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February 2010
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in February (2/3/10)
- Banner Health expands Premier healthcare alliance relationship to include Web-based labor benchmarking solution (2/2/10)
January 2010
- Prenatal health initiative wins national award for improving health outcomes of mothers and babies (1/27/10)
- Premier healthcare alliance taking critical next steps toward supply chain data standardization to drive quality and efficiency improvements (1/26/10)
- Participants in Premier Insurance Management Services sponsored Excess Workers' Compensation program divide up $1,363,052 (1/25/10)
- St. Luke's Hospital & Health Network reduces carbon footprint with purchase of renewable energy, avoids more than $1 million in electricity costs (1/21/10)
- Premier healthcare alliance expert to discuss national quality and cost improvement collaborative at HFMA winter conference (1/20/10)
- Premier healthcare alliance board appoints new members to committees dedicated to hospital quality and cost improvement, healthcare transparency and advocacy (1/19/10)
- Hospitals to utilize Premier healthcare alliance Web-based automated surveillance solution, Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) to increase patient safety, reduce costs (1/13/10)
- St. Anthony's Medical Center in St Louis achieves one-third of expected $9 million savings goal in first year of membership in Premier healthcare alliance (1/11/10)
- Haywood Regional Medical Center generates more than $3.6 million in savings in six months with Premier healthcare alliance labor management solution (1/7/10)
- Missouri delivery system achieves more than $3.3 million in savings with Premier healthcare alliance, drives performance in cardiovascular services (1/6/10)
December 2009
- Participants in Premier Insurance Management Services sponsored Fidelity & Fiduciary Liability program divide up more than $104,000 (12/29/09)
- Oregon public employees to have wider access to lower-priced prescription drugs through OPDP, Wellpartner affiliation with the Premier healthcare alliance (12/21/09)
- Kentucky hospital achieves supply chain savings through Premier healthcare alliance's ASCEND program, MySpend spend management solution (12/14/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance names Craig McKasson chief financial officer (12/11/09)
- Premier Insurance Management Services introduces leading healthcare dependent eligibility audit program to 2,200 hospital members of the Premier healthcare alliance (12/8/09)
- Hand hygiene saves lives: Enlisting patients as partners - Premier media briefing (12/7/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance, hospital experts to discuss successes in QUEST nationwide hospital collaborative at IHI National Forum (12/3/09)
November 2009
- Premier healthcare alliance announces new foodservice distribution contract that offers significant saving opportunities to its members (11/18/09)
- More than 30 hospitals join expansion of Premier healthcare alliance QUEST® collaborative (11/12/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events (11/11/09)
- US Department of Defense recognizes Premier healthcare alliance expert for efforts to improve patient safety, reduce healthcare costs through data standardization (11/10/09)
- More than 1,000 Premier healthcare alliance employees donate 4,000 hours participating in volunteer activities with Hands On Charlotte (11/5/09)
- Modern Healthcare names Premier healthcare alliance among top 10 Best Places to Work in Healthcare (11/2/09)
October 2009
- Premier healthcare alliance introduces program to better align hospitals and physicians to improve quality and patient outcomes, control costs and increase profitability (10/28/09)
- St. Joseph's/Candler Health System expands Premier healthcare alliance affiliation to include Web-based infection tracking solution (10/26/09)
- Nationwide hospital collaborative saves more than 8,000 lives and $577 million in costs in one year (10/21/09)
- Premier Insurance Management Services introduces property risk management program designed to help hospitals reduce cost, improve coverage, minimize losses and deliver superior claims services (10/19/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance relocates corporate headquarters to Charlotte, N.C. (10/14/09)
- Seven new suppliers added to Premier healthcare alliance program that supports growth of diverse and small business enterprises (10/12/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in October (10/7/09)
- Premier Insurance Management Services introduces program to assess hospital performance and collaboration in clinical risk management, quality and safety (10/1/09)
September 2009
- St. Francis Medical Center selects Premier healthcare alliance Web-based infection tracking solution to increase patient safety, reduce costs (9/28/09)
- Monongalia Health System expands Premier healthcare alliance affiliation to include Web-based infection tracking solution (9/23/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance Continuum of Care division adds 9,500 new members representing $1 billion in purchasing spend (9/21/09)
