SAN JOSE, Calif., July 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Attainia Inc., the leading provider of capital budgeting and equipment planning software for the health care industry, has announced an agreement with Premier Supply Chain Improvement, Inc., the health care consulting subsidiary of Premier Purchasing Partners. The contract includes access to information tools for Premier members that link Premier's capital equipment contract portfolio with Attainia's PlanOnLine software tool.
"The combination of Premier capital contract information with PlanOnLine software will allow Premier members new visibility into contract opportunities as they plan their capital equipment projects," said Sean Angert, vice president of Premier's supply chain improvement unit. "We believe that Attainia's equipment planning tools will assist Premier members in optimizing capital contract utilization and reducing costs through our market-leading portfolio, as well as help members improve their business processes and save precious resources."
"As one of the largest health care systems in the United States, Banner Health is continuously looking for ways to improve our business," according to Tim McFarlan, Director of Planning at Premier member Banner Health System in Phoenix, AZ. "Attainia's PlanOnLine system with Premier contracts is a combination that sets a new standard for capital equipment planning and project budgeting."
"Leading Premier members are demonstrating how well managed healthcare organizations perform capital equipment planning and project budgeting," said George Garner, Chief Operating Officer of Attainia. "This agreement allows Premier members to achieve greater efficiencies and savings by accessing Premier's broad contract portfolio through Attainia's industry leading software."
"Architectural firms find themselves having to manage the interface of design, planning, and budgeting for health care projects. Attainia's internet based planning has revolutionized our ability to manage this process for Premier members, and increases the opportunity for multiple stakeholders to contribute more effectively. The result is better design, planning, and project budgeting" according to Gloria Cascarino, Manager, Francis Cauffman Foley Hoffmann Architects.
"Attainia's software allows every equipment planner to be better at their job," according to Jim Freeman, President and founder of Freeman Planning. "At Freeman Planning we focus on the customer and their project, and Attainia's software enables us to maximize the time we spend to make our client's project the most successful."
About Attainia
Attainia, Inc. is the largest supplier of capital equipment planning systems to the health care industry. The company has pioneered the creation of innovative products that deliver substantial improvements in cost-savings and efficiency for both hospital and industry partners. In addition to supporting capital equipment planning with the "Plan" family of products, Attainia supports healthcare organizations' capital financial budgeting with "Budget," and capital equipment room design with "Design." For more information, visit http://www.attainia.com/.
About Premier
Premier, Inc., is a strategic alliance in U.S. healthcare, entirely owned by 200 of the nation's leading hospital and healthcare systems. These systems operate or are affiliated with 1,500 hospital facilities in 50 states and hundreds of other care sites. Premier provides an array of resources supporting health services delivery in the key areas of supply chain improvement and group purchasing, comparative data and benchmarking, and insurance. Premier is headquartered in San Diego, CA, with offices in Chicago, IL; and Charlotte, NC. Advocacy and policy offices are located in Washington, DC. For more information, visit http://www.premierinc.com/.
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