Hospitals, healthcare providers to benefit from a new Premier SEEDS agreement for office supplies

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Premier healthcare alliance announced today that a new SEEDS™ agreement for office supplies has been awarded to American Office Products Distributors of St. Charles, Ill., a small business entity.

Effective April 1, 2011, the agreement is available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.

About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient

Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals and 73,000-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. http://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected with Premier on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.



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Premier healthcare alliance
Tanya Bowman, 704-816-5231

KEYWORDS:   United States  North America  California  District of Columbia  Illinois  North Carolina  Pennsylvania

INDUSTRY KEYWORDS:   Practice Management  Health  Medical Supplies  Managed Care

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