Full Name
John Nuara
Title
Director Strategic Accounts (PAS)
Organization
Premier, Inc.
Speaker Bio
Pam Daigle is a Vice President, Strategic Sourcing and Performance Groups at Premier and has over 25 years of experience in healthcare specifically Supply Chain and Surgical Services. Prior to Premier Pam was the Administrative Director, Surgical Services for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta for 6 years with corporate responsibility for Surgical Services areas including Operating Room, Post Anesthesia Care Unit, Same Day Surgery, Anesthesia, Sterile Processing, GI Lab and Special Procedures. Prior to that Pam was Assistant Director, Materials Management at the University of Kansas Medical Center.

Experience
Extensive leadership and management of people, positions and programs with a focus on employee development and program growth
• Grew the highly committed ASCEND program from $100M in total purchasing volume to $17.5B
• Created the PACER program, a series of high touch outcomes based physician led comparative effectiveness initiatives for select members.
• Developed the SURPASS programs which consistently delivers savings of 14%- 16% for participants
• Responsible for the ongoing growth of all medical surgical areas of the GPO portfolio – Surgical Services, Nursing, Pediatrics, and Cardiovascular Services.
• Responsible for the Value Analysis Council and the new Value Analysis Solution
John Nuara