Standard Register (NYSE:SR), a leading provider of document and
information management solutions for healthcare, announced it has signed
a three-year agreement with Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., the group
purchasing unit of Premier, Inc. Premier is one of the nations largest
healthcare alliances.
“With this broader portfolio of services and solutions, we can help
hospitals achieve meaningful change that improves the quality of care
while making it more cost-effective.”
The agreement, which took effect on August 31, significantly expands the
scope of services Standard Register has been providing to the 2,400
hospitals and nearly 70,000 other healthcare sites that comprise the
Premier Health Alliance. Now in addition to traditional paper forms, SR
Healthcare has contracted to provide print shop management services,
electronic forms, electronic content management solutions and document
imaging services.
In addition to serving Premiers full membership, SR Healthcare will be
the sole supplier to members participating in Premiers ASCEND
(Accelerated Supply Chain Endeavor) program, which is designed to help
participants achieve and sustain rapid supply chain performance
improvement.
This is a new era in healthcare where hospitals are working to
transform themselves even as they deal with tremendous financial
pressures, said Brad Cates, president of Standard Register Healthcare.
With this broader portfolio of services and solutions, we can help
hospitals achieve meaningful change that improves the quality of care
while making it more cost-effective.
Standard Register has been serving Premier Alliance members since its
inception. Over the last three years, it has saved member hospitals more
than $35 million through programs focused on cost management,
standardization and process improvement.
About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award
recipient
The Premier
healthcare alliance is more than 2,400 U.S. hospitals and nearly
70,000 other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare
quality and affordability. Premier maintains the nations 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 works with the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdoms
National Health Service North West to improve hospital performance.
Premier has offices in San Diego, Charlotte, N.C., Philadelphia and
Washington.
About Standard Register
Standard Register is a premier document services provider, trusted by
companies to manage the critical documents they need to thrive in
todays competitive climate. Employing nearly a century of industry
expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and other leading technologies,
the Company helps organizations increase efficiency, reduce costs,
mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a changing
business landscape. The Company offers document and label solutions,
technology solutions, consulting and print supply chain services to help
clients manage documents throughout their enterprises. More information
is available at http://www.standardregister.com.
The Standard Register Healthcare Business Unit serves more than 3,100
hospitals and 100 of the nations top integrated delivery networks
(IDNs). It helps healthcare providers bridge the worlds of paper and
electronic with document
management and workflow
automation solutions for patient
identification and documentation, secure
prescriptions, training,
patient
and marketing communications, as well as professional services and print
supply chain services . More information is available at www.standardregister.com/healthcare
Source: Business Wire
