Karen Boswell is VP of Data Management Services at Premier Inc, a leading hospital performance improvement alliance and purchasing organization.  Ms. Boswell has over 17 years experience in the areas of Master Data Management, Data Quality and Governance. Ms. Boswell is responsible for overseeing the implementation of Premier’s product item master as well as Premier’s internal data scrubbing capabilities.  In addition to PIM, Ms. Boswell’s oversight encompasses all other data functions for Premier.   Ms. Boswell is also very active in driving industry standards in the healthcare market.