Standard Register Signs Multi-Year Agreement to Serve Premier Alliance Members
DAYTON, Ohio, March 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Standard Register (NYSE:
SR), a leading provider of document and print management services for
healthcare, today announced it has signed a three-year agreement with Premier
Purchasing Partners, the nation's largest healthcare purchasing network.
The agreement, which takes effect May 1, will give Premier's more than
1,500 hospitals and nearly 45,000 other healthcare sites access to Standard
Register's full portfolio of enterprise document solutions and services -
including healthcare documents, the SMARTworks(R) Clinical Enterprise for
automating document workflow, digital and offset printing, and fulfillment
services. Members can also benefit from SMARTworks powerful e-procurement
and print-management applications. Standard Register will also provide
consulting and training in cost management, standardization and process
improvement, and planning for electronic medical record (EMR) readiness.
'We are extremely pleased to be selected as a preferred supplier to
Premier. We share their desire to help hospitals deliver reliable, high-
quality healthcare at the lowest cost. Through our broad portfolio of
document and print management solutions and services, we believe we can help
their customers improve patient outcomes while reducing costs and better
managing their risks,' said Dennis Rediker, Standard Register's president and
chief executive officer.
About Standard Register
Standard Register (NYSE: SR) is a premier document services provider,
trusted by professionals in healthcare and other industries to manage the
critical documents they need to thrive in today's competitive climate. Relying
on nearly 100 years of industry expertise, Lean Six Sigma methodologies and
leading technologies, the company helps organizations increase efficiency,
reduce costs, mitigate risks, grow revenue and meet the challenges of a
changing business landscape. It offers document and label solutions,
technology solutions, professional services and print supply chain services to
help clients manage documents across their enterprises. More information is
available at www.standardregister.com.
About Premier, 2006 Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient
Serving 1,700 hospitals and nearly 45,000 other healthcare sites, Premier
Inc. is the largest healthcare alliance in the United States dedicated to
improving patient outcomes while safely reducing the cost of care. Owned by
not-for-profit hospitals, Premier operates the nation's largest healthcare
purchasing network, the most comprehensive repository of hospital clinical and
financial information and one of the largest policy-holder owned, hospital
professional liability risk-retention groups in healthcare. Headquartered in
San Diego, Premier has offices in Charlotte, N.C. and Washington. For more
information, visit www.premierinc.com.
SOURCE Standard Register
