Premier

Premier is a United States-based healthcare improvement company headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It operates through two segments: Supply Chain Services, offering members access to medical and surgical products, pharmaceuticals, laboratory supplies, capital equipment, information technology, facilities and construction, and food and nutritional products, as well as purchased services such as clinical engineering and document shredding; and Performance Services, providing value-based care support, cost and quality improvement, regulatory compliance, and analytics through PremierConnect and related domains. The company runs collaborative programs such as ASCEND Collaborative, SURPASS Collaborative, STOCKD, and PROVIDEGX to optimize sourcing and pricing, and offers e-commerce and direct sourcing platforms. It supports members with sourcing and supply chain optimization, as well as performance improvement, consulting, and insurance services, helping them manage regulatory reporting and value-based reimbursement. Premier originated in 2013 and is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina. It collaborates on a same-day breast cancer diagnosis and treatment model.