JPC AND RINGO SIGN THREE YEAR CONTRACT
Ringo, a Vendor Management System for the Healthcare industry, and JPC (Joint Purchasing Corporation)have entered into a 3-year agreement. Under the terms of the agreement, JPC will offer its 6000+ participants RingoÂ’s Vendor Management System.
Melville, NY (PRWEB) September 25, 2003 -
Year contract with Joint Purchasing Corporation (JPC). Under the terms of the agreement, JPC will offer its participants RingoÂ’s Vendor Management System, which is designed to streamline the entire staffing process, including vendor coordination, order requisition, timesheets, expenditure reports and employee evaluations, to provide healthcare facilities with significant time and cost savings.
“Ringo can offer our participants a tool to improve efficiencies and cut down on the time-intensive staffing process,” said Alexandra Zimmerman, Director of Contract Services, JPC. “It will enable our healthcare organizations to manage the staffing of clinical, non-clinical and volunteer personnel in a more proficient manner.”
Ringo serves all vertical markets, with a niche specialization in the healthcare community. The application assists hospitals and facilities with temporary staffing operations, while complying to standards set by the Joint Commission On Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Ringo calculates shifts, stores employee and volunteer assignment history, maintains competency reviews, and provides users with immediate reporting access to critical information, such as staffing expenditures and scheduling, across any number of departments and facilities.
“Tracking historical information to make budget and staffing allocation evaluations can be a difficult task. With Ringo, organizations are now empowered to easily track this information for sound decisions to ensure profitability and maximum efficiency,” said Jeanine L. Bondi, Vice President, Ringo.
“Controlling costs and improving staffing procedures is a top priority for our customer base," said Andrew Janover, Senior Vice President of Operations, JPC. “We are excited to bring Ringo to our participants and provide a dedicated resource for managing the contingent staffing process.”
JPC offers it's participants access to a comprehensive contract portfolio that not only offers competitive pricing, but also delivers participants the flexibility to purchase from contracts that meet their needs without commitment to a total program. Along with its flexibility, JPC brings many value-added benefits that are designed to help participants deliver the very best care to their communities. Through the JPC Foundation, participants gain access to free continuing education seminars that address important issues facing today's healthcare providers.
About Ringo
Ringo is a Vendor Management System (VMS) created to help companies monitor usage from multiple staffing vendors. As a vendor neutral application, Ringo delivers an online resource designed to simplify the temporary or consultant workforce process. For more information, or to see a demo, contact Ringo at 631-393-9788 or visit the web site at www. goringo. com.
About JPC
JPC is an innovative, non-profit, health services organization headquartered in New York that helps healthcare providers strengthen their bottom line by assisting in the implementation of cost control and resource management and Information Technology strategies. JPC began in 1922 as a share services arm for hospitals, synagogues and social services organizations, primarily in the New York metropolitan area. To learn more about JPC, please visit www. jpc. org.
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