Premier : Ebola webinar reminds attendees to continue to train, prepare
January 06, 2015 at 01:33 am IST
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Premier, Inc.
Nurse.com: Regardless of whether a hospital or clinic is treating Ebola patients, the recent outbreak offers a chance for healthcare facilities to ensure they are following proper infection control protocols. That was the sentiment among a panel of national healthcare experts who participated in a Dec. 9 webinar hosted by Premier, a healthcare improvement alliance of about 3,400 U.S. hospitals and 110,000 other providers. More than 1,200 healthcare industry representatives and other professionals attended the webinar, titled "Ebola - Preparation and Response in U.S. Healthcare Settings."
Premier, Inc. is a healthcare improvement company uniting an alliance of approximately 4,350 United States hospitals and health systems and approximately 300,000 other providers and organizations. It operates through two segments: Supply Chain Services and Performance Services. The Supply Chain Services segment includes the Companyâs group purchasing organizations (GPO), supply chain co-management, purchased services, and direct sourcing activities. The Performance Services segment consists of three sub-brands, which include PINC AI, the Companyâs technology and services platform; Contigo Health, the Companyâs direct-to-employer business; and Remitra, the Companyâs digital invoicing and payables business. It delivers technology-enabled platform that offers critical supply chain services, clinical, financial, operational and value-based care software as a service (SaaS) as well as clinical and enterprise analytics licenses, consulting services, and third-party administrator services.
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