PINC - Earnings call transcript Q2 2021

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Operator

Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by. And welcome to the Premier Inc. Fiscal 2021 Second Quarter Results Conference Call. At this time all participant lines are in a listen-only mode. After the speaker’s presentation, there will be a question-and-answer session. now today, hand of Angie would to conference Investor I speaker your McCabe, Instructions] like the to over Relations. [Operator Vice President you. Thank go Madam. Please ahead,

Angie McCabe

fiscal call. Thank second Premier Welcome you, Inc’s Cindy. quarter conference to XXXX

Officer; Our speakers Susan and McKasson, President are this Financial Craig Officer. in-coming and Chief Mike Chief CEO DeVore, and our Alkire, Premier's morning Executive Administrative

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Susan DeVore

morning Thanks, us everyone joining Angie. thank and for you Good today.

this planned Alkire’s have As Chief earlier next appointment you Executive seen we and may retirement Officer. announced as Mike morning, Premier’s my

announced also XXXX career establishing full and than CEO Premier, and financial XX including the guidance. our nearly XXXX year quarter Mike second a X. are XXXX results After transitioning our effective at I retiring CEO, May on years We XX, June fiscal XX-year role to more am as

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discuss our our his announced our that also detail This to on-going COVID-XX profitability. are affect XXXX results remarks. Craig in fiscal pandemic financial we morning, in guidance. more the addition, will we In year-over-year continues establishing

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Mike Alkire

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Craig McKasson

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fiscal in rates the digits term adjusted over consolidated As growth turn and mid-to-high adjusted business, of the beginning single pandemic I'll Susan. unchanged, objective Thank earnings impact compound the target your you time we our and to in share. for EBITDA, call annual back the remains our to growth adjusted per net longer revenue, Mike XXXX on expect now indicated for COVID-XX today. for multi-year

Susan DeVore

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Operator

Lisa [Operator JPMorgan Instructions] Gill question Your from Securities. first comes with

Lisa Gill

Susan, your your much. well good very off, And retirement. great I wish first Thanks let congratulations And you new you and me working It's Mike, on congratulate morning. with on been role. you.

great such looking put happening out all administration. clearly macro any the and around what's new current have have five with environment. just You administration always slide a you that political We your as to insights at

One pandemic a us really you talked telemedicine, more think So, things would you role will think to of your that I'd obviously, in either need great? Mike, play of has changed telemedicine is platforms can Premier telemedicine we Susan about telemedicine? you how incremental How about and just something you Do love give think but thoughts, future the to I'm acquire? know, do you of hear the or there's telemedicine? you be the about for that any around;

Susan DeVore

Yes, you, start Mike. so turn I'll and then to

extent systems will, as include think a systems. ambulatory offerings, telemedicine, perspective, of built But to we ER, health to of our the of don't connected good the health kinds the it think telemedicine systems keep from you that all We care have that you inpatient, know. for utilization, consumers I overall if see as to I have telemedicine healthcare methods system.

don't directly, that. systems, back pre-COVID overall and might their telemedicine Our really healthcare non-healthcare ourselves inpatient Mike, know don't add but just the utilization. is to ER having you getting utilization challenges in as into I it in what to almost levels, see still We affects the healthcare environment.

Mike Alkire

insights Yes, the telemedicine workflow, as the to a And our offer where about our those you concept decision workflow, offering, a the great support question. are into providing we standardized providing we and visits are leveraging clinical those if way Lisa, embedding data, all analytics and those of insights it's I say we would think those us for into as opportunity embed an ensure think of clinicians will care. to the that all

So continuing it decision clinical decision excited to of to as telemedicine. our relates we're about support the clinical evolution really

Lisa Gill

the or also we need have clinical COVID. paid. they saying that profile to relaxed of have I to patient that But XX think in we're as go seven clinical if another today, we Is about that back show think am spent XX minutes this? instead mean, of minutes that of and rules with a because that aspect Mike being patient, about, lot actual they been that able to minutes get with thinking the spent to way And eight correct reimbursement? a think doctor think I about I going to

Mike Alkire

I authorizing, way even too an out think think It's it. early sort of being reimbursement you in But and think I whole at more as about better. prior a little as do standpoint, services, we're can terms do That's to relates disease payments of interesting think that that of point embed what's additional if we out. a think building to Lisa, the I us the about authorization, play for From how to will care it that tell authorized.

