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January 15, 2007
For Immediate Release
Media Contact: Kara Dress
Marketing, HIGPA
(202) 367-2434
kdress@smithbucklin.com

WASHINGTON - Broadlane, a leading supply chain services company based in Dallas, recently announced its decision to become a member of the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA), effective January 1, 2007. In addition to membership, Broadlane will also be given a seat on HIGPA’s Board, which will be filled by Charles E. Saunders, MD, Broadlane's chairman and chief executive officer.

"HIGPA is excited to welcome Broadlane to our membership and Board," said HIGPA’s Chair Darrel Weatherford. "Broadlane is a well-known force in our industry. The wide range of services offered by Broadlane provides a positive impact on the healthcare supply chain, specifically providers and the patients they serve. We are certain that this new partnership with Broadlane will strengthen our efforts to fulfill HIGPA’s mission and vision."

Saunders added: "Broadlane looks forward to actively participating in HIGPA. The associations’s new governance structure will ensure that HIGPA’s public policy and advocacy are free of any perceived conflicts of interest with suppliers. HIGPA’s mission of helping healthcare providers offer the highest-quality and most cost-effective patient-centered care possible mirrors our own."

About Broadlane
Broadlane is a leading supply chain services company serving thousands of acute care hospitals, sub-acute care facilities and physician practices throughout the United States. Broadlane improves the financial and operating performance of healthcare providers through innovative services that combine best-practice processes, advanced technology and economies of scale. The company, which is headquartered in Dallas, also has offices in California, New York and Ohio. For more information, visit www.broadlane.com.

About HIGPA
The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) is a broad-based trade association that represents 31 group purchasing organizations, including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, purchasing groups, associations, multi-hospital systems and healthcare provider alliances. HIGPA’s mission is to advocate on behalf of health care group purchasing associations, to provide educational opportunities designed to improve efficiencies in the purchase, sale and utilization of all goods and services within the health industry and to promote meaningful dialogue between GPOs. For more information, visit www.higpa.org.

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