Bloomington, Ind. – Hospitals around the country have three
more years of access to a specialty urology agreement with an extensive line of
specialty urology products at special pricing after Cook Medical and the
Premier healthcare alliance renewed their contract to provide Cook’s urology
products to more than 2,500 hospitals.
Premier’s renewed contract, beginning on Jan. 1, 2012,
demonstrates recognition of the significant cost savings and inventory
streamlining the hospitals receive. The contract provides member hospitals with
Cook’s line of endourological products, including Cook-exclusive products such
as the Resonance® Metallic Ureteral Stent, the NGage® Nitinol Stone Extractor,
and the Bigopsy® Backloading Biopsy Forceps. Because of Cook’s technically
advanced and broad line of products, the contract allows participating
hospitals to primarily use one vendor for endourological product needs.
Cook’s contracts reduce the need for hospitals to use
multiple vendors, saving time and money when managing inventory. With more than
25 products launched in the last six years for the endourology space, Cook’s
product portfolio boasts one of the most complete product offerings on the
market. A hospital contracting with Cook recently reported more than 50 percent
in cost savings.[1]
“Cook is very pleased to be continuing this partnership with
Premier,” said Jean-Marc Creissel, global leader of Cook’s Urology division.
“This contract is a great example of the way industry can work with purchasing
groups to meaningfully impact the rising costs of health care.”
About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige
National Quality Award Recipient
Premier is a performance-improvement alliance of more than 2,500 U.S. hospitals
and 80,000-plus other health care sites using the power of collaboration to
lead the transformation to high-quality, cost-effective care. Owned by
hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier maintains the nation's
most comprehensive repository of clinical, financial and outcomes information
and operates a leading health care purchasing network. A world leader in
helping deliver measurable improvements in care, Premier has worked with the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the United Kingdom's National Health
Service North West to improve hospital performance. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier
also has an office in Washington.
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About Cook Medical
A global pioneer in medical breakthroughs, Cook Medical is committed to
creating effective solutions that benefit millions of patients worldwide.
Today, we combine medical devices, drugs, biologic grafts and cell therapies
across more than 16,000 products serving more than 40 medical specialties.
Founded in 1963 by a visionary who put patient needs and ethical business
practices first, Cook is a family-owned company that has created more than
10,000 jobs worldwide. For more information, visit www.cookmedical.com.
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[1] Aaron P. The customer-service effect: a seamless conversion
helps hospital deliver cutting-edge medical treatment at half the cost. Health
Purch News. 2010;34(4):50-51.
Posted by Sean Fenske, Editor-in-Chief, MDT