Premier Inc. Predictive Technology Helps Prepare for Resumption of Elective Procedures by Identifying Surges in COVID-19 Cases and Supply Needs
Summary
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, is leveraging its technology solutions to help hospitals and health systems across the country anticipate surges in COVID-19 along with the implications for supplies, including personal protective equipment (PPE), therapeutics and blood needed by the providers. Premier is proud to offer a predictive tool that provides unparalleled insights on patient and supply demand due to COVID-19 today, while managing for potential future surges as organizations seek to return to normal.” Fueled by national and local sources of data, Premier’s technology enables providers to plan for a return to elective procedures, as well as caring for COVID-19 patients, by predicting a potential COVID-19 surge in a specific locality and forecast the disease’s progression. By helping to predict where COVID-19 cases will increase – down to the county and facility level – Premier technology allows health systems to clinically prepare and drill into supply chain data to find suppliers that can fill their needs. We developed this tool to ensure that this doesn’t happen again – in the event of subsequent waves of COVID-19, or a future pandemic.” Premier’s supply chain forecasting solution helps providers anticipate their PPE needs, along with other equipment necessary for treating patients. Premier plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to patients nationwide.