- Inflation rates for healthcare supplies unchanged since March, projected to remain stable through 2010, according to Premier healthcare alliance analysis (9/17/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in September (9/16/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance to offer members mobile technology to improve obstetric safety, communication (9/14/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance ASCEND program helps hospitals, healthcare systems reduce supply expenses (9/10/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance names industry leader head of Healthcare Informatics division driving clinical, quality and operational improvement (9/4/09)
- Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System expands participation in Premier's LaborConnect™ program through Concerro™ shift management system (9/1/09)
August 2009
- Hospitals save more than $74 million through Premier healthcare alliance's group buy program (8/27/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance enhances quality benchmarking and regulatory reporting solution to include RAC capabilities and Practitioner Profiling (8/25/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance expert to discuss safe injection practices and improving patient safety at Joint Commission infection control conference (8/19/09)
- Model hospital value-based purchasing program continues to improve patient outcomes (8/17/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches new pharmacy contracts for 10,500 generic drugs, priced to save members $60 million to $70 million a year over current spend (8/12/09)
- Medicare value-based purchasing project shows any hospital can achieve positive results, regardless of size, location or patient-payer mix (8/6/09)
July 2009
- Premier healthcare alliance executive named 2009 chief financial officer of the year by San Diego Business Journal (7/27/09)
- Hospitals participating in Premier healthcare alliance's QUEST project share achieved successes in harm avoidance, surviving sepsis (7/23/09)
- Premier Insurance Management Services introduces professional liability insurance program (7/20/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance introduces foodservice quality and safety standards (7/13/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance adds eight new hospital supply categories to help members achieve exceptional savings (7/8/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance adds new suppliers to program supporting growth of diverse and small business enterprises (7/7/09)
- St. Helena Hospital food service executive wins Premier Culinary Creations Award (7/2/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance creates catalog to identify devices and equipment specifically designated for pediatric patients (7/1/09)
June 2009
- Premier healthcare alliance enhances RAC capabilities to help hospitals achieve maximum revenue retention (6/30/09)
- Foodservice directors named 2009 Premier Illuminating Excellence Award winners (6/24/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance honors healthcare system, contracted supplier for efforts to promote diversity in supply chain process (6/23/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance recognizes nation's top hospitals for commitment to high-quality patient care, operational efficiency (6/17/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance recognizes nation's top hospitals for achieving superior supply expense performance (6/17/09)
- Three members win third annual Premier healthcare alliance Supply Chain Innovation Award (6/17/09)
- Premier honors contracted suppliers whose performance demonstrates operational excellence (6/17/09)
- Premier Insurance Management Services honors hospitals for reducing liability, enhancing quality of care (6/17/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance to offer new services to help alliance member hospitals improve capital equipment sourcing, selection and procurement (6/16/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance to highlight suppliers dedicated to healthcare quality and efficiency improvement, innovation (6/16/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance, GNYHA Ventures identify more than $317 billion in hospital cost savings (6/15/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance enhances solution to help hospitals control costs through supply cost benchmarking, comparative analysis (6/11/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance acquires Phase 2 Consulting to expand its performance improvement offerings to its member hospitals nationwide (6/2/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in June (6/1/09)
May 2009
- Premier healthcare alliance names industry expert to lead QUEST quality and cost improvement collaborative (5/21/09)
- Premier Insurance Management Services announces new captive management offerings to help organizations with captives control costs, reduce risk and improve patient safety (5/19/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance receives national recognition for environmental excellence for seventh consecutive year (5/19/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance to expand participation in initiative to eliminate preventable birth injuries (5/14/09)
- Participants in Premier Insurance Management Services sponsored Fidelity & Fiduciary Liability program divide up more than $119,000 (5/13/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance achieves record growth, helps members save more than $780 million in 2008 (5/12/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance enhances labor management solution used by hospitals to increase patient safety, reduce costs (5/6/09)
April 2009