I for another tool. opportunity again, support decision So, it's clinical think

Lisa Gill

Okay, great. Thanks so much.

Operator

with question next Canaccord Richard Close Genuity. from comes Your

Richard Close

Yes, okay? hear can you me

Susan DeVore

Yes. Hi, Richard.

Richard Close

estimate first my luck, X% a really little growth on the Craig, in performance in to or something? drill little in XQ? Susan, I quarter? Enjoy on our year-over-year lightening bit, Like Susan. growth news. good to and it Great. maybe services the your and anything retirement, lower down congratulations wanted And I there below a Was than from and call sales Mike. was the guess achieved out numbers what came XQ

Craig McKasson

Yes. question. Thanks, for Richard, the

were revenue. the which consistent second with QX quarters, XXXX overall, was with agreements. performance, So we in know, enterprise analytics of both terms performance license you have We of quarter pleased as very did in

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Richard Close

Mike. then, And question a up that's guess, follow helpful. Okay, I for

and the With managed each that to respect life managed you maybe for an each acceleration XX% the seeing lives of life bookings in Are of How the does growth metrics, growth periods? discuss I areas? the those lives and pipeline, for Contigo. on mid-teens, to in and sciences Contigo. and compare sciences provided So and, believe the you prior or

Mike Alkire

Sure. Thanks, Richard.

on So Contigo.

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Richard Close

And the pipeline?

Mike Alkire

to Pipeline continue had yes, forward really for QX and obviously looking QX. looks to terms really, And sciences. driving life in a strong pipeline both. that sales looks quarter we're really, and We nice of to

Richard Close

again. you. Congratulations thank Okay,

Mike Alkire

Thank you.

Susan DeVore

Richard. Thank you,

Operator

from Valiquette comes Your next question with Steve Barclays.

Jonathan Yong

It's actually Jonathan Steve. Hi, thanks. Young on for

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Craig McKasson

perspective, expect our we to step fees. in overall, from and Yes, in down don't GPO

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Jonathan Yong

kind of the the kind came kind or flexing XX% expect And the business to remain of you great. profile how the turning to drivers it you of about ahead Thanks. Did we Okay, elevated? Do that for think do should there? range about the think the to expecting, and still of that year, Or talked the business what towards mid in mid XX% that back of down? for performance the of margin is And about. you then this services. ahead of expect that you've were for How move we of up half zone? trajectory back

Craig McKasson

Sure, yes.

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based basis, the on likely not XX% would So we current wind will a necessarily in quarters. that and visibility, two mid-XXs, year first full at level we achieved in expect the on the up that

Jonathan Yong

Great, thanks.

Operator

Credit from question with Suisse. comes next The Jailendra Singh

Jermaine Brown

clearly? good me hear morning. Can you Hi,

Susan DeVore

you. hear can we Yes,

Jermaine Brown

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Susan DeVore

why Mike, take you Yes, that? don't

Mike Alkire

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Jermaine Brown

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Mike Alkire

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have we domestic the pandemic, And so capability the from one critical PPE. learned to enough because didn't obviously of the things we for

it in reducing looking Asia. sort we've how conversations having the finally, of focus And diversification where one, and country are well where Southeast Southeast capability. is to manufacturing. we've got capability. of building lends produce shore are our got Asia, dependence And it multiple And as We've look build that out we much capabilities to that resilient really of one at build in got itself way to also then more just out do have We're in to Southeast our that's creating countries more near on about obviously strategies. at automated near of the production, we more for are but so out evolve So then domestic sort to domestic we PPE, resiliency manufacturing especially now Asia, base highly we to looking think shore. in

Jermaine Brown

thank Congrats Perfect, again. you.

Mike Alkire

Thank you. Thank much. you very

Operator

Donald Your comes next from question Hooker KeyBanc. with

Donald Hooker

trying GPO line, new it's P&L, how GPO to XXX think extrapolating on I spend a you. concept. morning. about of specifically, million just I'm a members through revenue Yankee And capture, it's to Is from be wanted all sort the high trying good that follow in Susan your is the that broad broadly, that question to the I'm that appreciated as do services guess to purchase or on interested potential well. services manifests revenue. is line. investment that Alliance. going going to that I echo, sure I XXX whether you're on to We've community. think GPO up maybe DeVore margin Great, million the the services that congrats last I'm I'm

Mike Alkire

the you and walk to? Craig, through through in that about broader membership. how out like walk you can would address I then to think that me to or the want

