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Premier Insurance Management Services honors hospitals for reducing liability, enhancing quality of care

Hospitals from Baystate Health, Fairview Health Services and Summa Health System receive Premier AEIX Risk Management Award

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (June 17, 2009) – Premier Insurance Management Services Inc. (PIMS), a wholly owned subsidiary of the Premier healthcare alliance, has honored three alliance member health systems with the American Excess Insurance Exchange (AEIX) Risk Management Awards, which are presented annually.

Baystate Franklin Medical Center in Greenfield, Mass., from Baystate Health; University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis from Fairview Health Services; and Akron City Hospital and St. Thomas Hospital in Akron, Ohio, from Summa Health System, received the award on June 17 at the 2009 Premier Annual Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition in Anaheim, Calif.

"AEIX Risk Management Award winners are recognized for specific projects that reduce liability while increasing safety, credibility of metrics and 'spreadability' of best practices," said PIMS President Robert Dowdy. "These healthcare systems have a clear image of what makes an exceptional healthcare provider, and Premier is honored to recognize them as industry leaders."

Ninety-five hospitals and associated entities within the 19 healthcare systems that are members of AEIX, an excess liability risk retention group managed by Premier Insurance Management Services Inc., were eligible to apply for the award. Criteria for selection included whether or not the project demonstrably reduced cost and enhanced patient safety, as well as whether clear metrics were established to track and sustain success. A criterion scoring "spreadability," or how replicable the approach is to other healthcare systems, was also essential in the selection process. The criteria were numerically scored by a task force of corporate risk managers representing the Insurance Advisory Committee, which is part of AEIX governance.

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