient care to technology advancement, HFMA is the
indispensable resource for healthcare finance. hfma.org
About MedSpeed
Today's tumultuous healthcare environment is placing demands on
systems to do more with less, while also continuing to meet
stringent patient safety standards and boost patient satisfaction
and outcomes. Since inception, MedSpeed has worked with healthcare
organizations to help them leverage their transportation operations
in order to reduce risk, improve quality of care, become more
nimble and scalable, and gain control of
costs.
Partnering with MedSpeed allows
healthcare organizations to realize strategic gains without investing time
and resources to build or upkeep internal functions. Removing the
burden of day-to-day execution and management of the transportation
of patient and business critical materials from management and
staff permits healthcare organizations to focus efforts on improved
patient experience and quality care. Governed under the principles
of Lean Six Sigma, MedSpeed's superior approach to transportation
design and execution consistently delivers operational quality,
economic value and strategic advantage. medspeed.com