Premier Research Services
Premier, Inc. - Health Services Research
Premier, Inc. Health Services Research is organized into two areas:
- Research that supports, refines, and promotes new and existing Premier, Inc. products
- Research we pursue in collaboration with external organizations
The former category includes studies identifying new data elements, modeling techniques and specifications to refine and enhance our risk-adjustment methodologies. Projects in this area have produced the Select Practice Performance Standards, the Premier, Inc. |CareScience Top Performer Hospital Reports, and the latest version of our risk-adjustment model that features greater out-of-sample prediction power. Other projects include our Project Osler Delphi Panels of physicians to refine our Decision Theoretic Complication Model and exploring new ways of using procedure information to model and capture patient severity.
Premier, Inc. has a long history of commissioned and collaborative research with external organizations, including nationally recognized think tanks, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, hospitals and health systems, Pharmaceutical and biotech companies, healthcare industry associations, and news organizations. Our research has been featured in peer-reviewed journals as well as in various industry publications and newspapers.
Recent Health Services Research Publications:
- Kroch E, Vaughn T, Koepke M, Roman S, Foster D, Sinha S, Levey S, "Hospital Boards and Quality Dashboards," Journal of Patient Safety, 2(1):10-19. abstract
- Vaughn T, Koepke M, Kroch E, Lehrman W, Sinha S, Levey S, "Engagement of Leadership in Quality Improvement Initiatives: Executive Quality Improvement Survey Results," Journal of Patient Safety, 2(1):2-9. abstract
Project Osler
Named for Sir William Osler, Project Osler is a tool used in the CareScience Risk Adjustment Methodology to collect clinical knowledge. The methodology is used to evaluate patient populations based on a mixture of statistical modeling and clinical knowledge. Project Osler takes advantage of the Internet to maintain and advance a clinical knowledge database that is used to continually improve our analytical models. The site is dedicated to gathering input from medical experts on a regular basis and helps Premier, Inc. to:
- assemble panels of qualified experts to participate in targeted Delphi forums
- promote open discussions about ongoing research and validation
CareScience Risk Adjustment Methodology
Publications
- Pauly MV, Brailer DJ, Kroch G, Even-Shoshan O. Measuring Hospital Outcomes from a Buyer’s Perspective. American Journal of Medical Quality. 11 (3) 1996: 112-122.
- Brailer D, Kroch EA. Member risk adjustment for ambulatory episodes of care. Health Care Management Science. 2 1999: 125-136.
- Brailer DJ, Kroch E, Pauly MV, Huang J. Comorbidity-Adjusted Complication Risk: A New Outcome Quality Measure. Medical Care. 34 (5) 1996: 490-505.
- Brailer DJ, Kroch E, Pauly MV. The Impact of Computer-assisted Test Interpretation on Physician Decision Making: The Case of Electrocardiograms. Medical Decision Making. 17 1997: 80-86.