Medline's New Insight II Online Financial Management Tool Enables Health Care Facilities to Manage Total Expense Budget


Powerful Web-Based Solution Requires No New Software or Hardware

MUNDELEIN, Ill., April 26, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To help health care facilities capture, analyze and better manage all of their expenditures, Medline Industries, Inc., launched Insight II, a powerful web-based data management tool. Insight II enables hospitals and health systems to view all of their purchases from every department on a macro level and then drill down to see details and identify trends on purchases.

Insight II is an online reporting tool which requires no additional software or hardware to capture and view the data. Users can utilize interactive dashboards and run reports, including total spend per month by facility, department, product category, vendor/supplier, yearly and monthly usage reports, and more.

"Insight II is a dynamic tool that provides facilities crucial purchasing data from every area of the hospital and from every supplier they work with, which will help them analyze trends and product usage to better manage their supply budgets," said Dave Rolston, vice president of e-business for Medline.

Insight II can also create customized reports and develop key metrics that are tailored to each area of the facility and display important information for different people within a facility. Insight II is compatible with most any data software system.

About Medline

As the nation's largest privately held manufacturer and distributor of healthcare products, Medline manufactures and distributes more than 125,000 products to hospitals, extended care facilities, surgery centers, physician offices, home care dealers, agencies and major retail outlets. Recently named one of the "100 Best Places to Work in Healthcare," Medline is headquartered in Mundelein, Ill.and has more than 1,100 dedicated sales representatives nationwide to support its broad product line, clinical programs and cost management services. For more information, visit www.medline.com.

Over the past five years, Medline has been the fastest-growing distributor of medical and surgical supplies in theU.S., serving as the primary distributor to over 450 major hospitals and healthcare systems. As a leading distributor, Medline offers a comprehensive array of consulting and management services encompassing the supply chain and logistics, utilization and standardization, business tools and enhanced reporting capabilities and on-staff clinicians.

Medline has a growing network of 50 manufacturing and distribution centers worldwide, as well as an expanding, dedicated transportation fleet with over 200 vehicles in a variety of sizes to fit customers' specific delivery needs. The fleet is equipped with the latest navigation devices for enhanced order tracking and communication.

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Ann Fahey, (847) 643-3011
afahey@medline.com

John Marks, (847) 643-3309
jmarks@medline.com

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