Nihon Kohden Signs Contract with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems



June 9, 2005 -- Nihon Kohden America, Inc. has signed a new 3-year contract with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems to provide neurological diagnostic and sleep assessment products to the MedAssets membership. At the recent MedAssets annual meeting in Las Vegas, NV, Nihon Kohden America was recognized as a "2004 Silver Supplier" in the Medical Surgical Program.

Headquartered in Foothill Ranch, CA, Nihon Kohden America, Inc. (www.nkusa.com) is a leading provider of Neurology, Sleep Assessment, Patient Monitoring and Cardiology instrumentation.

About MedAssets
MedAssets, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, improves healthcare providers' margin and cash flow through revenue cycle and supply chain initiatives. As a strategic business partner, MedAssets can replace multiple vendors and decrease supply costs by 3-10 % and increase net patient revenue by 1-3 %. Proprietary information technology is used to work with and improve existing IT assets and work processes. MedAssets, through its revenue cycle subsidiary MedAssets Net Revenue Systems, provides best-of-breed revenue solutions including strategic pricing, pre-bill charge capturing, and ongoing chargemaster management tools, all of which have been Peer Reviewed by the Healthcare Financial Management Association. In addition, MedAssets offers the only technology enabled system that links supply cost data with charge data to ensure accurate charges and defendable markups for all patient identifiable supplies, including costly medical devices. MedAssets, through its supply chain subsidiary MedAssets Supply Chain Systems, operates the fastest growing group purchasing organization and supply chain services company in the U.S. and builds customized solutions encompassing procurement of common medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, physician preference supplies, food and nutrition items, and capital equipment. For more information about MedAssets go to www.medassets.com or contact Gary Johnson, vice president of Marketing and Marketing Services, 100 North Point Center East, Suite 200, Alpharetta, GA 30022.

Nihon Kohden America, Inc.
90 Icon St., Foothill Ranch, CA 92610
(800) 325-0283 / (949) 580-1555





Nihon Kohden Signs Contract with MedAssets Supply Chain Systems