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"We are genuinely excited about our new relationship with Premier through theColonial Regional Alliance," CHIPS Purchasing President Norm Simpkins said."When you combine the competitiveness of the contracts from one of healthcare`slargest GPOs with our IT platform, it gives us a significant edge in workingwith small to midsize long-term healthcare chains bill engvall movie . Most of the organizations wetarget do not have sophisticated supply chain technology jeff foxworthy . We can help themimprove their ordering processes and at the same time offer the some of the bestcontracts anywhere larry the cable guy dvd . We can now compete with anyone." Said CRA Executive Director Steve Carpenter, "This new relationship isdefinitely positive for all involved but most especially for the patients andcommunities served by CRA and CHIPS members ron white . Anytime we can work together toprovide more cost-effective healthcare services, it is a positive." Said Premier Purchasing Partners President Mike Alkire, "We use our nationalbuying power to leverage best-price contracts for members, but we don`t stopthere. We have learned to harness the power of our regional collaborations, suchas the Colonial Regional Alliance, and to partner with organizations such as theCHIPS Network to reduce the cost of healthcare services helping keep themaffordable to residents in the communities our members serve." CHIPS Purchasing offers a fully electronic Web-based purchasing service thatincludes tools for organizing and managing vendors and contracts in a singlefacility and within a chain. After a chain`s corporate office approves acontract, it is included in a facility`s personalized and secure Web site whereit can be easily accessed for ordering and reporting.

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