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Detroit Medical Center extends relationship with Premier; performance partnership to focus on improving results
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (September 7, 2007) – The Detroit Medical Center has signed a six-year extension with Premier Inc., reaffirming its 22-year relationship with the healthcare purchasing network. The organizations have agreed to enhance their partnership so that DMC can continue to provide for the healthcare needs of a growing community, especially delivering on its mandate to support the underserved.
DMC Executive Vice President and COO Benjamin R. Carter said that “after a thorough review of the leaders in the GPO market, we decided the best decision for DMC is to stay with Premier. Premier’s outstanding people and superior technology along with an attractive value proposition best met our needs.”
Premier COO Susan D. DeVore said, “We look forward to extending our performance partnership with Detroit Medical Center. Improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care is a goal we can achieve better by working together. If DMC is successful, Premier is successful.”
One of DMC’s decision points was Premier’s technological offerings designed to help DMC accelerate its financial performance. “Enabling technology truly differentiates Premier. Its value to our members is enormous,” said Premier Purchasing Partners President Mike Alkire. “We look forward to deploying our new technology processes and tools – such as SpendAdvisor, our spend management decision support tool – at DMC. For the first time this large IDN will have all spend data in one place. DMC will be able to manage its supply spend effectively at all of its diverse locations and push its performance to the next level.”
Beyond technology, DMC Corporate Vice President Materials Resource Management Donald P. Groth said, “Our decision was based on four areas – product market basket price analysis, financial value to DMC, scope of services, and resources in people. Premier’s proposal provides DMC the best solution to all four. It is clear that Premier is focusing in the right direction with regard to supply chain management, cost control, quality, and other areas that are of greatest interest to the DMC and its affiliates.”
DMC joined Premier in February 1985. The DMC and its affiliates purchase some $300 million in supplies through Premier contracts annually.
About the Detroit Medical Center
The Detroit Medical Center operates nine hospitals and institutions,
including DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan, DMC Detroit Receiving
Hospital, DMC Harper University Hospital, DMC Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital,
DMC Hutzel Women’s Hospital, DMC Kresge Eye Institute, DMC Michigan
Orthopaedic Specialty Hospital, DMC Rehabilitation Institute of Michigan,
and DMC Sinai-Grace Hospital. Established as a nonprofit corporation in
1985, the Detroit Medical Center is a leading regional healthcare system
with a mission of excellence in clinical care, research and medical
education.
About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
recipient
Serving 1,700 hospitals and almost 47,000 other healthcare sites, Premier
Inc. 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, the most comprehensive repository of
hospital clinical and financial information and 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.
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