April 8, 2021 – Community Healthcare System (Northwest Indiana) has partnered with Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) for access to Premier’s supply chain services, including its GPO and PremierConnect performance improvement technology. The goal is to streamline and enhance operational, quality improvement and cost savings opportunities across the system. Community Healthcare System also will implement Premier’s service line analytics technology, which provides insights on pharmaceutical spend and clinical trends to reduce high-cost drug utilization and improve outcomes.