10/30/2001
New Broadlane agreement

Broadlane and NHD Enter Into Three-Year Radiology Supply Distribution Contract SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. and CLEVELAND, Ohio – Oct. 30, 2001-- Broadlane Inc., a leader in providing supply chain management services to the healthcare industry, and NHD Inc., a respected supplier of medical imaging products and services, announced today that they have signed a contract for NHD to provide radiology supply distribution services to Broadlane’s customers. The three-year agreement, which is effective immediately, covers the distribution of conventional and dry diagnostic imaging film, barium, contrast media, film processor service and other medical imaging equipment, supplies, accessories and services. The contract will provide Broadlane customers with access to these NHD products at preferred prices and terms. “Broadlane has built one of the most impressive purchasing programs in the industry and we are delighted with the opportunity to be able to serve their diverse hospital and other healthcare facility customers,” said Steven D. Johnson, president of NHD. “They consistently achieve some of the industry’s highest levels of compliance to their portfolio of contracts and it is a privilege to serve that kind of committed customer base.” NHD is owned by 26 large regional distributors of medical imaging supplies that work collaboratively to negotiate and manage the national account contract business of NHD. The company has 109 distribution centers, more than 800 technical service personnel, and more than 240 account representatives. The companies that own NHD are located throughout the U.S., giving the broadest geographic coverage of any channel of distribution in this business and allowing them to deliver the highest level of custom, hands-on, and immediate service to the largest number of customers. “We are committed to offering our customers high quality products backed by exceptional customer service,” said Scott Balsters of Broadlane’s Contracting Services Department. “Our customers recognize NHD’s reputation for delivering on both of these requirements and are already expressing interest in this contact.” About Broadlane Through an extensive suite of services, Broadlane delivers comprehensive supply chain management services to the healthcare industry. Those services include group purchasing, procurement strategy consulting, materials management outsourcing, and technology services. Among the companies that focus on improving efficiencies within the healthcare supply chain, only Broadlane offers this full array of services. Broadlane customers include leading healthcare providers such as Kaiser Permanente, Tenet Healthcare Corporation (NYSE: THC), Universal Health Services (NYSE: UHS), Continuum Health Partners, Community Health Systems (NYSE: CYH), U.S. Oncology (NasdaqNM: USON), IASIS Healthcare, MedCath Inc. (NasdaqNM: MDTH) and others. Broadlane has offices in San Francisco and Oakland, California; Dallas; and New York City. For more information visit www.broadlane.com. About NHD More information about NHD can be found at www.nhd.net.