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Questions for the enD-of-chapter 4. What were the results? Can you think of other benefits
application case coming from such an integrated system?
1. What is Premier? What does it do? Source: IBM, Customer Success Story, “Premier Healthcare Alliance
2. What were the main challenges for Premier to achieve Making a Quantum Leap Toward More Integrated Care and
its vision? Improved Provider Performance,” ibm.com/smarterplanet/us/
3. What was the solution provided by IBM and other en/leadership/premier/assets/pdf/ibM_premier.pdf (accessed
partners? February 2013).

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