Copied from Home Care Monday 4-05-04
Breg Signs Two-year Contract with Kaiser Permanente
HUNTERVILLE, N.C.–Orthopedic and rehab products manufacturer Breg, a
division of Orthofix International, will supply Kaiser Permanente patients with
lower-extremity bracing products through an agreement with Broadlane Inc. Kaiser
insures 8.2 million people and owns 30 hospitals and 431 medical office
buildings.
The contract will run through May 2006 and covers various customized
off-the-shelf braces, including those for anterior, posterior cruciate ligament and
osteoarthritis knee applications. Breg has offices in Vista, Calif., and
Mexicali, Mexico. Broadlane, based in San Francisco, offers supply cost-management
services to health care providers.
