Article: Caritas Christi Health Care to Use MedVentive's Quality Improvement and Cost Containment Software; Sales Momentum Builds with Signing of New England's Second Largest Healthcare System to a Three-Year Contract.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- MedVentive has entered into a three-year agreement with Caritas Christi Health Care to supply Web-based reporting and intervention tools for improving care quality, controlling pharmacy costs and managing care utilization. The six-hospital network plans to have all tools implemented and supporting 1,300 physicians by November.

"The ability to take control of our data and have confidence in what it reveals about the quality of care we provide was a critical goal for our organization, particularly in today's pay-for-performance environment," said Terence Dougherty, vice president of managed care and payor relations at Caritas Christi Health ...

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