FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – June 4, 2015; Andover, MA - Yankee Alliance announces a new contract with MediconneX solutions to provide hospitals with a technology platform for discharge.  Mediconnex has developed modules to improve communications with patients throughout and beyond their discharge. All four MediconneX solutions allow for seamless integration, helping hospitals prevent readmissions and enhancing the overall patient experience across the care continuum.

An easy-to-use, cloud-based system allows patients and caregivers to stay connected with their healthcare teams through an interactive notification system. Healthcare providers are able to measure patient readmissions through a robust reporting and compliance database. A scalable solution allows healthcare providers to better engage since every patient is unique.

Through the agreement, Yankee Alliance Members have access to MediconneX solutions that provide:

A comprehensive, yet uncomplicated, cloud-based solution that does not require a large capital investment and


• is designed to reduce preventable readmissions;

• aims to enhance patient satisfaction and engagement;

• assists in improving HCAHPS ratings; and

• provides care continuity for patients discharged from the hospital.


“We are proud to enter into a group purchasing agreement with Yankee Alliance to offer their affiliated healthcare providers solutions that can help raise the quality of their patient outcomes, reduce their costs, and protect their reimbursement dollars,” stated David Gibson, Founder and CEO of Mediconnex, LLC.

About MediconneX

Mediconnex, an mHealth provider solution improves care transitions and reduces preventable readmissions by taking a patient centric approach in managing the discharge process. We have developed an easy to use discharge application that utilizes an alert and reminder system. This will allow clinicians to monitor compliance, including adherence to medications, a key patient safety issue. Our innovative patent pending technology has the ability to help the hospital transform complex clinical data into more meaningful and accessible information for both clinicians and patients. Through our technology we are able to help patients successfully bridge the gap from hospital to home. Evidence shows that strong patient engagement, results in healthier outcomes. The post discharge follow up process is critical to a positive patient experience. Our goals are to provide a more connected care environment extending beyond the boundaries of the hospital as well as to engage the patient in the record keeping process by providing more complete and real time data. To learn more visit us at http://www.mediconnex.com .

About Yankee Alliance

Yankee Alliance is a member-driven healthcare group purchasing organization founded in 1984 on a belief in collaboration, that working together can achieve more than working alone. Our mission is twofold: to work with members to reduce supply and operating expenses through aggregation of data, purchasing, ideas and knowledge and to excel in strategic innovations that continually assist members in reducing their cost while recognizing their individual needs. Today, Yankee Alliance remains true to the foundational belief in collaboration and has grown to over 11,400 members in all classes of trades across all 50 states. For more information visit www.yankeealliance.com.

For more information please contact; Amy Campbell, Senior Vice President, Administration, Yankee Alliance, (978) 470-2000 or at acampbell@yankeealliance.com.