FujiFilm inks three-year contract with Tennessee purchasing group

Brentwood, Tenn.-based HealthTrust Purchasing Group, LP has inked a three-year contract with FujiFilm Medical Systems USA for its line of Fuji CR (FCR) products, effective April 2010 through March 2013.

Stamford, Conn.-based FujiFilm said that the contract will provide HealthTrust members with access to the complete line of FCR products, including the FCR Carbon single-drive readers, the multi-drive FCR XG2000, the FCR XG5000 and the FCR ClearView, as well as imaging plates, cassettes and accessories.

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