CHICAGO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Synch-Solutions announced today that it has signed an agreement with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, one of the largest group purchasing organizations (GPO) serving more than 1,700 hospitals and 40,000 non-acute care providers across the U.S.

Through MedAssets, Synch-Solutions presents healthcare organizations with a complete portfolio of information technology service offerings, including Synch-SMARTS(SM) Fully Managed Services, which enable MedAssets customers to reduce operating costs while ensuring that their IT systems and practices keep pace with emerging government mandates and patient care standards. Synch-Solutions partners with hospital customers to become an integral part of their day-to-day operations, or can provide solutions on a project basis.

Synch-SMARTS(SM) services help healthcare organizations address the changes necessary to enable the adoption of Healthcare IT services – from planning and design to proactive monitoring and management of applications, databases, operating systems, network devices, and other IT equipment. Synch-SMARTS(SM) addresses such critical functions as backup and disaster recovery, security and policy management, and infrastructure management, ensuring compliance with federal laws and regulations as well as required system performance and availability.

"Synch-Solutions can provide efficiencies in technology for the medical community that will ultimately reduce cost," said John Sterling, Founder and CEO of Synch-Solutions. "This agreement combines the strength of MedAssets' presence in the healthcare industry with the solid IT service offerings of Synch-Solutions to create tremendous growth opportunity in an industry that is rapidly moving towards the implementation of Healthcare IT solutions."

About Synch-Solutions

Synch-Solutions is a national management consulting and technology services firm, headquartered in Chicago, that provides innovative solutions for public and private enterprises. Services include Oracle/PeopleSoft Enterprise Resource Planning services, Business Intelligence solutions, Hosted and Remotely Managed Information Technology Services, Legacy System Modernizations and Enterprise Content Management Solutions. For more information, visit www.synch-solutions.com.

About MedAssets Supply Chain Systems

MedAssets Supply Chain Systems is one of the largest group purchasing organizations in the U.S., utilizing a national contract portfolio of over 1,500 contracts to efficiently connect manufacturers, distributors and other suppliers with its more than 1,700 hospitals and over 40,000 non-acute healthcare provider customers. MedAssets Supply Chain Systems is a wholly owned subsidiary of MedAssets, Inc. For more information, visit www.medassets.com.

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