- S.C. hospital expects year one savings of $1 million by joining Premier healthcare alliance and the WNC Health Network (4/30/09)
- Akron, Ohio healthcare system saves $1.1+ million using Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (4/23/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches national search for leading community health programs (4/16/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance named one of 2009's "World's Most Ethical Companies" by Ethisphere Institute for second year in a row (4/14/09)
- Nearly 80 hospitals, healthcare systems part of Premier healthcare alliance ASCEND™ program to improve supply chain efficiency (4/8/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in April (4/2/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance releases economic outlook, inflation estimates through August 2009 (4/1/09)
March 2009
- Hospital experts to discuss cost savings through energy efficiency, new purchasing strategies (3/31/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance enhances Web-based infection tracking solution used by hospitals to increase patient safety, reduce costs (3/30/09)
- Yale University dining services to use Premier healthcare alliance’s unique foodservice solutions (3/26/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance to expand participation in cost and quality improvement collaborative, launches QUEST 2009 (3/18/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance names DeVore president and chief executive officer (3/13/09)
- Premier listed as a Patient Safety Organization (PSO) by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) (3/12/09)
- Carolinas HealthCare System executive named to Premier healthcare alliance committee dedicated to healthcare cost improvement (3/11/09)
- Webcast to address hospital prevention, treatment of venous thromboembolism, deep vein thrombosis (3/10/09)
- North Carolina hospital saves $300,000 in four months using Premier healthcare alliance spend management tool (3/5/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in March (3/2/09)
February 2009
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in February (2/9/09)
- University of California, Irvine Medical Center selects Premier’s Web-based infection tracking solution (2/5/09)
- South Carolina hospitals look to eliminate preventable infections, safely reduce cost of care (2/4/09)
- Webcasts to feature discussions on preventing HAIs and pressure ulcers, implementing anticoagulation programs to meet The Joint Commission requirements (2/2/09)
January 2009
- Orlando-based health initiative wins national award for HIV prevention and continuum of care to individuals (1/28/09)
- Participants in Premier Insurance Management Services sponsored Excess Workers’ Compensation program divide up nearly $680,000 (1/27/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance partners with Concerro (formerly BidShift) to offer online shift management systems (1/22/09)
- Webcast to feature lessons learned from top-performing hospital in Premier healthcare alliance QUEST collaborative (1/20/09)
- Hospitals join new Premier healthcare alliance program to accelerate, sustain supply chain savings, process improvements (1/15/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance Board appoints members to committees dedicated to improving quality, safely reducing costs and promoting social responsibility (1/13/09)
- CHIPS Purchasing joins Premier healthcare alliance through affiliation with Colonial Regional Alliance (1/9/09)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in January (1/7/09)
December 2008
- Riverside Medical Center joins Illinois Purchasing Collaborative and Premier healthcare alliance (12/16/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance to partner with Duke Infection Control Outreach Network (DICON) in healthcare associated infections fight (12/11/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in December (12/5/08)
- QUEST- High Performing Hospitals Collaborative: Nationwide hospital collaborative seeking to reduce mortality by 17 percent, improve reliability of care by nearly 13 percent (12/3/08)
November 2008
- South Dakota healthcare system saves $500,000+ using Premier Insurance Management Services Inc (11/24/08)
- Kentucky hospital expands Premier healthcare alliance relationship to include labor management program (11/20/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in November (11/4/08)
October 2008
- Local organizations donate playsets to eight locations across Charlotte (10/31/08)
- Western Maryland Health System enhances relationship with Premier healthcare alliance by selecting SafetySurveillor™ (10/30/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches MS-DRG reimbursement calculators to help members highlight avoidable financial loss (10/23/08)
- Carolinas HealthCare System joins Premier healthcare alliance to further improve quality of care, promote safety and reduce hospital costs (10/22/08)
- Premier Inc. plans transition in executive leadership (10/16/08)
- Park Nicollet expands Premier healthcare alliance affiliation to include Web-based infection tracking tool (10/8/08)
- New agreement with ServiShare of Iowa allows Iowa hospitals access to Premier healthcare alliance contracts (10/7/08)
- Ingalls Health System achieves green energy savings, reduces carbon footprint (10/2/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in October (10/1/08)
September 2008