Craig McKasson

Mike Okay, so, well, Craig. start Don, I'll is yes, and can this add any then color.

with membership and continue majority that So aggregate through the expand services entire develop the we've we portfolio. be as the that of organizations. Yankee of million about purchase to across XXX is talked spend of, The their the GPO would revenue

get after fees. would it that. so and the they're They're And to GPO actually using help technology the services be

So the primarily That would incremental there be would book be see of we are that service from would GPO is term, revenue relationship. fees it entire fees associated the spend. that. the But longer with their

a we've how billion to of of of or talked sort that. publicly component Yankee purchase bowl spend $XX having about membership similar That's our services. the So entire capture

we So term portfolio it's that customized a Mike grow to I longer think as that the expand approaches the objective through over time described.

Donald Hooker

you, that's be get because But but go is is over here is on that what with this Okay, from I quarter Craig, this will all you guess how helpful for kind swinging settle asked little then I quarter projecting I'll last the right there some to demands your like PPE out it the every changing. revenues. this perspective. gave products that's things is want place, What of Like And were over kind skis settle members, quarter, revenue guidance again, just revenue, ask kind vague. out lines out? of the of guess you does course, December said right below COVID? What a my it by the still You baseline when what June levels. we bit don't the quarter as the out post of level? the I

Craig McKasson

Yes, we're, to trying Don. really work as it's of still question, that we're some a well. And through good

a of these their and business now grow facing increase to have created running $XX million was business that high of double people been caught not cut year and their We've the would And if in so think the which had the single prior we or of had of fourth the pandemic. have that that I PPE you of B, digit that, quarter to that increasing not they're been quarter we pandemic, supplies, low then to seen, as use at pandemic, critical about continued sort and starting inventory think would level. last a in at have short the hand expected needs. part stockpiles on you've incremental A, revenues elevated the through above has the purchases beyond growth

year. so been they healthcare At it this of many need providers be. are point, believe all where And our happening stockpiles this we getting that's to their

as continue take would which vaccination etcetera, to visibility that see hold, see extent, the build back to upside we start continue starts a talked the And current through third quarter, the the third And us tell to so why come in our we'll incremental that lesser down. then will quarter. to about to is I've that

business in levels. for But talked innovative I think have to ultimately, the it a little saw of ongoing kind and down a unaffected to bit COVID growth. the environment, a tail to pre-COVID would But regular pandemic prior we normalized, expect, be course, I there's we'll continue it back ways I grow to to with of look been going of until of overall. about, at would the that at kind levels gets

Donald Hooker

level, as through be They're any revenue a And drop asked quarter. I margin we're change. the this seeing you're proceeds any, last not like the great. it of more That's But product margin. getting line I real margin perspective, that kind through normal to wouldn't on digits on more drop that without think mid-single quick, a as

Craig McKasson

correct. that's Okay,

Donald Hooker

Thank you.

Operator

Your next Kevin comes UBS. from question Caliendo with

Adam Noble

expectations? that schools, bit see there opening lines. of you reopening assuming little money, of engagement. I the like about possibility to your is in allocating faster think And institutions to little potential everyone And those on you could it, a Kevin. a Do some should is focus along stimulus Mike, else some comments maybe some than this in you, And work about Noble about This around, thanks And we yes, what open admin with Great, those kind that said entities how your into with administrations that working the How think binding most miss about want con the think for in of think year. continuing being And, then we as to other to cycle that net segment you, that the the FY we about Susan. lower is to non-healthcare we able fall? bit forward definitely for admin for are as I echo quarter? to some will question. and revenue the fee definitely fees schools has future. Adam GPO should for looking ask non-healthcare summer and

Craig McKasson

Yes, is sure, Craig. this

Mike that on site, are pre those things is and but returning activity universities the level in the to some our in So a any on campus, to the volume levels of students and our have we recovery slow, add expectations, are ended faster of and balance color. business Relative XX. that I'll non in not some the fiscal it start, schools was some and and through year There guidance, of not June factored healthcare re-openings, could with cases, even pandemic.

optimistic the in think to plan, fall, the we'll and that terms we immunity be be adoption. get the of mean, what I rollout vaccinations, we herd the see will get. least slower at a everything the So sort of you for press as in getting, that We're of will

sort recovering that our of bit, on we've, Well, of but healthcare comps we down represents impacted talked significantly terms this pretty that this about has non so of In we've over about forward, and fiscal XX%. about moving calls this a business think X% prior been as GPO, year.

