Events
Premier Breakthroughs 2022
Premier announced the winners of its annual awards during its Breakthroughs 2022 conference.
Premier Alliance Excellence Award
The 2022 Premier Alliance Excellence Award Winner was Henry Ford Health. The award goes to a member organization that “demonstrates an unparalleled commitment to healthcare transformation, using Premier as a key partner. This member exhibits deep strategic alignment with our alliance’s mission to transform healthcare together; consistently delivers an exceptional level of care, improving the health of its communities; supports Premier’s collaboration goals by freely sharing best practices and successes; and reduces costs and improves clinical quality and safety through broad utilization of Premier data, services and technology.”
Supplier Horizon and Supplier Legacy Awards
The Supplier Horizon and Supplier Legacy Awards celebrate Premier contracted suppliers who’ve supported members through exceptional customer service and engagement, value creation and a commitment to lowering costs. Suppliers that have contracted with Premier for less than three years are Horizon winners; suppliers that have contracted with Premier for more than three years are Legacy winners.
Supplier Horizon Award Winners:
- Herc Rentals
- Mars Foodservice
- MXR Imaging, Inc.
- ORGANON
- REPAY
- Sharp Electronics Corporation
- Shockwave Medical
- Sientra
- Typenex Medical
- Xellia Pharmaceuticals
- Supplier Legacy Award Winners:
- Canon Medical Systems USA Inc.
- CDW Healthcare
- Cintas
- CONMED Corporation
- Contec Healthcare
- Exela Pharma Sciences, LLC
- Hamilton Medical, Inc.
- Johnsonville
- Merit Medical Systems, Inc.
- Owens & Minor
- SpendMend
- Sysmex America, Inc.
For a full list of award winners, visit premierinc.com/newsroom/blog/premier-announces-award-winners-during-breakthroughs-2022.
Calendar
Due to COVID-19 restrictions at press time some dates and locations may change.
Association for Health Care Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)
AHRMM22 Conference & Exhibition
August 7-10, 2022
Anaheim, California
Association for Healthcare Value Analysis Professionals (AHVAP)
AHVAP Annual Conference and Supplier Showcase
October 26-28, 2022
Dallas, Texas
Health Connect Partners
Hospital Supply Chain Fall Conference
October 10-12
Las Vegas, Nevada
IDN Summit
Fall IDN Summit & Reverse Expo
August 29-31, 2022
JW Marriott Desert Ridge Resort and Space
Phoenix, Arizona
Share Moving Media
IDN Insights East
September 14-15, 2022
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
National Accounts Summit
Dec. 1-2, 2022
Fort Worth, Texas
Vizient
2022 Connections Summit
Sept. 19-22, 2022
Wynn Hotel
Las Vegas, Nevada
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