INDIANAPOLIS, March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche Diagnostics announced today that it has been awarded contracts for blood glucose monitoring and clinical chemistry/immunoassay lab analyzers from Premier Purchasing Partners, L.P., Inc., the group purchasing unit of Premier, Inc. Roche was also named the sole source supplier for blood glucose in Premier’s exclusive ASCEND supply chain performance program. When combined with an existing molecular diagnostics agreement, the contracts give Premier members streamlined access to virtually the entire Roche Diagnostics hospital product portfolio.
“With the ASCEND program, we are raising the bar for the healthcare supply chain, and we’re presenting members with a purchasing portfolio that offers the best value proposition in the industry,” said Mike Alkire, president of Premier Purchasing Partners. “Members that commit to doing 80 percent of their business with all Premier ASCEND contractors have access to special pricing and to exclusive benefits, including benchmarking to help them measure their performance and identify opportunities to reduce operating costs.” Roche was selected as the single supplier for the ASCEND program in the blood glucose category.
About Premier Inc., 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
The Premier healthcare alliance is more than 2,300 U.S. hospitals and 64,000-plus other healthcare sites working together to improve healthcare quality and affordability. Owned by not-for-profit hospitals, 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 works 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 offices in San Diego, Philadelphia and Washington.
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