Hospitals, Healthcare Providers to Benefit from New Premier Agreements for RFID Asset Tracking and Management Solutions
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The today announced new agreements for radio frequency identification (RFID) asset tracking and management solutions have been awarded AeroScout Inc. of Redwood City, Calif.; and Ekahau Inc. of Reston, Va.
Effective August 1, 2012, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,600 U.S. hospitals and 84,000-plus other healthcare sites using the power of collaboration to lead the transformation to high quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information and operates a leading healthcare purchasing network. A world leader in helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier has worked with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington. . Stay connected with Premier on , and .