Mike Alkire, president and CEO of Premier often advises health system executives. In fact, Alkire and the group purchasing organization advise an estimated 4,400 health systems and 250,000 providers in the United States.
“If I were running a healthcare system, I would consider thinking about being a retailer,” Alkire said. Along with making a hospital appealing and convenient, he said, “I would try to embrace technology as much as I could, (for) the mundane tasks.”
