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HealthCare Partners, a Calif. physician practice, extends successful purchasing relationship with Premier alliance
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 30, 2007) – Torrance, Calif.-based HealthCare Partners, LLC, (HCP), owner of California's largest private physician practice as well as large practices in Central Florida, Utah and Nevada, has renewed its group purchasing relationship with the Premier alliance.
“We are pleased with the support from Premier in helping HealthCare Partners derive maximum value from our extensive portfolio,” said Jim Kostick, HCP vice president of Administrative Services. “We know that Premier is committed to working with us to support our efforts to be ever more efficient and cost effective in our purchasing practices.”
Premier Purchasing Partners President Mike Alkire said, “We are gratified that one of the country’s most innovative physician groups looked at potential group purchasing partners and chose to maintain its relationship with Premier. We look forward to working with HCP and doing all we can to help them keep their expenses as low as possible for the benefit of all the patients and communities they serve.”
“With centralized purchasing and significant supply spend that’s comparable to many hospitals, HCP functions like an IDN,” said Joan Ralph, Premier vice president, Continuum of Care Services. “We look forward to becoming even more actively engaged with HCP to help them take advantage of their size and successfully leverage all of their contracts.”
About HealthCare Partners, LLC (HCP)
HealthCare Partners, LLC (HCP), a management services organization, manages
and operates HealthCare Partners Medical Group and HealthCare Partners
Independent Physician Association (California), JSA Healthcare Corporation
(Florida, Nevada, and Utah), The Camden Group (national consulting firm),
and HealthCare Partners Institute. A leader in multi-specialty integrated
and coordinated care delivery, HCP’s owned and managed medical groups care
for more than 550,000 patients, including more than 100,000 Medicare
Advantage and Medicare patients. HealthCare Partners Medical Group (HCPMG)
has been recognized by health plans and business groups for its medical
leadership, the high quality of medical care delivered, operational
effectiveness, and high rates of patient satisfaction. HCPMG employs 500+
primary care and specialty physicians who care for patients through 40
neighborhood offices, five urgent care centers, two medical spas, and an
ambulatory surgery center in Los Angeles County and north Orange County,
California. The HealthCare Partner Independent Physician Association (HCPIPA)
is an affiliation of 600 physicians in 300 Greater Los Angeles area
locations. Acquired in 2006, JSA Healthcare Corporation, one of the leading
healthcare organizations in Central Florida, owns and operates 27 primary
care clinics and eight pharmacies, and manages an independent physician
association affiliated with 54 physicians in 42 Tampa Bay and Orlando area
locations. HCP’s Nevada and Utah operations include Summit Medical Group (an
outpatient group practice with 25 physicians and eight offices), P5 Health
Plan Solutions (health plan administration and medical management), Lexon
Medical Resources (medical billing and practice management consulting) and
File Management Services (file management and archive records storage). For
more information, visit
www.healthcarepartners.com.
About Premier, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Serving 1,700 hospitals and more than 47,000 other healthcare sites, Premier
is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States dedicated to
improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates one of the nation's largest healthcare purchasing networks and the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and financial information. Premier Insurance Management Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary, operates one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare.
Headquartered in San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C.,
Philadelphia, and Washington. For more information, visit
www.premierinc.com.