we'll as in summer that, months. And to in XXXX. And we'll the ultimately, clearly, XXXX see that we plan hopefully guidance, about come provide so back more talk fiscal

Adam Noble

a that give M&A. wanted to lot space, you in that TAM just And if thought go kind seen kind have back of sciences you question or curious an helpful. business. the updated guys, been you're super against you dynamics who for you're shift in this moves been of making that And the if what's or there's any business? another have of for competitive can on That One your companies or, either was life for business? the question, the via what's organically I other And to just competing

Mike Alkire

follow are an about of what me we numbers. in make that that you then sort us amount market, and and take interested think of up in sort obviously both can you these, let our the future a of gives data And pharma differentiation as organizations question. But confidence. leveraging. Craig, incredible have on is med device this, One, broader

And systems evidence, together it's world so as studies areas. think data that and differentiates to just two, think around to through real do one, I Number those oftentimes in hospitals they've one. that's that, that number these been I that they want going their some require us pull healthcare research

patient read decision of healthcare ability things, evidence, we providers would for differentiation again, those, so, pull doing point And just, And to the connect, believe natural scores where kind as some be the be, lab unstructured specific sort and significant at language, through together trial. have and, world data areas pretty and then in real patients that. those think you in we care, trial. stuff, our have do they have physician interest markets those, will that, again, we or further, data, notes, the we'll would And specific as good clinical lab to those, continue kinds that as identify those reading of of ability values our to the or dots support an we about those evolve technology, capability suggest and we think, and of of those

that differentiated think Craig, you we capability. let answer the And the I'll question that's growth. of, So, sort about

Craig McKasson

us that life remarks. the the space unique don't But think And be and heard you continue mean, in to sciences a provide growth the I parts massive think overall growth expectation look be one services We're seeing there's mid-to-high Mike described. of in And his sector the moving sciences to in we with will life this getting that single higher for the good us described. to to digit to year. fiscal forward bookings term, articulate segment continue longer that growth Mike business in capabilities I I our performance is mid-teens for TAM, huge that opportunity as Yes. the grow the participant prepared for of enormous. We business, that. we our a the space the

Adam Noble

the Great, questions. thanks for

Craig McKasson

Thank you.

Operator

Blair. William question Daniels Ryan next from Our comes with

Unidentified Analyst

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kind just of stick to I'm curious. I'll So But one.

in think of remarks, political more Susan, I prepared mentioned in in policy a environment. healthcare quo the it of terms of was seeing your you sort status or

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Susan DeVore

models, a that the value binding to incremental administration is be it'll stuff as through are regulatory care, tougher. able to just that fair We it environment amount of be about they'll relates the new optimistic environment, do legislative go will where we the based payment the and think do

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we see as it good Premier. do for So as

Unidentified Analyst

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Susan DeVore

much. so you Thank

Operator

from with James. Your Ransom John next comes Raymond question

John Ransom

is statement, example, but Hey, the My buybacks, see good outlook would term EPS is, leverage there acquisitions morning. grow something. your growth XX% Congrats, between at question as And EBIT might to normally company what no look apparent tuck-in and EBIT EPS X% that for difference say, share growth. income if either or the everybody. longer I or a XX% we down

the guidance And no leverage So just no the contemplated and why of and so, clear, line? is to be is EBIT at capital between line that? EPS deployment all,

Craig McKasson

is the Craig, thanks this John, question. for Sure,

So are capital significant talked the longer for about include deployment. term targets organic do that we've primarily business not our

business we're first or the digit above on four really to performance we years so share growth the your focused five, incremental line, or incremental that And that opportunity if mid-to-high levels we were going would repurchase in EPS historical, public. is our six that of the M&A to to single benefits point, there to put organic either for had the returning drive have after

deployment flexibility have do speculative that. And capital future. that just don't lot just want we in be potential so a opportunity we the and of to what might to about But be

long obviously would over perform those be term. to hope in expectations the our so And

Mike Alkire

was And, in were the to and think I and didn't for, say fair election, just it's you probably capital deployment looking returns probably give you disappointed but services. some that, that of the particularly the performance prior to secondly, I mean,

that, filter mind, exciting stock your business of of times growth, you're in that that kind lens? XX of has back that how for lot at, you've allocations a capital sort buying of pay revenue an hypothetically, versus up multiple say to earnings, some with got you So through paying own that let's a do chance

