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For immediate release: December 15, 2003
Capital Health selects local company for electronic Contract Management System
system will be a model for other health systems worldwide
Capital Health has chosen Edmonton-based Upside Software Inc. for a new contract management system (CMS) that will increase transparency, accountability and make it easier for businesses to work with the region. Capital Health is the first health region in Alberta to go to a centralized contract management system.
Currently, the health region purchases more than $200 million in healthcare business services.
Under the agreement, Capital Health will use Upside Software’s technology to implement a centralized automated management system for all contracts that the health region has in place. By having a centralized system that allows movement of documents and tasks electronically, contracts will be completed significantly faster.
“What this means is that we will be able to do a more streamlined and efficient job in managing contracts between Capital Health and our suppliers, which will speed up paperwork, reduce duplication and enhance monitoring of contract performance. This translates into cost savings,” said Wendy Hill, Chief Operating Officer, Capital Health Regional Support Services, who noted the new CMS will work well with Biz Worx - the call centre established to act as a single point entry for suppliers doing business with the health region. “This is another step in improving access for suppliers through an integrated CMS, thereby making Capital Health more business friendly.”
Upside Software was selected from a competition that attracted bidders from Canada and the United States. Upside Software has offered similar electronic systems to major multinationals in Canada and the United States.
“Upside Software was chosen from a list of quality submissions and clearly met the requirements of this project,” said Sheila Weatherill, Capital Health President & CEO. “We’re pleased we are able to support a local company that is proving it can compete around the world right here from Edmonton.”
“We are proud to have been selected by Capital Health and look forward to making this a showcase implementation in the health care sector in Alberta. This province has achieved excellence in technology and processes, and we intend to continue that tradition by working with an incredible organization like Capital Health” said Ashif Mawji, CEO, Upside Software Inc.
Capital Health’s new centralized contract management system will be in place in 2004.
About Capital Health
Capital Health is one of Canada's largest integrated academic health regions, providing complete health services to 980,000 residents in the cities of Edmonton, Fort Saskatchewan, Leduc, Spruce Grove and St. Albert, and the counties of Leduc, Parkland, Strathcona and Sturgeon (and communities within their geographical areas), as well as the Town of Devon and communities in the eastern part of Yellowhead County. Capital Health serves a total of 1.6 million people across central and northern Alberta, providing specialized services such as trauma and burn treatment, organ transplants and high-risk obstetrics. To find out more about Capital Health, check out: www.capitalhealth.ca.
About Upside Software Inc.
Upside Software provides the leading Contract Management Software solution in the market – UpsideContract – as well as other integrated business solutions to handle Sourcing & Procurement, Invoice and Billing Management, and Project & Resource Management. Upside Software’s products address the needs of Enterprise (e.g. Fortune 500, Global 2000), Public sector (Federal, State/Provincial, Municipal and Health Care) and Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector customers. Upside Software’s customers realize significant cost savings and improve customer and supplier relationships. The company’s solutions are delivered to customers in as little as 3 days and provide a full return-on-investment (ROI) in much less than one year. Upside Software is a profitable, growing company with a very advanced, yet mature, and comprehensive product suite. The company has extensive experience delivering real value to customers of every size and in most industry verticals. For more information about Upside Software and its suite of business solutions, visit the company’s Web site at or one of its product sites: http://www.upsidecontract.com/, http://www.upsidecontractlite.com/, http://www.upsiderfx.com/, http://www.upsidebilling.com/.
For more information, contact:
Ed Greenberg
Capital Health Public Affairs
Phone: (780) 407-2602
Pager: (780) 445-7693
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