CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for bone, tissue and synthetic implantable products have been awarded to Advanced Biologics LLC of Ladera Ranch, Calif.; Aesculap Implant Systems LLC of Center Valley, Pa.; Bacterin International Inc. of Belgrade, Mont.; Baxter Healthcare Corporation, BioScience Business Unit of Deerfield, Ill.; Curasan Inc. of Attleboro, Mass.; Integra Orthobiologics of Irvine, Calif.; Lanx Inc. of Broomfield, Colo.; LifeNet Health of Virginia Beach, Va.; Musculoskeletal Transplant Foundation Inc. of Edison, N.J.; NuBone LLC of Encino, Calif.; Stryker Spine, a division of Howmedica Osteonics Corp of Allendale N.J.; University of Miami Tissue Bank (UMTB) of Miami, Fla.; and Zimmer US Inc. of Minneapolis.
Effective July 1, 2012, the agreements are available to acute care and continuum of care members of Premier.
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Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals and 90,000 other sites using the power of collaboration and technology to lead the transformation to coordinated, high-quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier operates a leading healthcare purchasing network with more than $4 billion in annual savings. Premier also maintains the nation's largest clinical, financial and outcomes database with information on 1 in 4 patient discharges. A world leader in delivering measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. 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.