Premier Alternate Site Purchasing Program Announces Leadership Change.Business Editors/Health/Medical Writers BIOWIRE2K CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 22, 2003 Bob Hamon, senior vice president, Premier Purchasing Partners, LLP LLP - Lower Layer Protocol announced today that Premier's Alternate Site HealthCare program will move forward under the leadership of Joan Ralph, vice president, support services support services Psychology Non-health care-related ancillary services–eg, transportation, financial aid, support groups, homemaker services, respite services, and other services . The appointment signals Premier's commitment to serving this important segment of the healthcare industry, and provides an important opportunity to better support Premier owners' efforts to broaden the healthcare services provided to their communities. "We are truly excited about the future of the ASHC ASHC Arthritis Self-Help Course program," said Hamon. "Ralph has an established track record of growing contracting programs that deliver proven value to Premier owners. Her success in both the foodservice and facilities contracting programs provides a strong foundation to further the growth of the program and respond to member needs." "Alternate site care is a rapidly growing percentage of the healthcare dollar, and our owners are committed to meeting this growing community need," said Ralph. "Premier's ASHC program provides solutions that allow our members to readily respond to the regulatory and financial challenges in the non-acute healthcare sector by helping them streamline operations and reduce supply chain costs," Ralph continued. Premier ASHC offers purchasing programs tailored to both independent and group-practice physicians, long-term care facilities long-term care facility n. See skilled nursing facility. , surgery centers, home health care organizations, durable medical equipment Durable medical equipment is a term of art used to describe certain Medicare benefits, that is, whether Medicare may pay for the item. The item is defined by Title XVIII the Social Security Act: DME - Distributed Management Environment ) providers and other related providers. ASHC provides a customized, comprehensive market-specific portfolio of products and services for the alternate site market, including medical/surgical, lab, imaging, foodservice, capital equipment, general services and pharmacy. To better support our members, ASHC will continue to have a dedicated field force, but it will now be integrated with the PPPLP field force. Integration of the field teams will allow the ASHC field members to work more closely with the regional directors and vice presidents to better identify and coordinate our efforts to help owners identify and capture savings opportunities. About Premier, Inc. Premier, Inc. is a strategic alliance in U.S. healthcare U.S. Healthcare is a now-defunct healthcare company. The logo had an apple. The merger with Aetna In 1996, the company merged with Aetna, calling it Aetna U.S. Healthcare. The U.S. Healthcare apple logo was next to the Aetna name, and U.S. Healthcare under it. U.S. , entirely owned by nearly 200 of the nation's leading hospital and healthcare systems. These systems operate or are affiliated with nearly 1,500 hospital facilities in 50 states and hundreds of other care sites. Premier provides an array of resources supporting health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract delivery in the key areas of supply chain improvement and group purchasing, comparative data and benchmarking, and insurance. Premier is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Chicago, IL; and Charlotte, NC. Advocacy and policy offices are located in Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com. |
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