International Business Solutions Alliance

A Woman’s Touch
May 1, 2010

When Kim Dwyer was hired at Dayton, Ohio-based International Business Solutions Alliance, she was asked if she was prepared to handle "different personalities."

IBSA Awarded RFID Contract with Premier
September 1, 2009

Located in Dayton, Ohio, International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) is bringing special pricing for its technology advancements to more than 2,100 hospitals and 58,000 healthcare organizations through a recently awarded Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, the group purchasing unit of Premier Inc. The 36-month agreement for RFID Asset Tracking and Management Solutions represents a new contract category for Premier, one of the country's largest healthcare alliances.

As the World Turns Green
September 1, 2008

A recent seminar on green initiatives had some distributors and suppliers in the audience seeing red—and others, gray. The occasion was Indianapolis-based IBSA’s 2008 Conference, held July 21-23 at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. While industry professionals certainly support the sourcing of fiber from well-managed forests, they are less than thrilled with the thousands of dollars associated with obtaining chain-of-custody (CoC) certification. Some wondered where the money was, in fact, ending up. Others complained end-users—the group driving certification in the first place—will frequently opt for non-certified stock after realizing it can increase costs. Still, others pointed out that projects printed on CoC-certified stock can ultimately

IBSA Revs Affiliates’ Engines at Sales Conference
August 28, 2007

Several new and unique product lines were on exhibit July 22 to 25 during Indianapolis-based International Business Solutions Alliance’s (IBSA) annual sales conference and trade show, held at the Hyatt Regency Indianapolis. More than 150 affiliates learned how innovative products such as the Bootie Butler—an automatic shoe cover dispenser exclusive to IBSA—the Cardio Quick Patch, the patent-pending Alert-Ware wristband and surgical skin markers can increase sales. IBSA affiliates were also updated on the organization’s successful and cost-effective marketing services program, which provides printing and creative content development, including website design, particularly to smaller healthcare practices that find advertising agencies’ fees cost prohibitive.

IBSA Awarded New Health-Care Contract
April 1, 2007

Premier Inc.—one of the largest health-care alliances in the United States—selected Indianapolis-based International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) as a contracted supplier of document management solutions. Headquartered in San Diego, Premier serves 1,700 hospitals and approximately 45,000 other health-care sites. Under the multi-year agreement, which begins in May, IBSA’s affiliate members will provide a broad product offering to Premier’s hospitals and other health-care sites. Premier awarded the contract based on IBSA’s experience in servicing the health-care industry—including its contracts with Novation and First Choice Cooperative—as well as its ability to provide cost-saving programs, and develop a comprehensive, customized support structure to monitor and measure every aspect

IBSA Awarded New Health-Care Contract
March 13, 2007

Headquartered in Indianapolis, International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) was selected by Premier Inc.—one of the largest health-care alliances in the United States—as a contracted supplier of document management solutions. San Diego-based Premier serves 1,700 hospitals and approximately 45,000 other health-care sites, and is dedicated to improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Under the multi-year agreement which begins in May, IBSA’s affiliate members will provide a broad product offering to Premier’s hospitals and other health-care sites. After a thorough review process, Premier awarded the contract based on IBSA’s extensive capabilities and experience in servicing the health-care industry, including its contracts with

The Battle for National Accounts
February 1, 2007

The closing of Metro Label’s four locations in Atlanta; Santa Fe Springs, Calif.; Colorado Springs, Colo.; and Garland, Texas, is one of the latest casualties in an embattled industry, and further evidence of mounting pressures facing manufacturers and distributors. Joining forces is at least giving some industry professionals a fighting chance. In 2002, nine distributors established International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) to better position themselves for the future. IBSA isn’t your typical distributorship. The Indianapolis-based network of more than 130 fully independent distributor affiliates and 119 suppliers isn’t competition for the DMIA either. “We are members of the DMIA,” asserted President Mark McKinney. “The

IBSA Partners With SATO To offer HealthCARE ID Solutions
January 2, 2007

Indianapolis-based International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) has signed an agreement with SATO Corporation—a provider of barcode printing, labeling, and EPC/RFID solutions—to offer a more secure method of administering patient care and improving patient safety. SATO’s Positive Patient ID solution offers health-care providers a path to compliance using the latest in cost-effective patient identification technology, including SATO DuraMark thermal wristbands, code colorized fastening clips, CTMD thermal printers and Label Gallery HC application software. SATO’s Positive Patient ID solution will advance an organization’s method of banding, tracking, and administering medications to patients. SATO’s Positive Patient ID wristbands work seamlessly with existing bedside bar code systems, and help

Adding Value: IBSA Partners with Misys Healthcare Systems
December 5, 2006

Indianaapolis-based International Business Solutions Alliance (IBSA) has signed an agreement with Misys Healthcare Systems, Raleigh, N. C., to provide health information technology—including electronic medical records (EMR)—to IBSA’s health-care customers. The agreement gives IBSA’s members the opportunity to enter into the Misys Valued Partner program. As authorized resellers of Misys Healthcare Systems solutions, IBSA affiliates can offer customers a fully integrated practice management solution that includes billing, scheduling and EMR offerings, all supported by a solid, recognized industry leader. The partnership with Misys gives IBSA an advantage in its current national health-care contracts, including Novation and First Choice Cooperative, as well as in