Premier news and information

Modern Healthcare's editorial webinar“Cost Saving in Device Procurement: Innovative Strategies on Physician Preference Items” explored...
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Premier's $760 million IPO—priced above the upper end of its expected range and trading strong out of the gate—shows investor confidence in its diversified array of services and expectations under healthcare reform.
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Premier, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, went public today with an initial stock offering valued at $760.1 million.
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Premier's planned IPO and reorganization is designed to boost its capacity to compete in the emerging data analytics and consulting market at a time when some systems are turning away from GPOs.
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Premier, one of the nation's largest GPOs, filed for an initial public offering Monday, setting the company up to bring in new capital at a time when the hospital industry is under pressure to evolve.
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Modern Healthcare recently held its fifth Top 25 Women in Healthcare gala. At the event, we had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees, getting some of the industry's most important voices to weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day. What follows are...
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Modern Healthcare had the rare opportunity to interview a number of the honorees in our fifth Top Women in Healthcare program during our conference and gala in Nashville. Hear some of the industry's most important voices weigh in on some of the most crucial healthcare issues of the day.
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With the complicated state health insurance exchanges going live in October, CMS Administrator Marilyn Tavenner has a lot to think about at the end of the day.
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The Premier healthcare alliance, one of the nation's largest group purchasing organizations, is considering an initial public offering, a move attacked by rival MedAssets.
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Healthcare industry groups are pressing regulators to issue the delayed final rule requiring manufacturers to mark medical devices with unique identifiers to improve patient safety and help healthcare providers during product recalls.
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