- Premier healthcare alliance launches enhanced supplier diversity program to support growth of diverse and small business enterprises (9/22/08)
- Survey cites executive and physician leadership, adherence to infection prevention practices as areas of improvement to prevent healthcare-associated infections, improve patient care (9/23/08)
- St. Anthony's Medical Center identifies savings of $2.4 million by expanding affiliation with Premier healthcare alliance (9/19/08)
- Sibley Memorial joins Colonial Regional Alliance (9/11/08)
- Premier Insurance Management Services adds executives to assist with underwriting, risk management (9/8/08)
- University of Tennessee Medical Center expands affiliation with Premier healthcare alliance; 6-month savings top $1M (9/5/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in September (9/3/08)
August 2008
- Central DuPage Hospital in Illinois extends relationship with Premier; partnership to focus on improving results (8/22/08)
- Sharp HealthCare expands Premier healthcare alliance affiliation to include Web-based infection tracking tool (8/21/08)
- Premier Insurance Management Services introduces new data privacy, network risk liability insurance coverage (8/13/08)
- Cape Fear Valley Health System achieves $5.34 million supply chain savings with Premier healthcare alliance 8/7/08
- Large Kentucky healthcare system expects to save $1 million in first year with Premier’s SpendAdvisor (8/6/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in August (8/1/08)
July 2008
- Premier healthcare alliance now recruiting teams for 8th Annual Collaborative Breakthrough Series (7/31/08)
- Tufts Medical Center selects Premier healthcare alliance GPO to reduce its non-labor expenses (7/29/08)
- Premier’s newest SpendAdvisor release features reports that help explain changes in supply costs (7/22/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance endorses supply chain standards to enhance patient safety, reduce costs (7/21/08)
- Nurses for Newborns Foundation recognized by federal government for improving the health of special needs babies (7/16/08)
- North Mississippi Medical Center expands affiliation with Premier healthcare alliance to include infection tracking tool (7/15/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at conferences around the world in July (7/11/08)
- CDC, Premier healthcare alliance work to eliminate occupational needlestick injuries (7/9/08)
June 2008
- Premier healthcare alliance announces new collaborative to drive rapid supply chain improvements for participating members (6/25/08)
- Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center food service executive wins Premier Culinary Creations Award (6/23/08)
- Baptist Hospital of Miami food service executive named 2008 Premier Illuminating Excellence Award winner (6/23/08)
- Premier honors healthcare system, contracted supplier for efforts to promote diversity in supply chain process (6/19/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance, Jefferson Regional Medical Center recognize Senator Blanche Lincoln for efforts to improve patient care, safely reduce hospital costs (6/18/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance recognizes nation’s top hospitals for achieving superior supply expense performance (6/18/08)
- Patient lives saved as performance continues to improve in CMS, Premier healthcare alliance pay-for-performance project (6/17/08)
- Premier honors contracted suppliers whose performance exceeds member expectations (6/16/08)
- Three members win second annual Premier healthcare alliance Supply Chain Innovation Award (6/13/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance urges CMS to develop transparent framework for Medicare quality agenda and steadily grow programs (6/11/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance recognizes nation’s top hospitals for commitment to high-quality patient care, operational efficiency (6/11/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance calls for full transparency of Medicare hospital quality measurement (6/9/08)
- 3,000-plus expected to attend annual Premier healthcare alliance Nashville meeting June 10-13 (6/9/08)
- Hospitals save nearly $9 million in only six months of Premier healthcare alliance Breakthrough Series (6/5/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at conferences around the world in June (6/3/08)
May 2008
- Premier healthcare alliance recognizes Rep. Sue Myrick for efforts to improve patient care, safely reduce hospital costs (5/29/08)
- Premier announces upgrades to pharmacy analytics tool to help users easily verify backorder reimbursements (5/29/08)
- Premier enhances leading supply chain benchmarking tool so users can more easily identify cost-saving opportunities (5/28/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance's first regional collaborative's savings near $7 million mark (5/27/08)
- Participants in Premier Insurance Management Services divide up nearly $475,000 in experience credit payments (5/22/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance receives national recognition for environmental excellence for sixth consecutive year (5/20/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance announces initiative to address healthcare industry energy costs, greenhouse emissions (5/21/08)
- Industry experts to discuss quality and safety associated with venous thromboembolism (5/19/08)
- Leading hospitals, healthcare experts collaborate to eliminate preventable birth injuries (5/14/08)
