Jackson Health Signs Agreement with MedAssets

MedAssets, Inc. MDAS announced today that Jackson Health System has selected the Company as its strategic partner to implement MedAssets' transformational approach to significantly lower supply costs, drive operational efficiencies and engage physicians in the cost and clinical utilization management improvement process. Based in Miami-Dade County, Jackson Health System is an integrated healthcare delivery system with 2,482 licensed beds, is the third largest teaching hospital in the United States, and generated net patient revenue of $1.1 billion in 2009. Following a competitive process, MedAssets was selected based on the Company's proven ability to reduce supply chain costs and deliver operational and clinical performance improvement.