Ricoh Americas Corporation announced that it has gained a contract with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P. of the Premier healthcare alliance. The document management contract covers a range of management needs, including document creation, storage, and distribution among the healthcare industry nationwide. Ricoh's technology, services, and software-based solutions address the changing industry needs around information collection, replication, and storage of healthcare documents for healthcare organizations nationwide.

　　The contract also includes software-based solutions that organize and manage electronic and paper documents throughout an organization. Ricoh's contract with Premier will focus on paper forms (stock and non-stock); the conversion, management, and archiving of paper to electronic documents; all document imaging needs; and on-site and off-site management of print shop functions.

　　Ricoh's software based document solutions help to mitigate the issues and challenges that paper forms bring to healthcare organizations. They also address the costs associated with printing and provide rules management across the enterprise.