 SAP Public Services, Inc., a subsidiary of SAP AG (NYSE: SAP), announced that MetroSouth Medical Center has selected and implemented SAP® solutions to more effectively drive new levels of performance across its healthcare system in the areas of financials and procurement through financial and supply chain management applications from SAP.
MetroSouth, a new medical center formed in July 2008, chose SAP enterprise applications to help achieving newly established strategic objectives to streamline business processes, increase efficiency and reduce costs.
"In today's ever-changing healthcare business environment, the ability to confidently make decisions is critical," said John Ulett, chief information officer, MetroSouth Medical Center. "Information is what drives those decisions, and automation across operations is essential to ensure that information is delivered consistently. We chose SAP after a thorough discovery process because we felt they achieved the right balance between proven solutions and innovative technological advancement and stability for our needs."
"With greater demand for healthcare reform in the United States, providers need to adapt their services and business processes to control costs and meet regulatory and patient demands," said David Corbett, vice president, U.S. Healthcare, SAP. "MetroSouth Medical Center made the decision to not just implement business software, but to invest in a business process platform that delivers the agility to retain and manage the costs associated with critical talent and better management of supply chain and financial resources, while also allowing the Center to develop new forms of collaboration with partners and deliver innovative care-putting them in the company of leading providers of care in the country."
About SAP® for Public Sector
SAP® for Public Sector is an industry-specific solution portfolio combining SAP® Business Suite applications with tailored functionality to meet the unique demands of central, federal, state and local governments and other public organizations. SAP for Public Sector provides a comprehensive set of tools to help organizations optimize limited resources and support collaborative outcomes between two or more government agencies, to help improve economic viability and increase process efficiency and transparency while better serving the needs of the public. The portfolio is based on the open and flexible SAP NetWeaver® technology platform, which leverages service-oriented architecture (SOA) to enable government and non-government agencies to work seamlessly with one another by integrating government business processes, including public sector accounting, procurement, grants management, tax and revenue management, case management, constituent services, records management, social services and public security. Additional information is available at http://www.sap.com/publicsector/.
About SAP
SAP is the world's leading provider of business software, offering applications and services that enable companies of all sizes and in more than 25 industries to become best-run businesses. With approximately 76,000 customers (includes customers from the acquisition of Business Objects) in over 120 countries, the company is listed on several exchanges, including the Frankfurt stock exchange and NYSE, under the symbol "SAP." For more information, visit www.sap.com. |
