August 20, 2024 – Premier, Inc. introduced that it has been chosen by AllSpire Well being GPO, LLC (AllSpire), a regional group buying group (GPO), as the first nationwide GPO to assist AllSpire’s annual GPO buying quantity of greater than $3.5 billion.

Premier will leverage its scale and actionable information to judge services and products and assist the continued improvement of a best-in-class contract portfolio to drive effectivity, financial success and high-quality affected person look after AllSpire Well being GPO members, their sufferers and the communities they serve.

Underneath the phrases of the settlement, AllSpire Well being GPO members, which embody 54 acute care hospitals with greater than 12,200 licensed acute care beds, will grow to be Premier GPO members and absolutely leverage Premier’s nationwide contract portfolio. Premier will additional assist the event of AllSpire’s regional contract portfolio in classes the place native market dynamics ship optimum worth and repair.

Along with Premier’s provide chain administration companies, AllSpire members achieve entry to Premier’s efficiency enchancment expertise to gather and standardize member spend and utilization information, in addition to Premier’s procure-to-pay (P2P) platform, which seamlessly automates handbook cost and billing processes to scale back waste and save time for each suppliers and suppliers. Moreover, AllSpire members leverage devoted Premier sourcing and contracting specialists to establish price financial savings alternatives and speed up provide chain innovation throughout their organizations.

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