Premier Inc. awarded approximately 150 health systems and suppliers with 2016 Breakthroughs Awards for transforming healthcare, at this summer’s 2016 Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in National Harbor, Md.
“We congratulate and thank them for their tireless efforts to improve care delivery operations, outcomes, costs and the health of communities across the nation,” said Susan DeVore, president and CEO, Premier.
More than 4,000 attendees from health systems, academic institutions, non-acute care providers and supplier organizations attended the conference, which featured more than 150 best-practices and knowledge-sharing sessions by peers and experts.
A key element of the Conference was the Innovation Celebration, an annual event since 2009, which featured a number of device, equipment and service suppliers selected for their uniqueness, ability to have an impact on unmet medical needs and potential to improve patient care.
Award-winners included the following Premier members and suppliers.
Supply Chain Innovation Award
The following organizations received the Supply Chain Innovation Award for introducing innovative, high-impact supply chain improvement ideas to the healthcare industry.
- Banner Health, Arizona
- Mercy Health, Ohio
Supply Chain Excellence Award
The following hospitals and health systems received the Supply Chain Excellence Award for superior supply expense performance.
- Banner Estrella Medical Center, Arizona, of Banner Health
- Carilion Giles Community Hospital, Virginia, of Carilion Clinic
- Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital, Virginia, of Carilion Clinic
- Carilion Stonewall Jackson Hospital, Virginia, of Carilion Clinic
- Carolinas HealthCare System Union, North Carolina, of Carolinas HealthCare System
- Central Maine Healthcare, Maine
- Einstein Healthcare Network, Pennsylvania
- Florida Hospital Apopka, Florida of Adventist Health System
- Fort Hamilton Hospital, Ohio of Kettering Health Network
- Genesis Medical Center, DeWitt, Iowa, of Genesis Health System
- Henry Ford Health System, Michigan
- Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, Maryland, of Johns Hopkins Medicine
- McLaren Flint, Michigan, of McLaren Health Care
- McLaren Health Care, Michigan
- McLaren Macomb, Michigan of McLaren Health Care
- Med Center Health, Kentucky
- Mercy Health, Ohio
- Mercy Health – St. Charles Hospital, Ohio, of Mercy Health
- Methodist Charlton Medical Center, Texas, of Methodist Health System
- Page Hospital, Arizona, of Banner Health
- PeaceHealth Cottage Grove Community Medical Center, Oregon, of PeaceHealth
- Riverside Health System, Virginia
- Samaritan Medical Center, New York, of the Greater New York Hospital Association
- Clare Hospital, Wisconsin, of SSM Health
- Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Azle, Texas, of Texas Health Resources
- TriHealth, Inc., Ohio
- University Hospitals Bedford Medical Center, Ohio, of University Hospitals
- University Hospitals Case Medical Center, Ohio, of University Hospitals
- University Hospitals Elyria Medical Center, Ohio, of University Hospitals
- White River Medical Center, Arkansas, of White River Health System
Supplier Legacy Award
The following suppliers received the Legacy Award for their longstanding work to support Premier members through exceptional local customer service and engagement, value creation through clinical excellence and commitment to lower costs.
- Advance Medical Designs, Inc.
- BVK Direct
- CDW Healthcare
- Compression Therapy Concepts
- Dart Container Corporation
- Edwards Lifesciences
- FFF Enterprises
- Hologic, Inc.
- McKesson Medical-Surgical
- Network Services Company
- Omnicell, Inc.
- Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Owens & Minor, Inc.
- Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics
- Sizewise
- X-GEN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Supplier Horizon Award
The following suppliers received the Horizon Award for displaying the same qualities as Legacy Award recipients, but with less tenure.
- American Solutions for Business
- Coloplast
- Exela Pharma Sciences
- Guerbet
- Hettich Instruments
- Koch Foods
- LifeNet Health
- LINET Americas, Inc.
- NDC, Inc.
- National Office Furniture
- Penumbra, Inc.
- Randstad Technologies
Innovation Celebration
Following are the 2016 Innovation Celebration participants and their innovations:
- Bloodbuy: Cloud-based platform connecting hospitals and blood centers
- FUJIFILM Medical Systems U.S.A., Inc.: FDR D-EVO GL
- GE Healthcare: Monica Novii™ Wireless Patch System
- Hologic: Affirm™ 2D / 3D™ Imaging-guided Prone Biopsy System
- Kubtec®: KUB® 250 Neonatal Imaging System and MOZART® System with TomoSpec® Technology
- Ortho Clinical Diagnostics: ORTHO VISION™ Analyzer
- Samsung: Ceretom Mobile Stroke Unit and WS80 with Elite 5D HEART Ultrasound
- Siemens Healthineers: Mobile Lung Cancer Screening Vehicle
- Skytron: iRISecure
- Teleflex: Weck EFx Shield Fascial Closure Device
- Visionsense: Iridium 3DHD
Any supplier, regardless of whether the company is contracted with Premier, can be considered for participation in the Innovation Celebration. Premier contracts with approximately 1,100 suppliers.