CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Premier healthcare alliance today announced that Clear Advantage Collar of Charlotte, N.C. has been awarded a Premier Technology Breakthroughs award for its ClearCollar® cervical collar.
Suppliers given a Technology Breakthroughs award demonstrate that their product represents a significant advance in terms of safety, clinical outcomes, dramatic process of care, cost savings or operational efficiency.
Effective January 1, 2012, the agreement is available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
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 healthcare 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 healthcare 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. http://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected with Premier on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.