Premier Inc. to Address Technology Assessment, Spinal Implants and Operational Effectiveness at AHRMM National Conference.CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Leaders from the Premier Inc. healthcare alliance and its member hospitals will speak at the 44th Annual Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management Conference and Exhibition in Orlando, Fla., August 13 - 16, 2006. George Hersch, vice president of materiel management for Norton Healthcare; Thomas Skorup, MBA MBA abbr. Master of Business Administration Noun 1. MBA - a master's degree in business Master in Business, Master in Business Administration , vice president of health technology planning for ECRI ECRI European Commission against Racism and Intolerance ECRI Emergency Care Research Institute ECRI Economic Cycle Research Institute ; and Carol-Davis Smith, CCE CCE Cornell Cooperative Extension CCE Corporate and Continuing Education CCE Coca-Cola Enterprises Inc. CCE Commission de Coopération Environnementale CCE Centre for Continuing Education CCE College of Continuing Education CCE Certified Computer Examiner , Premier senior consultant for Capital Lifecycle Solutions, will present "Using Evidence-Based Technology Assessment to Improve Your Bottom Line" on August 15 from 9: 15 - 10:30 a.m. At the same time, Rosanne Zagone, RN, MSN (1) (MicroSoft Network) A family of Internet-based services from Microsoft, which includes a search engine, e-mail (Hotmail), instant messaging (Windows Live Messaging) and a general-purpose portal with news, information and shopping (MSN Directory). , manager of value analysis, corporate purchasing for Aurora Health Care Aurora Health Care is a not-for-profit health care system located in eastern Wisconsin and headquartered in Milwaukee. The system has 13 hospitals, over 100 clinics, and more than 140 community pharmacies. , and Colleen Vetere, RN, MPH, Premier senior clinical associate, will present "Parts is Parts is Parts: Getting a Handle on Spinal Fusion Implant Expenses." Keith Ferguson, CMRP CMRP Certified Maintenance and Reliability Professional (Society for Maintenance & Reliability Professionals) CMRP Conférence Mondiale des Religions pour la Paix CMRP Certified Materials & Resource Professional , principal, and Kimberly Nilsson, BSN, MBA, senior clinical associate for Premier, will present "OR and Materials Management Working Together to Enhance the OR Supply Chain" on August 16 from 9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Premier will also feature its leading spend analytics solution, SpendAdvisor, which was demonstrated first at the AHRMM AHRMM Association for Healthcare Resource Materials Management Healthcare Supply Chain Technology Conference and Exhibition in Chicago, Ill., March 12 - 14, 2006. Hospitals and healthcare systems can use this groundbreaking tool to analyze purchasing data and identify savings opportunities across entire organizations. SpendAdvisor provides dashboard views of the organization's total purchases and its purchases from Premier contracts with drill down capabilities as well as custom report writing functionality to provide on-demand, easy access to spend data allowing Premier members to make more informed purchasing decisions. The tools have been designed to summarize key data points into a concise, user friendly format which allows users a high degree of data interaction as well as quick access to information. Presentations and demonstrations will be conducted in Premier booth #1017. About Premier Inc. A healthcare alliance entirely owned by more than 200 of the nation's leading not-for-profit hospitals and healthcare systems, Premier Inc. helps hospitals accelerate both clinical and financial performance. Premier's shareholders operate or are affiliated with 1,500 hospitals and more than 41,000 other healthcare sites. Premier's members and clients benefit from 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, clinical and operational performance measurement, benchmarking and insurance programs. Headquartered in San Diego, CA, Premier has offices in Charlotte, NC, and Washington, DC. For more information, visit www.premierinc.com. |
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