To have the leading medical purchasing group recognize the value of our products reflects the potential broad scale impact that our devices can have in how ultrasound is used. A series of these anecdotes is available on the SonoSite Web Site.
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UHC's technology assessments evaluate and compare the safety, effectiveness, cost, appropriateness, efficiency, and clinical outcomes of these technologies and provide administrative recommendations and clinical guidelines for use. UHC serves approximately 70 percent of the nation's academic medical centers. These statements are not guaranties of future performance and are subject to certain risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Factors that could affect SonoSite's actual results include, among others, uncertainties as to the Company's ability to manage potential problems, delays or unanticipated expenses, and product acceptance by the medical community. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance upon these forward-looking statements that speak only as to the date of this release.