UMass signs supply chain contract

UMass Memorial Health Care in Worcester has signed a five-year contract with Dallas-based Broadlane, which will now oversee the hospital chain’s purchasing and supply chain of equipment and services. UMass Memorial is the region’s largest health care system, comprising five acute care hospitals and a number of other facilities. Broadlane provides its expertise and technology to oversee supply contracts, purchasing and information management to thousands of acute care hospitals and medical facilities nationwide.