Hanger Clinic, provider of orthotic and prosthetic (O&P) patient care, has been awarded a national group purchasing agreement for O&P care with Premier, Inc. The new agreement allows Premier members, at their discretion, to take advantage of pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for O&P care with Hanger clinics across the country.
Premier is a technology-driven healthcare improvement company, providing solutions to two-thirds of all healthcare providers in the U.S. Playing a critical role in the rapidly evolving healthcare industry, Premier unites providers, suppliers, payers and policymakers to make healthcare better with national scale, smarter with actionable intelligence and faster with novel technologies. With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain solutions, consulting and other services, Premier enables better care and outcomes at a lower cost.
Under this agreement, Premier members can access Hanger Clinic’s comprehensive services to support care delivery for patients requiring orthotic and prosthetic interventions, including orthopedic trauma, spinal trauma, stroke rehabilitation, and amputee care. Hanger Clinic supports health systems driving towards a higher value of care by helping identify solutions that will improve patient outcomes and reduce length of hospital stays and potential readmissions.
One example of the post-amputation patient care that Hanger Clinic provides to healthcare systems is the Ampushield®, which has been clinically proven to optimize patient outcomes and reduce the length of acute hospital stays through contracture prevention. The Ampushield® also provides better wound protection, results in faster healing times, provides earlier ambulation, and reduces the risk of requiring a revision surgery due to falls.
