Supply chain, distribution, procurement, validations, analytics and logistics services for medical and healthcare supplies; providing operational support and materials management systems in the field of healthcare hospital management, namely, providing an on-line procurement, comparative pricing analysis, inventory control, and matching of providers and consumers of healthcare-related goods and services; pharmaceutical and medical products and other goods and services used in hospitals and by healthcare providers, providing information about medical equipment and devices, pharmaceutical and medical products, and other goods and services used in hospitals and by healthcare providers; providing a database comprising details of medical equipment and devices, pharmaceutical and medical products; on-line ordering services for ordering medical equipment and devices, pharmaceutical and medical products and other goods and services used in hospitals and by healthcare providers; operation of an on-line web site and electronic exchange for business-to-business transactions in the field of medical products and services; providing information via an on-line global computer network relating to clinical information in the field of medical products and services; computer services, namely, providing an on-line forum for the exchange of information in the field of medical and pharmaceutical healthcare services and medical equipment and supplies in the healthcare industry