CHAMPS Renews Agreement with Premier.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., has signed a new five-year agreement with Cleveland, Ohio-based CHAMPS Management Services. The new agreement, which was effective July 1, 2006, extends CHAMPS' current relationship as a group affiliate of Premier. "At CHAMPS, we look forward to continuing to work with Premier," said Laura Gronowski, senior vice president of CHAMPS. "As the largest GPO in the country, Premier achieves highly competitive pricing and brings our shared clients considerable value. While CHAMPS currently has a strong presence in Ohio and Michigan Michigan (mĭsh`ĭgən), upper midwestern state of the United States. It consists of two peninsulas thrusting into the Great Lakes and has borders with Ohio and Indiana (S), Wisconsin (W), and the Canadian province of Ontario (N,E). , our new agreement with Premier provides us the national reach that we know will enable us to bring this competitive purchasing portfolio to the customers who benefit most from our program." Purchasing Partners Group Vice President Don Hancock said, "We are very pleased that CHAMPS has chosen to continue its relationship with Premier. This is a re-commitment to enhance our collaborative relationship and work together to leverage both organizations' strengths to provide maximum value to CHAMPS' members. Aligned incentives compel Compel - COMpute ParallEL better results. We are committed to helping each other be as successful as possible to produce the highest value for those hospitals and facilities we together serve." One of the ways to enhance member value "is to work together find creative ways to aggregate volumes and leverage such to drive better pricing points," said Phil Battershell, Premier Region Vice President. "For instance, CHAMPS is very strong in the continuum Continuum (pl. -tinua or -tinuums) can refer to:
CHAMPS has been a group affiliate of Premier since 1992. As members of the CHAMPS/Premier program, approximately 900 organizations, with an annual purchasing volume of about $110 million, have access to attractive pricing on a variety of goods and services In economics, economic output is divided into physical goods and intangible services. Consumption of goods and services is assumed to produce utility (unless the "good" is a "bad"). It is often used when referring to a Goods and Services Tax. . About Premier Inc. An alliance of 1,500 hospitals and more than 41,000 other healthcare sites, Premier Inc. helps its members accelerate both clinical and financial performance. Premier offers group purchasing and supply Purchasing and Supply can have several different definitions. According to the Institute for Supply Management (ISM) [1], purchasing is defined as a major function of an organization that is responsible for acquisition of required materials, services, and equipment. chain services, performance measurement and benchmarking, and insurance programs. Headquartered in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , Calif., Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C., and Washington, D.C. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com. About CHAMPS Management Services Founded in 1916 and one of the first hospital shared service organizations in the country, CHAMPS Management Services is an affiliate of The Center for Health Affairs. Today, CHAMPS serves a broad spectrum of healthcare and non-healthcare clients through quality, cost-effective cost-effective, n the minimal expenditure of dollars, time, and other elements necessary to achieve the health care result deemed necessary and appropriate. services in group purchasing, oncology oncology /on·col·o·gy/ (ong-kol´ah-je) the sum of knowledge regarding tumors; the study of tumors. on·col·o·gy n. data services, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. consulting and retirement plan administration. CHAMPS Group Purchasing partners with Premier at national level and also offers a regional portfolio of competitively priced contracts. The Center for Health Affairs is a regional hospital trade association serving 35 member hospitals across Northeast Ohio. More information on CHAMPS can be found at www.CHAMPSservices.com. |
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