Description

Solucient was formed by the merger of health care information leaders -- HCIA-Sachs and HBS International. HCIA-Sachs provided strategic information, market intelligence, and clinical and financial analysis. HBSI was one of the nation’s most influential sources of process and outcomes information and tools. Solucient powers health care decisions for providers, payors, managed care organizations, large employers, pharmaceutical companies, and consultants. Solucient maintains the industry's leading health care database comprised of more than 22.6 million discharges per year from 2,900 hospitals, representing 77.5% of all discharges. Serving a client base of more than 5,500 customers, the company provides information resources to more than 3,000 hospitals, as well as 18 of the 20 largest pharmaceutical manufacturers in the U.S. Solucient is owned by VS&A Communications Partners III, LP, the private equity affiliate of New York media merchant bank Veronis Suhler; VNU, one of the world’s leading business to business media information companies; and VHA Inc., a nationwide alliance of community-owned health care organizations and the former majority owner of HBS International.

Table of Contents

1.0 Industry Overview/Trends - pgs. 4-20 1.1 Healthcare Information Technology Description - pgs. 4-7 1.2 Patient Safety Overview - pgs. 8-20 2.0 Company Overview - pgs. 22-23 2.1 Product/Service Overview - pgs. 24-29 3.0 Corporate Strategy - pg. 31- 4.0 Internet Activities - pgs. 33-38 Company Executives - pg. 40 5.0 Lines of Business - pgs. 42-83 5.1 Provider Solutions - pgs. 42-57 5.2 Payer Solutions - pgs. 59-64 5.3 Employer Solutions - pgs. 66-67 5.4 Pharmaceutical Solutions - pgs. 69-83 6.0 Reports - pgs. 85-101 7.0 Customers - pgs. 102-104 7.0 Sources - pg. 106