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December 11, 2008 - Premier Inc. is a group purchasing organization owned by not-for-profit hospitals and health systems. The company serves more than 2,000 hospitals and over 53,000 other health care sites in the US. Premier Inc.’s core purpose is to increase healthcare efficiency and improve patient outcome. Premier needed to purchase database licenses to support a custom built application suite. The company faced high Oracle licensing costs. As a GPO it is critical for Premier Inc. to minimize costs across all areas of the organization.
Premier Inc. faced high costs of Oracle licensing for a custom application environment. The customer needed information around possible licensing alternatives. They had to make a purchase on a tight timeframe and needed to reduce the cost of their Oracle expenses in order to keep within their fiscal year budget.
Idhasoft offered unbiased advice and presented alternative license options based on Premier Inc’s business and technical needs. Idhasoft negotiated the pricing and terms with Oracle. Idhasoft’s licensing expertise helped the customer lower the cost of licenses by $150K which allowed Premier Inc. to move forward with Oracle technology platform for this environment.
“It is refreshing to discover there are alternatives with regard to procuring Oracle. Idhasoft provided objective advice and presented options that helped us achieve cost savings” Gary Feierstein, Senior Director, Systems Integration, Premier Inc.
About Premier Inc:
Premier Inc. serve more than 2,000 U.S. hospitals and 53,000-plus other healthcare sites, the Premier healthcare alliance and its members are transforming healthcare together. Nearly 200 hospitals and health systems created and entirely own the Premier alliance. Premier Inc enables Knowledge sharing around and group contracting for hospital products and services, Share clinical knowledge, enable hospitals to share insurance claims experience and risk working towards the purpose “To improve the health of communities.”For more information, please visit www.premierinc.com
About Idhasoft:
Idhasoft is a software products and IT services provider serving enterprise customers in the United States, Europe and Asia. Idhasoft provide services to industry segments including BFSI, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Public sector, retail and Telecommunication. With a reputation for high quality and reliability, Idhasoft, one of the fastest growing companies with revenue of over $150 million provides a range of IT services, from Software Application Development and Strategic IT Consulting to Recruitment Process Outsourcing, and Implementation of Third Party Enterprise-wide products including Oracle, SAP, Cognos and TIBCO. For more information, please visit www.idhasoft.com
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