In Brief: Acuson/Kaiser Permanente
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Acuson/Kaiser Permanente: Acuson to become two-year, sole-source provider of cardiac ultrasound systems for adult, pediatric, intraoperative and stress echocardiography applications to the 323-hospital health management organization under an Oct. 28 agreement. The deal calls for the HMO to purchase replacement and additional cardiac ultrasound units such as Acuson's Sequoia C256 and Aspen systems. The pact follows an August agreement making Acuson Kaiser's sole-source provider of radiology and vascular ultrasound systems...
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