Study: Many hospitals use too many antibiotics
By MIKE STOBBE - AP - Thu Sep 11, 5:55AM CDT
NEW YORK (AP) — Doctors in many U.S. hospitals are unnecessarily prescribing multiple antibiotics for several days when just one would do the job, a new study released Wednesday suggests.
Unnecessary Antibiotic Use in Hospitals Responsible for $163 Million in Potentially Avoidable Healthcare Costs
GlobeNewswire - Wed Sep 10, 11:45AM CDT
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq
Tableau Software expands OEM partner program
M2 - Tue Sep 09, 11:37PM CDT
Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA) said that its global OEM Partner program added seven new partners including Premier, Inc., Redzone, Vocera Communications, CIandT, LeanKit, N2N and PostUp.
Tableau Software Global OEM Partner Program Expands
PR Newswire - Tue Sep 09, 8:00AM CDT
Tableau Software (NYSE: DATA), a global leader in rapid-fire, easy-to-use business analytics software, today announced that its global OEM Partner program added seven new valued partners including Premier, Inc., Redzone, Vocera Communications, CI&T, LeanKit, N2N and PostUp. By partnering with Tableau, these independent software vendors (ISVs) and Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) providers gain the ability to integrate, co-brand and embed Tableau's powerful and easy to use data visualization software into their own products. Many of these new partners along with dozens more existing ones are participating in the annual Tableau Conference. The event this week in Seattle, has attracted a sold-out crowd of over 5,500 customers, partners and data enthusiasts from around the globe.
Accuray Signs Exclusive Radiation Therapy Solutions Contract With Premier, Inc.
GlobeNewswire - Tue Sep 09, 7:30AM CDT
Accuray Incorporated (Nasdaq:ARAY) announced today that it has been awarded a new, exclusive three-year group purchasing agreement with Premier, Inc., covering the CyberKnife M6(TM) and TomoTherapy HDA(TM) product portfolios. The Accuray and Premier partnership brings together two companies committed to driving improved patient care through meaningful technical innovation.
Premier (PINC) Enters Overbought Territory - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Thu Sep 04, 7:36AM CDT
Premier (PINC) Enters Overbought Territory
Meridian Bioscience Signs Agreement with Premier, Inc. to Offer Its Hospitals Molecular Diagnostic Tests and Instruments for C. difficile, Group B Streptococcus, Group A Streptococcus, Bordetella pertussis, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae
Business Wire - Wed Sep 03, 6:30AM CDT
Meridian Bioscience Inc., Cincinnati, Ohio (NASDAQ:VIVO) today announced it has signed a new agreement with Premier, Inc. to offer the complete illumigene(R) molecular menu of tests to its members. Premier serves more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals and 110,000-plus other healthcare sites. This agreement offers each Premier healthcare facility the opportunity to implement rapid, sensitive, molecular tests for C. difficile, Group B Streptococcus, Group A Streptococcus, Bordetella pertussis, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae on the illumigene molecular platform without individual negotiations.
Can The Uptrend Continue for Premier (PINC)? - Tale of the Tape
Zacks Equity Research - Zacks Investment Research - Wed Aug 27, 8:49AM CDT
Can The Uptrend Continue for Premier (PINC)?
3M and Premier signs group purchasing agreement for catheter securement and stability products
M2 - Wed Aug 27, 5:23AM CDT
3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions, a division of diversified technology company 3M (NYSE:MMM), announced on Tuesday the signing of a group purchasing agreement with Premier Inc (Nasdaq
3M Partners with Premier, Inc. on Purchasing Agreement for Catheter Securement and Stability Products
Business Wire - Tue Aug 26, 8:19AM CDT
3M Critical & Chronic Care Solutions today announces that it has reached a group purchasing agreement with health care alliance company Premier, Inc. for multiple catheter securement and stability products. In a move aimed at bringing greater economic efficiencies to Premier's more than 100,000 health care provider members, the new agreement allows them to take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier. The purchasing contract covers products including Tegaderm(TM) CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Securement Dressings and Tegaderm(TM) I.V. Advanced Securement Dressings as well as the 3M(TM) PICC/ CVC Securement Device + Tegaderm(TM) I.V. Advanced Securement Dressing, a sutureless securement system.
Premier, Inc. Reports Fiscal 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Results
GlobeNewswire - Mon Aug 25, 3:07PM CDT
Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq
Baystate Health Selects Premier, Inc. to Support Health Informatics & Technology Innovation Center
GlobeNewswire - Thu Aug 21, 8:30AM CDT
Baystate Health of Springfield, Mass., has selected Premier, Inc.'s (Nasdaq
Meals On Wheels Association of America Partners With Premier, Inc. to Reduce Costs, Serve More Seniors in Need
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 19, 7:28AM CDT
The Meals On Wheels Association of America has announced an exclusive group purchasing partnership with Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq
Premier, Inc.'s MEMdata Acquisition Experiencing Growth
GlobeNewswire - Thu Aug 14, 7:03AM CDT
Six health systems have expanded their partnerships with Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq
Premier, Inc. Sets Date for Fiscal 2014 Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year Financial Results and Conference Call
GlobeNewswire - Mon Aug 11, 7:06AM CDT
Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq
Stay Staffed Announces Agreement Awarded with Premier, Inc. to Provide VMS and MSP Services to Its Alliance Members
PRWeb - Mon Aug 11, 2:29AM CDT
Stay Staffed Services, a national leader in healthcare workforce management solutions, has signed an agreement with Premier, Inc. to provide contingent workforce management solutions for its 3,000 U.S. hospitals and 110,000 other provider members.
Premier, Inc. Continues Growth Trajectory With Acquisition of Hospira's TheraDoc, Expanding Industry Leading Electronic Clinical Surveillance Solutions to Approximately 1,000 Facilities
GlobeNewswire - Tue Aug 05, 8:01AM CDT
-- Strategic combination positioned to drive quality outcomes improvement beyond current health information technology capabilities
Bon Secours Health System, Inc. to Deploy Premier, Inc.'s Enterprise-Wide Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Platform
GlobeNewswire - Thu Jul 31, 3:02PM CDT
Bon Secours Health System, Inc. (BSHSI), a $3.4 billion not-for-profit Catholic health system in Marriottsville, Md., is expanding its partnership with Premier, Inc. (Nasdaq