- St. Joseph Health System expands affiliation with Premier healthcare alliance to include Web-based infection tracking tool (5/13/08)
- Prime Healthcare Services Inc. selects Premier healthcare alliance to enhance public reporting (5/8/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at conferences around the world in May (5/6/08)
April 2008
- Illinois hospital realizes $7.8 million supply chain savings in 2.5 years as member of Premier healthcare alliance (4/30/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches national search for leading community health programs (4/28/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance adds new members with $1.1 billion in purchasing volume in 2007 (4/21/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches QUEST new technology program to promote healthcare innovation (4/16/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance, Adventist Health and Salem Hospital recognize Rep. Darlene Hooley for her efforts to improve patient care while safely reducing costs (4/10/08)
- 20 Child Health Corporation of America hospitals to use Premier’s SpendAdvisor spend analytics tool (4/2/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to present at national events in April (4/1/08)
March 2008
- Premier healthcare alliance releases guidelines for successful conversion of endomechanical and suture clinical preference products (3/26/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches comprehensive Web site on deep vein thrombosis (3/25/08)
- Alegent Health expands relationship with Premier, hospitals to use innovative infection tracking tool (3/20/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance sets record for new member recruitment, validated savings and cash distributions to owner (3/19/08)
- Oregon non-profit hospitals announce $32 million savings in 2007, $123 million since 2000 through Premier healthcare alliance (3/18/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance members present successful pre-conference session at pay-for-performance summit (3/14/08)
- Premier Participated in Senate Finance Roundtable on Value Based Purchasing and Recommended 5 Elements for Congress to Consider (3/6/08)
- Mountain States Health Alliance expands relationship with Premier, chooses innovative infection tracking tool (3/6/08)
- Premier announces new Rational Choice Rx® Program; percutaneous coronary intervention toolkit for members (3/4/08)
- N.C. hospital doubles first-year supply savings goal, saves $2 million plus with Premier’s SpendAdvisor (3/5/08)
February 2008
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare supply chain, pay-for-performance, patient quality and safety (2/28/08)
- Deborah Williams joins Premier healthcare alliance to lead Supplier Diversity program (2/26/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance to present pre-conference session at third national pay-for-performance summit (2/20/08)
- Arkansas non-profit hospitals announce $2.6 million savings in 2007, $11.4 million since 2000 through Premier healthcare alliance (2/20/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance provides members comprehensive latex-free catalog (2/20/08)
- 32 participants in Premier Insurance Management Services share $733,000 in experience credit payments (2/19/08)
- Six more Premier alliance members join WNC Health Network to increase savings (2/8/08)
- Five hospitals renew contracts for Premier healthcare alliance’s cutting edge technology to better protect patients from healthcare-associated infections (2/7/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on pay-for-performance, patient quality and safety (2/6/08)
January 2008
- Hospital quality improving, cost, mortality rate trends declining for participants in Medicare pay-for-performance project (1/31/08)
- Thirteen South Carolina hospitals select innovative infection control technology to better protect patients, meet public reporting requirements (1/30/08)
- St. Louis-based health initiative wins national award for improving the health of special needs babies (1/22/08)
- Eight Ohio hospitals select innovative infection control technology to better protect patients (1/16/08)
- John C. Lincoln Health Network to strengthen financial stability by joining Premier alliance as performance improvement partner (1/10/08)
- Ten Pennsylvania hospitals select innovative infection control technology to better protect patients, meet public reporting requirements (1/9/08)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on pay-for-performance, ethical business practices in healthcare (1/7/08)
December 2007
- Premier enhances analytical tools to maximize savings from pharmacy performance programs (12/20/07)
- Leading healthcare organizations to serve as advisors for comprehensive program to improve hospital quality, reduce costs (12/19/07)
- P4P Across The Pond: England’s largest strategic health authority selects Premier healthcare alliance, plans to implement pay-for-performance project as a model for improving patient care (12/17/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance and West Penn Allegheny Health System recognize Rep. Mike Doyle for his efforts to improve patient care while safely reducing costs (12/5/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance and Texas Health Resources recognize Rep. Pete Sessions for his efforts to improve patient care while safely reducing costs (12/5/07)
