United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI) Signs Agreement with Novation for Low and High (PET) Energy Radioisotopes

United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI) is pleased to announce the signing of a 5-year agreement with Novation, a leading health care supply chain expertise and contracting company, to offer both low and high (PET) radiopharmaceuticals. UPPI radiopharmacies have the ability to supply a full scope of radiopharmaceutical products for both diagnostic and therapeutic uses to assist members in servicing their patient’s needs. Novation provides sourcing services, as well as information and data services to a broad range of healthcare providers in the United States.

In addition to providing both low and high radioisotopes to the member sites served by Novation, UPPI will offer a host of support options to those members. UPPI will offer quality programs in the areas of Continuing Education and Reimbursement Support which can include hotline support, webinars, facility audits, Healthcare Reform Consulting and Accreditation assistance. BioDose Patient Management Systems, the exceptional, easy to use patient management system which allows the technologists to capture key patient data, manage patient studies, electronically order/fax doses plus many more tasks is also available to members.

Perry Polsinelli, President of UPPI, stated “We are excited about this radiopharmaceutical contract award and the opportunity to provide exceptional value, products, service and support to the members served by Novation. UPPI is pleased to be able to help enhance the delivery of quality nuclear pharmacy services to ensure effective and efficient diagnostic outcomes for the patients these members serve.

The agreement commenced on July 1, 2012, and will be in place for a period of five years.

About UPPI

Established in 1998, UPPI has become a leader in traditional nuclear medicine and in the rapidly growing nuclear and PET pharmacy industries. Representing more than 80 independent and institutional operating sites across the country, UPPI provides its members national strength in buying relationships as well as access to customizable local programs that advance the professionalism of the industry.

UPPI and its network of nuclear pharmacies provide the national coverage needed to service large GPOs while maintaining the ability to offer local facilities the flexible options often required at the local level. UPPI members have access to the full scope of high quality radiopharmaceutical products for diagnostic and therapeutic uses and are able to provide the highest level of patient specific cost effective healthcare.

UPPI member nuclear pharmacies are your locally owned partners in healthcare with a vested interest in the local community. They provide unparalleled customer service, access to reimbursement specialists, continuing education support and clinical expertise. The purchasing power of the UPPI network of nuclear pharmacies provides a choice of products from multi-source supplier contracts which insure you, our customer, of the customized solution and high quality service you can rely upon for important, often life changing, decisions.

As an organization, UPPI is well positioned to assist Nuclear Pharmacy owners in promoting their businesses and in managing growth. Through its network of Nuclear Pharmacies, UPPI facilitates the open exchange of information, leading to the development of strategies that enhance the delivery of quality nuclear pharmacy services and insure improved patient outcomes..

Please visit www.uppi.org for more information about United Pharmacy Partners (UPPI)

About Novation

Founded in 1998, Novation is the leading health care supply chain expertise and contracting company for the more than 65,000 members of VHA Inc. and UHC, two national health care alliances, Children’s Hospital Association, an alliance of the nation’s leading pediatric facilities, and Provista, LLC. Novation provides alliance members with sourcing services, as well as information and data services. Based in Irving, Texas, Novation recently earned the coveted Ethics Inside Certification® from Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think tank dedicated to the research and promotion of best practices in corporate ethics and compliance. Novation was also named on Ethisphere’s World’s Most Ethical Companies list, and is the only company in the health care industry to earn both distinctions.

To find out more about Novation, please visit www.novationco.com.