Biography

As the President of Performance Services, Leigh Anderson has overall responsibility for Premier’s Performance Services segment, including the continued development and growth of the company’s enterprise-wide, cloud-based informatics business, as well as Premier’s Performance Partners consulting unit. Anderson, who has more than two decades of informatics experience in corporate and provider settings, joined Premier in 2013.

In his previous role as Chief Operating Officer for Information and Technology Services at Premier, Anderson ran the day-to-day operations of the informatics business. Premier operates one of the nation’s largest performance improvement alliances of hospitals and other healthcare providers. They operate a leading purchasing network and also maintain clinical, financial and outcomes databases based on more than 45% of U.S. hospital discharges.

Using the power of collaboration and technology, Premier plays a critical role in helping health systems reduce costs, improve quality and safety, and address population health management and evolving fee-for-value payment models.

Prior to joining Premier, he served in lead informatics roles at Hospital Corporation of America, Health Trust, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX) and AT&T. He received his bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering from Hofstra University, and his MBA from Wake Forest University. In addition, Leigh Anderson formerly served on the U.S. governing board of GS1.