- Carteret General Hospital expects first-year savings to top $1 million by joining Premier hospital alliance (12/4/07)
November 2007
- Premier announces new contracted supplier joins recently-announced imaging contracts (11/16/07)
- Mercy Iowa City’s Cath Lab improves performance by reducing supply utilization (11/14/07)
- Saint Vincent Health Center showcases commitment, processes leading to high quality patient care (11/13/07)
- FDA selects Premier healthcare alliance as source for inpatient drug data (11/7/07)
- All in a day’s work: Premier healthcare alliance employees donate more than 3,000 hours of volunteer service, 1,100 pounds of supplies for North Carolina troops overseas and their families (11/7/07)
- Premier releases new SpendAdvisor version with automatic contract tier qualification logic (11/2/07)
October 2007
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (10/31/07)
- Premier alliance launches new microbiology agreements (10/30/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance announces renewal contracts for cutting edge technology to better protect patients from healthcare-associated infections 10/30/07
- SSM Health Care analyzes revenue and supply chain link in Premier Inc. Collaborative Breakthrough Series (10/24/07)
- Premier names Abernathy Chief Administrative Officer (10/23/07)
- National hospitals recognized for excellence in quality of patient care and efficiency (10/19/07)
- Nationwide survey findings underscore challenges, identify actions in addressing healthcare-associated infections (10/18/07)
- Data-driven physician dialogue leads to big savings for St. Joseph/Candler orthopedics, neurosurgery programs (10/5/07)
- Premier announces new imaging contracts (10/4/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award, hospital materials management (10/2/07)
September 2007
- Central Texas health system strengthens processes for contracting through Premier’s breakthrough series (9/27/07)
- Industry experts to discuss methods for establishing defensible and profitable pricing (9/25/07)
- Hospital savings top $19 million in Premier’s 6th Annual Collaborative Breakthrough Series (9/11/07)
- Detroit Medical Center extends relationship with Premier; performance partnership to focus on improving results (9/7/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, QUEST project (9/4/07)
August 2007
- HealthCare Partners, a Calif. physician practice, extends successful purchasing relationship with Premier alliance (8/30/07)
- Six more members choose Premier’s SpendAdvisor; spend analytics tool has quick payback, lasting value (8/17/07)
- Industry experts to discuss hospital leadership role in creating a culture of quality to improve patient care (8/15/07)
- West Virginia United Health System joins American Excess Insurance Exchange, Risk Retention Group (8/14/07)
- Patients better protected from healthcare infections at HealthEast Care System due to cutting edge technology (8/13/07)
- Premier educates continuum of care market on preventing needlestick and sharps injuries (8/9/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance introduces new tool for member hospitals to improve patient care, reduce costs (8/7/07)
- Premier to unveil next generation of Spend Advisor at AHRMM conference in San Diego August 12-15 (8/7/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (8/2/07)
- Premier names VP of Integrated Product Management and Marketing to lead development of new solutions for hospitals (8/2/07)
- Collaborative effort with Premier alliance yields $700,000-plus in savings at Evangelical Community Hospital in Lewisburg, Pa. (8/1/07)
July 2007
- Premier’s spine implant portfolio produces $30 million in member savings during first year (7/27/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches comprehensive project to improve hospital quality, reduce costs (7/26/07)
- Aurora Health Care food service executive named 2007 Premier Illuminating Excellence Award winner (7/25/07)
- Premier launches new, improved programs to help members reduce construction costs (7/13/07)
- Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital joins Illinois Purchasing Collaborative and Premier Alliance (7/2/07)
June 2007
- Premier offers new services to improve capital equipment budgeting, planning (6/29/07)
- Four member hospitals win first-ever Premier supply chain innovation awards (6/26/07)
- Premier honors contracted suppliers whose performance exceeds member expectations (6/22/07)
- Eighteen member hospitals win first-ever Premier Supply Chain Excellence Awards (6/21/07)
- Experts from CDC, IHI, Premier healthcare alliance share best practices with hospitals for prevention of healthcare associated infections (6/21/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance recognizes nation’s top hospitals for commitment to high-quality patient care, operational efficiency (6/19/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare associated infections, pay-for-performance (6/13/07)
- Premier alliance offers hands-on culinary training to healthcare chefs (6/7/07)
- North Carolina non-profit hospitals announce $27M SAVINGS through Premier in 2006, set goal of $29M for 2007 (6/5/07)
- Premier | CareScience experts featured in new healthcare technology book from Gingrich's Center for Health Transformation (6/4/07)
- After 7 years of losses, Anna Jaques Hospital achieves financial turnaround in a year, bond rating improves (6/1/07)
May 2007
- Akron’s Summa Health to use SpendAdvisor, Premier’s groundbreaking spend analytics tool (5/25/07)