Craig McKasson

continued. through will start continue to changes then capital add of consistent long any perspective. our term approach capabilities both or terms be some and I'll But in been, past have we feel with being good drive primary implications, to in deployed to etcetera, Susan we've at of point additional capital best we'll Sure, numbers have very time, shareholder focus that with assets over but place and intend, growth, that time. inorganic we the are the to we've you to that's balance then to that shareholder expect value. there in have been additional value share use deploy acquired have to and in obviously the that we the add Yes, and allocation the and that, And can that things as policy term, be then capital had Mike flexibility longer we'll about that and at point, time. still ultimately And this and dividend our would repurchase determined permanent when we organic do if opportunities we've to return, over strategic have

John Ransom

in you Is this this Is think should five network year or expectations sales is cartel, of there's fascinated X%? consultant You something Contigo. some that step could by performance lastly, of different costs? bypassing doing in trend just self-insured and to that take be that then you think employers, Susan very ever function last the with at picture there's And and completely all I theory Wherever we point cycle? and through into go that. and BPOs. certainly, them big trying the a of break all have to a me to a ask sad. into there do kind and happen? you try that talk And And would I'm the think is and of a one modest kind makes a healthcare frustration this what of it four something I'll for maybe cartel

Susan DeVore

they life for We're and I Mike add certainly and that sciences spots Yes, sweet and his here can company providers employers can both have have think those where sciences. share. in challenges perspective life our for looking Contigo perspective

big of of ton we've got cost a of employers, healthcare of data. business We're it's self-insured early So a got and significantly. this for we've and innings. growing delivery healthcare that provider concept network, But challenge

And penetrate as so want to penetrate much take to as going I actually market that to think that time market. it's we

pain concept think So And which of and whole we the automating payers life are a in sciences point early But employers, innings. is too. I authorization, innings prior early we're for finding actually about clinical with that talked this can identify trials where through through sweet technology, clinical spot network you have. patients Mike huge our and a we for providers, trials provider

double cases, want or to a what digit So They're growing we're in about think digit. some know, to we take to they're triple today, the businesses think get add that is years don't us that. that's to will few Mike, that size if anything we get some it. small how And to scalable it trying to. I you

Mike Alkire

you said. I Yes. everything agree Susan, with

this Contigo, chassis, So I centers high have we for building the the really of way described out the is out value building network. excellence been in

programs those to this value We chassis, high the want and market. out early will strong out, to on mean, quality their capabilities you employer will deliver very to network this, you we but build offer able that, services programs and then are, fantastic build we focus really as care. that the will we that of to high tell that. and providers create based of of layer really said, as ability you off And upon top on is whole I Susan I on, have as so you're then

in excited. pretty think you place. once really significant chassis have upside obviously, have we that we're you have once fabric So you And the

John Ransom

Thank you.

Mike Alkire

you. Thank

Operator

Long Market. Iris Capital Your comes next question with Berenberg from

Iris Long

Hi, good morning.

First role. on Susan, Mike, congrats retirement. on your new your of congrats all, And

like a first that increase mentioned does conductive on make what capability purchase billion on now? question of have talk services. the that need to the can bit, possibility is the little investment right XX customers to analytics if technology security XX to terms volume? that front? And for you purchase happen capture business, needs just you and purchases Do the you investment see billion from GPO to you the to in more what wondering capture I'm I Just my you think from about

Mike Alkire

pass first a that. take I'll at Susan,

purchase of conductive, a right obviously and building or of build services. contracts out to is purchased function to helped purchasing really So get capabilities initially of out those us kinds out, building we are services, want analytics out behind there, group And that then we things.

think really services I will if technology e-invoicing purchased the it of invoicing. as all our will looks and at our that to about be focus part build strategy that that to invoices, you e-invoicing, be is and think it's, e-payables, out relates

down believe once we so services that really all that that, a and value to we that to providing healthcare contracts, them of access, well that drive to And local them level, again, that both combination terms as there going have systems and and conductive regional we the a manage access those in And both with, at as capability. cost creating they're benchmarks to can help of how help visibility our spend. e-invoicing buying, of have We're spend.

