Premier, Inc. today announced the successful deployment of a first-of-its-kind, fully operational enterprise intelligence platform that unifies healthcare data across supply chain, finance, workforce and clinical domains into a single, enterprise-grade lakehouse. Supported by modernized technology infrastructure and a streamlined operating model, this industry-leading intelligence platform positions Premier to transform how healthcare providers reduce costs, improve quality, manage financial risk and advance research.

Healthcare organizations have historically relied on fragmented data and disconnected solutions to manage deeply interconnected challenges. As rising costs, reimbursement pressures and increasing patient complexity reshape the industry, providers need a more comprehensive understanding of performance and the ability to translate insights into measurable action.

“Healthcare continues to tackle its biggest challenges in silos,” said Emad Rizk, M.D., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Premier. “We can now connect costs and outcomes at a granular level across the continuum of care, even long after discharge, transforming how healthcare providers identify opportunities and deliver measurable results. Our mission is clear: to be healthcare’s preeminent performance partner, turning intelligence into action to reduce costs, improve quality and strengthen financial performance.”

A New Standard for Integrated Healthcare Intelligence

Premier has completed the integration of previously independent data sets into a unified, enterprise-grade lakehouse, supported by a common semantic layer spanning four critical domains: Supply Chain, Finance, Workforce and Clinical. This integration enables continuous analysis of complex data and actionable recommendations designed to help healthcare organizations measurably reduce costs, improve quality and prepare for risk.

Premier’s modernized technology infrastructure provides a scalable foundation for advanced analytics, AI-enabled insights and integrated decision-making, with plans to further incorporate reimbursement intelligence.

Together, these capabilities are designed to help healthcare organizations achieve four critical outcomes:

  • Take cost out of the entire enterprise. Move beyond individual savings initiatives to uncover opportunities across supply chain, operations and care delivery, enabling healthcare organizations to continuously optimize their total cost structure.

  • Improve quality and clinical outcomes. Connect clinical performance, patient complexity and outcomes intelligence to identify unwarranted variation and deliver more consistent, high-quality care.

  • Prepare for risk and evolving reimbursement. Connect clinical and financial performance to help organizations navigate changing payment models, manage risk and prepare for value-based care.

  • Accelerate research and evidence generation. Leverage connected, longitudinal healthcare data to uncover real-world insights, investigate critical questions and generate evidence that informs better care and decision-making.

A Transformed Operating Model Built for Execution

The integration of previously siloed data has also created opportunities for greater operational efficiency within Premier. Following its transition to private ownership by Patient Square Capital, the company has strengthened its executive leadership team and streamlined its operating model to accelerate innovation, strengthen accountability and deliver greater customer value.

Premier is now organized around three core businesses — Sourcing, Products and Advisory — supported by enterprise Centers of Excellence in AI and Analytics, Supply Chain Operations and Account Management.

This structure aligns Premier’s national purchasing scale, advanced technology and healthcare expertise to translate integrated intelligence into measurable performance improvement.

Positioned to Lead Healthcare’s Next Era of Performance

With approximately $86 billion in purchasing volume and data representing more than 1 billion patient encounters, Premier combines national scale, deep healthcare expertise and integrated intelligence to help health systems address their most pressing clinical, operational and financial challenges.

About Premier, Inc.

Premier, Inc. is a leading technology-driven healthcare improvement company. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers and payers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier offers integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, advisory services and other solutions in service of our mission to improve the health of communities. Please visit Premier’s news site at www.premierinc.com; as well as X, Facebook, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram and Premier’s blog for more information about the Company.

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