- Daughters of Charity Health System chooses the Premier healthcare alliance to prevent infections, improve patient outcomes (5/25/07)
- Premier’s innovative surgery pack solution saves alliance members more than $7.5 million (5/17/07)
- Industry experts to discuss hospital leadership role in becoming a top quality hospital, improving patient care (5/17/07)
- Main Line Health hospitals select Premier healthcare alliance to better protect patients against healthcare associated infections, antibiotic overuse (5/16/07)
- Child Health Corporation of America extends 20-year partnership with Premier (5/10/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance receives national recognition for environmental leadership for fifth consecutive year (5/7/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts, member hospitals to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, patient safety (5/03/07)
April 2007
- Charlotte mayor to lead ceremony honoring Premier healthcare alliance for Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (4/30/07)
- Premier introduces new tools for managing pharmacy performance programs proactively (4/27/07)
- Premier Healthcare Alliance, Cardinal Health Team up to enhance safety of hospital patients and staff (4/20/07)
- Premier launches Web site to share performance excellence journey (4/17/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance teleconference to address the prevention of DVT in hospitals, improving DVT patient care (4/17/07)
- Premier adds Sharon Conklin to consulting group (4/16/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches "green" best-practices Web site (4/13/07)
- CHRISTUS Santa Rosa selects Premier healthcare alliance to better patient outcomes, reduce costs through improved operations, staffing and labor productivity (4/13/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (4/11/07)
- North Shore - LIJ Health System expands relationship with the Premier healthcare alliance to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs (4/10/07)
- Hospitals to save up to 60 percent via Premier’s innovative Rational Choice Med/Surg program (4/6/07)
- Premier acquires CareScience, strengthening ability of hospitals to improve quality while safely reducing cost (4/2/07)
March 2007
- Premier launches enhancements to Supply Chain Advisor automated contracting tools (3/20/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance earns United Way of Central Carolinas Inc.’s Caring for the Carolinas award (3/15/07)
- Kings Mountain Hospital selects the Premier healthcare alliance to ease task of public reporting, enhance patient care (3/15/07)
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare joins Premier as affiliate of Norton Healthcare (3/15/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance Board appoints seven to Group Purchasing & Member Relations Committee (3/14/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance receives prestigious Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award (3/13/07)
- Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas selects the Premier healthcare alliance to better serve patients through enhanced labor resource management (3/7/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches new revenue-cycle services to safely enhance hospital efficiency (3/6/07)
- Premier focuses on independent physicians with commitment to grow ProviderSelect: MD (3/6/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance goes green to safely dispose of 3 tons of outdated IT equipment (3/5/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay-for-performance, advocacy at national events in March (3/2/07)
- Centegra Health System joins Illinois Purchasing Collaborative and Premier Purchasing Partners (3/1/07)
February 2007
- Premier names Wes Champion to lead consulting group (2/28/07)
- Premier Catholic Contracting Group drives savings to bottom line; improves operating margins (2/27/07)
- Groundbreaking pay-for-performance project extended; Hundreds of hospitals to test new ways to improve patient care (2/22/07)
- 180 hospitals now signed up for SpendAdvisor, Premier’s groundbreaking spend analytics tool (2/22/07)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches new technology platform to help hospitals improve patient outcomes, reduce costs (2/20/07)
- Wye River Group on Healthcare partners with Premier healthcare alliance to improve the health of communities through sharing of knowledge nationwide (2/20/07)
- Survey by Premier healthcare alliance validates need for better systems to protect hospital patients from infections (2/14/07)
- “Green” computer and electronic options now available to hospitals and healthcare providers through Premier healthcare alliance agreements with Dell and Gateway (2/13/07)
- Banner Health confirms ownership in Premier Inc. healthcare alliance (2/6/07)
- Premier Inc. experts to lead discussions on healthcare pay for performance at national events in February (2/6/07)
- Teleconference to focus on top performing hospitals in CMS, Premier Inc. pay-for-performance project (2/1/07)
January 2007
- Patient lives saved as performance continues to improve in groundbreaking CMS/Premier pay-for-performance project (1/26/07)
- San Diego-area health initiative wins national award for improving the lives of children with asthma (1/23/07)
- IHI names Premier Inc. partner in 5 Million Lives Campaign to reduce medical harm throughout the nation (1/10/07)
Archives - 2006