Charlotte Business Journal: Healthcare is no longer just about bricks and mortar. Charlotte's healthcare systems are investing in technology, physician networks and care-delivery alternatives to hospitals such as express clinics and telemedicine. They're also focused on initiatives to improve population health. "That's driving a lot of change to how capital is deployed," says Michael Alkire, chief operating officer of Premier Inc. The Charlotte healthcare alliance's most recent quarterly survey of its membership found 69% of respondents reported flat or increasing capital budgets from a year ago. The biggest expenses are in technology infrastructure, with nearly half saying it's the largest area of capital outlays.
Premier, Inc. is a healthcare improvement company uniting an alliance of approximately 4,350 United States hospitals and health systems and approximately 300,000 other providers and organizations. It operates through two segments: Supply Chain Services and Performance Services. The Supply Chain Services segment includes the Companyâs group purchasing organizations (GPO), supply chain co-management, purchased services, and direct sourcing activities. The Performance Services segment consists of three sub-brands, which include PINC AI, the Companyâs technology and services platform; Contigo Health, the Companyâs direct-to-employer business; and Remitra, the Companyâs digital invoicing and payables business. It delivers technology-enabled platform that offers critical supply chain services, clinical, financial, operational and value-based care software as a service (SaaS) as well as clinical and enterprise analytics licenses, consulting services, and third-party administrator services.
PREMIER, INC. 
