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September 02, 2020
Premier Inc. Earns First Place in AHRQ Predictive Analytics Challenge
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has selected Premier as a first-place winner in the Bringing Predictive Analytics to Healthcare Challenge.
August 18, 2020
Premier Inc. Working with AstraZeneca to Reduce Hospitalizations of Patients with Hyperkalemia
Premier Applied Sciences® has implemented evidence-based care practices with nearly 370 hospitals designed to prevent patients with hyperkalemia from requiring treatment in the acute-care setting.
August 11, 2020
Premier Inc. Initiates Quarterly Cash Dividend and Declares Initial Dividend
Premier announced its Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.19 per share.
August 11, 2020
Premier Inc. Eliminates Dual-Class Structure to Simplify Ownership; Amends and Extends Group Purchasing Agreements with Member-Owners to Support Sustainable, Long-Term Revenue Growth
Premier today announced that it has completed a corporate restructuring to eliminate its dual-class ownership structure.
August 04, 2020
Premier’s ProvideGx Program Partners with Somerset Pharma to Stabilize Pricing, Enhance Competition for Sulfamethoxazole/Trimethoprim
This drug category lacks competition, which can make it vulnerable to price increases and potential shortages.
July 30, 2020
Premier Healthcare Database Being Used by National Institutes of Health to Evaluate Impact of COVID-19 on Patients Across the U.S.
The Critical Care Medicine Department at the NIH will be granted access to the Premier Healthcare Database to research the impact of COVID-19 on patients.
July 29, 2020
Premier Inc. Technology Predicts Number of COVID-19 Cases in U.S. Hospitals in Near Real Time
Premier enhances its technology to predict the COVID-19 census for any U.S. hospital on a given day.
July 23, 2020
Premier Inc. Recommends FDA, DEA Reforms to Prevent Drug Shortages
Premier provided the FDA and the DEA with a list of reforms and regulatory waivers that should be extended beyond the COVID-19 pandemic.
July 15, 2020
Virginia Mason Health System Partners with Premier Inc. to Manage Supply Chain and Enhance Expense Management
Premier will support Virginia Mason’s ongoing commitment to effective and efficient supply chain and expense management.
July 13, 2020
Premier Inc. ProvideGx™ Program Partners with Fresenius Kabi to Secure the Supply of Sedation Drug Essential for COVID-19 Care
The partnership will help stabilize the long-term supply of propofol, a medication vital for COVID-19 patient care.
June 30, 2020
Premier Inc. Calls for National Stockpiling Standards to Prevent Redundant Efforts, Next Wave of Product Shortages
Premier’s survey shows local efforts to build stockpiles must be supported with a national strategy to avoid redirecting supplies away from front-line caregivers.
June 24, 2020
Premier Inc. Survey: Alternate Site Providers Report Increased PPE Needs but Face Challenges with Traditional Distribution Channels
A Premier survey found that the majority of alternate site providers report a more than 50% increase in PPE needs since the COVID-19 outbreak.
June 18, 2020
Premier Inc. Creates Oncology-Focused Purchasing Alliance with 20 Leading Cancer Providers to Source Branded Cancer Drugs
Premier plans to strike innovative new partnerships with pharmaceutical companies, putting branded products on negotiated contracts at competitive prices.
June 04, 2020
Premier Inc. Recommends 24 Regulatory Waivers Be Made Permanent After COVID-19
These waivers were pressure tested during the pandemic, and proved to be effective at modernizing and improving healthcare delivery.
May 28, 2020
Premier Inc. ProvideGx™ Program Partners with Hikma Pharmaceuticals to Secure the Supply of Two Drugs Essential for COVID-19 Patient Care
This new partnership secures supply of amiodarone and sterile water, helping to stabilize the long-term supply of two medications vital for COVID-19 patient care.
May 26, 2020
Premier Inc. and 15 Leading Health Systems Invest to Expand Domestic PPE Production Through Prestige Ameritech
The arrangement is part of Premier’s strategy to work with members to invest in domestic and geographically diverse suppliers.
May 19, 2020
Premier Inc. Launches New Program to Invest in Domestic and Diverse Manufacturing Capabilities
Premier announced a new program to invest in domestic and geographically diverse manufacturers to ensure a robust and resilient supply chain for essential medical products.
May 13, 2020
Premier Inc. Survey: Clinically Integrated Networks in Alternative Payment Models Expanded Value-Based Care Capabilities to Manage COVID-19 Surge
Participants in alternative payment models have drawn heavily on their population health capabilities to manage COVID-19.
May 08, 2020
Premier Inc. Predictive Technology Helps Prepare for Resumption of Elective Procedures by Identifying Surges in COVID-19 Cases and Supply Needs
Premier is leveraging its technology solutions to help hospitals and health systems across the country anticipate surges in COVID-19.
May 07, 2020
Premier Inc. Survey: Hospitals’ COVID-19 Testing Capacity Must at Least Triple Before Elective Surgeries Can Fully Resume
New survey results find that healthcare facilities need to expand their current COVID-19 testing capacity by at least 211% in order to even partially resume...
May 06, 2020
Premier Inc. Puts Unmatched Insights at Clinicians’ Fingertips with Launch of Perinatal Quality Dashboard
This dashboard is the industry’s only integrated analytics dashboard that aggregates and benchmarks more than 80 measures to help providers drill into patient-level detail.