Craig McKasson

you to get leveraging that a articulate purchase cases, many building arena, agreements, and there combination purchase that to regional and Because the things Craig. that we're in Yes, that then after, are and out thing add Mike, Iris our of customized the not agreements. only a The is case GPO I in would it's in that through heard local services, agreements, are nationally. type, this of that it's done some like is services necessarily national

doing will put there efforts be out regions and then identify engagement to to build get contracts portfolio And to with we're northeast so in access to opportunities those spend aggregate it that the to the like Yankee work geographic variable and we place. that in in do as

addressable services for we the of XX that objective as the much market that's term membership can. And a spend. to long billion across So our capture is total as purchase

Iris Long

do Okay, And what have many of customers can time? programs? on high is if year? your in then percentage of how If I'm has compliance you high that many great. add are changed trying or can each customers up. typically each give customers over Just to about That terms I your a how or of we update program, quarter enrolled kind that, how And in an talk follow us helpful. understand the compliance wondering you

Craig McKasson

give of sort you let the just framework. general Yes, me

growing pandemic. more more wasn't has program somewhere spend So north which, growing PPE the committed things, those buy and program right, just $XX additional have about, to help at obviously, to to billion program, and instead, though had in coalescing, up doing spend. our shift it then basically happened, and of pandemic, that of all been ASCEND given SURPASS had levels through a bringing X the ASCEND the of building out membership your the been program group and the that through bit we've the out the those inventory shifting the and and their creating pandemic kinds buying committed programs, those in the, to them, stock the their getting SURPASS access and more it build programs, your, effect, that to little But program piles And two we through billion been things. of even has kinds is obviously, products, and of around have has buys

switched been stockpile. while we've helping switched this the bit little different all So little just is access inventory sides kinds really levels forward to a getting of a programs, just been and of and systems bit about, our because doing they've to of PPE, higher pandemic We've which growing. drive committed these healthcare

Iris Long

guys. Got Thank it. you, That's helpful.

Craig McKasson

Thank you.

Operator

Sandler. with comes question Piper from Sean next Weiland, Your

Unidentified Analyst

you on and senate to were think that just a taking Health. Jeff my congratulations thank And cost nascent retirement some about Contigo clinical for I Hi, been our maybe or able more Can lines, of and questions early on It's bit just you role. the recruitment you of trial for deliver deployments to surrounding or talk and Mike operational on would clinical I new early deliver that improvements And some to or in service the plan there? everyone's the echo to like little question. guys Sean. the Susan, have

Mike Alkire

Susan. at just Yes, go Thanks, and I'll here. just sort I'll level Yes. in of back, general, a keep it higher

those possible. about the of appropriate kinds earlier want I that, those as really us, we're pharma, clinical on moving. and world right for really those that and we're the as actually, as of drug And with important, is working focused kinds to evidence. utilization. with engagement want are therapies as real they're And the make getting much they said And to things utilization launching products, really, sure and because approval, having systems, post healthcare of sure make ensure still are things. think, conversations benefit they And really, therapies to, I populations we that, patient new our the

at We looking into there's identify continue to patient natural us going And, you're for to the that, for think machine capability, as leverage language huge a see opportunity that identification. these those patients evolve trials. think to I learning. So, again, and that unstructured notes earlier, to technology, said I

comments in. continue So evolve, that like and again, learning made this And we're prior AI, how authorization. And of out Susan that to want we're machine really some interested then, we about building as some Contigo. to modernized technology,

quality say, with employers are technology our So to benefit. if are care. it you've directly most there amount to at the to be that capabilities for you platform the the authorization as care, out think ML care we protocols prior the or is at about employers looking Contigo of point these think relates providers, these are driving AI opportunity to authorization and be care to of outcome going got more to that attach are able Contigo, progressions, going and Again, are us with to working of and point build that differentiate those large the

And so, technology add. Susan, forward of anything we're that to embedding offering. looking some Contigo to have into that hope really else you I

Susan DeVore

Nope, you got it.

Unidentified Analyst

ramp of the and contract? expected the then nascent can just follow again, share service extent one up what's the to you of the ask or I that model If lines those, more revenue could just duration for some maybe

Mike Alkire

again, give networks. mean, through, But you how jump Yes. a start, Contigo thinking we terms of will technology, services fees please as and, be of members so others, I'll Contigo a network Craig, and that they're in they needed, have become Craig, here. helping I can in that, there's those in part participate

you, with plus capability, been think the about, we is party that doing Contigo, what third obviously, administration. design bought help you which, we've If

that don't So part fees have revenue have you I in know that you Craig, are as the TPA well from that, if thoughts. additional the of model?

