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Banner Health ’ s 2020 vision has the organization moving from an acute care focus to clinical quality to now a focus on population health in its supply chain response .
“ The company ’ s acquisition of the University of Arizona Health Network is progressing . It is showing savings through a segmented supply chain response that takes a slightly different approach to supply chain for academic medical centers vs . its base community health efforts .” As part of Banner Health ’ s
continuous commitment to improvement , it recently signed a strategic deal with Amsterdambased devicemaker Royal Philips . The 15-year contract that will use technology to improve efforts in telehealth , population-health management and other areas . It ’ s the fifth partnership Philips has signed in North America in roughly a year and a half , and one of dozens the company has signed globally in the past decade .
The agreement with follows up on collaboration between the two
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