Craig McKasson

Yes, Mike. thanks, no

the those the ramp. in terms of So are models

service as getting And faster benefits of described engagements But his the of sciences, the with performance our Health that over tend in prepared term but of say, yes, It’s services the data talked of traction, talked tends growth Mike ramp use engagements, relative our the of kind being think part a technology, a terms of services, term that a earlier a to aspects then longer employee type sort have like annual, in more to business. remarks, longer support I in business anticipation and model annuity driver. clinical services, the then one Contigo I'll members be ability We part advisory time. PMPM about around and of TPA business decision of combination combination up to it's to standardization of over life it type, And growing then time. to over of we've time. about being drive be and

Unidentified Analyst

Thanks again.

Mike Alkire

you. Thank

Operator

SVB Your Davis Leerink. next question comes from with Stephanie

Stephanie Davis

congrats Susan, big on Hey, shoes everyone fill. retirement, on a well-deserved congratulations echoing And to the else. Mike,

Mike Alkire

Absolutely.

Susan DeVore

you. Thank

Stephanie Davis

about mentioned you Mike, pretty some clinical tools. questions buzzwords big trial prior the and enablement

augment of So leaner, think more kind into versed MLP I about as the on talent. much skills? sense How folks talent these to thought need for pool your workforce workforce? to we how this of versus in you And arena make the it folks touch available should in existing expand we well might question your

Mike Alkire

it's great So question. a

couple So thoughts. of a

the, and were language nice, machine great you able some as learning, all, acquire stance AI-natural of arena. know we the acquisition, to talent in related to the really technology in First

build continuing And that as to by to which attract is, the of I that channels to get kind access to mission capability. organization into that go that growing. lot out has then the the we're of won't obviously, of been So Anderson to an of kind kernel right a became talent Leigh and transform but right got think vision has we've we healthcare. capability detail, that sort

of that, helping you if and right about kind schools trials, real we're really that in we're So in got that attract patient will And we've think as what that patient evidence we talent population, terms and world kind think various of, the doing speak. the out we identifying mission obviously, of talent. recruiting

Stephanie Davis

With feel that order tackling? not that your out count build beyond to in mind, it you need a just blocking question anything is of is to you augment solutions? Or in further and there

Mike Alkire

sort you of Could rest comments. off restate didn't you the of the I that hear because last enough? trailed And part just

Stephanie Davis

XXXX XXXX. is No no of the this worries, worries, theme and

it Or you Your well that have there be the out tools. night? you still Is relatively else or up given then you anything some town clinical kind is No, pool done set was of connectivity trials blocking up and feel like at going your tackling? to keeps say just to issues? to build I I needs what

Mike Alkire

two, we're saying we I right. we think constantly continue of, base. That's will. about going think talent characterize Yes, that first, about is it I one. this sort ever to I that number And would, look as think Number don't enough towel. I'd it, have I as grow execution, of to to

value talent case that sense the the building most in taking that it’s use depending So the use most the and out drive that the what like. of cases amount on looks makes

just or of kind Leigh to thinking different about an differently about focus that Premier So, four, we're constantly allow use folks give opportunity to it those working how in capability and one. on are work as in cases I a bit additional to couple, in areas, little to to within thinking to organize opposed three a

we're mission again, And prospects. excited going to it we're that on. got think and an kind about focus attract that So, our of area right, to the values to continue is And we again, that really we've talent.

Stephanie Davis

you. helpful. And Super Thank congrats again.

Mike Alkire

you. Thank

Operator

Truist. from Draper comes Sandy question next Your with

Sandy Draper

question. much. another very pretty smart cannot think interesting, sure, Thanks of I'm I

with and did will say So working to you. I'm working congratulations, be I with and it just but is going want to, congrats you. been it's on Mike stay And great also fun

it So Thanks, me. that that's guys. for

Mike Alkire

you. Thank

Susan DeVore

Sandy. Thank you,

Operator

back no to showing like the conference at further questions time. Susan turn would DeVore. I I’m this to

Susan DeVore

is know thank just all Mike the wish morning. passionate opportunity here, very to and had time the to and I in extremely having I'm Board capable I hands. And all about am know And that of and you success. like Company is success. that just believe just when I'd health Premier’s the operator. this to joining for you, all I best I again call for you you of reflect my the grateful get as Premier on of Thank our I as

support plan in thanks much. so we'll call quarter. Thanks bye. for so the again Bye and you for So your talk years. With end to that, to many another much

Operator

Ladies and conference call. Thank you gentlemen, participating. today's this concludes for

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