Archive List

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     Labor productivity                  Policy

     Quality & Safety                    Improving the health of our communities

     Supply chain                      
 

Labor productivity

Date Topic
11/19/09 Frederick Memorial Hospital achieves over $5 million in savings through labor management program
7/9/09 A successful approach to labor management and realized savings
4/21/09 More than just staffing: A vehicle for controlled change - A Nursing/Finance collaboration
2/5/08 How to use productivity analysis, education and process redesign to create profitability in an outpatient setting
9/21/06 "Tired of pharmacist turnover?"  Premier members share innovative strategies to recruit and retain pharmacists
5/10/06 Managing Labor Productivity: One System, One Tool, Five Variations
1/18/06 Improving Emergency Department Throughput: Benchmarks and Strategies
2/02/05 Hardwiring Labor Management for Quality, Safety, and Efficiency

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Quality & Safety

Date Topic
2/10/10 Using the Antibiogram to Guide Anti-microbial Therapy and Reduce Resistance
1/6/2009 Lessons in Reducing Mortality and Implementing Evidence-Based Care: Premier's QUEST Top Performers
11/4/09 Model Hospital Value-Based Purchasing Program Continues to Improve Patient Outcomes: Lessons Learned from Top Performers
10/28/09 H1N1 Preparedness - Lessons Learned & Successful Strategies
10/15/09 Comparative Clinical Effectiveness: Reducing Deaths, Dollars and Days
9/9/09 Advances in Antimicrobial Stewardship: Integrating Infection Prevention and Marketing Success to the Executive Team
8/26/09 Toward Safer Perinatal Care: Premier's Perinatal Initiative
7/15/09 Managed Care and Medical Oncology: "Cancer is Now on the Table"
6/23/09 Prevention and control of CAUTI: Should we focus on process or outcome?
5/26/09 Achieving quality while managing cost
5/21/09 Implementation of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign Guidelines: Challenges and Successes
5/19/09 CDC's National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN): a tool for infection prevention programs
4/8/09 Compliance with The Joint Commission's Emergency Management Standards and lessons learned from the front line on Sept. 11
3/11/09 Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) Prevention: From Quality to Safety
2/18/09 Preventing Antimicrobial Resistance and Transmission of Resistant Organisms
2/10/09 Joint Commission Anticoagulation Update 2009 NPSG .03.05.01
2/4/09 Tools and Paths to Success in Reducing Pressure Ulcers and Associated Harm
1/28/09 The Essentials to Eliminating Bad Bugs
1/21/09 QUEST, A Journey of Improvement: Year 1 Lessons
1/6/09 Data-Driven Measurement of Physician Activity & Outcomes
3/5/08 Lessons Learned from HQID Top Performer - St. Vincent Health Center, Erie, PA
1/23/08 Lessons Learned from Quality Demo (HQID) Top Performer – Charleston Area Medical Center
10/19/07
Session III
8/16/07
Session II
5/22/07
Session I
1/31/07 Lessons from Top Performers in Year 2 of the Premier/CMS HQID P4P Project
6/19/07 Healthcare Associated Infections: What everyone needs to know
4/18/07 Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
12/20/06 Using Physician Order Sets to Improve Performance
11/29/06 Automating Infection Control Surveillance using data mining technology
10/25/06 Using Quality Measures for Regulatory Reporting
9/13/06 The Burden of Venous Thromboembolism: Prevention and Quality of Care in the Inpatient Setting
8/30/06 Improving Outcomes in the OB Suite
7/19/06 Performance Pays: Proving High Quality Care Costs Less and Saves Lives
6/7/06 Leveraging Technology to Improve Heart Failure Performance
3/15/06 Heart Failure Discharges: Lessons from Pay for Performance
3/14/06 To D or not to D: The Digital Mammography Decision
2/15/06 Integrity of Clinical Documentation
2/14/06 Better Performers in Cardiovascular Care
2/09/06 Pneumococcal and Flu Vaccinations: Strategies for Improvement
11/30/05 Pay-for-Performance: CMS/Premier Hospital Quality Incentive Demonstration Year 1 Results
10/26/05 Surgical Care Improvement Project (SCIP) - A National Quality Partnership
8/10/05 Reduce Length of Stay, Improve Quality with Data and Best Practices
6/15/05 SIP to SCIP: Preparing for additions to Surgical Infection Measures (SIP) under the 8th Scope of Work
5/12/05 Keeping our environment healthy: green product practices
5/04/05 Achieving Clinical and Operational Excellence in the Emergency Department
4/06/05 IHI's 100,000 Lives Campaign
1/5/05 Engaging Physicians in Care Standardization, Safety Initiatives, and CPOE
11/3/04 Performance Dashboards: Balancing Outcomes, Satisfaction, and Cost
9/29/04 Public reporting and quality measurement: Digesting healthcare's alphabet soup

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Supply chain

Date Topic
2/3/10 Biologic Grafts vs. Synthetic Mesh: Examples from Pelvic Floor Repair and Complex Abdominal Wounds
10/1/09 SPHERE: Achieve and benchmark success and measure public health impact
8/19/09 SPHERE - Leadership for social responsibility and energy conservation nets significant cost savings
8/4/09 Green Purchasing and Healthcare Practices
7/1/09 SPHERE: Uncovering energy savings in building design and operations
6/3/09 The business case: a strategic energy management plan for healthcare
4/1/09 Improving operating margins with energy efficiency and new purchasing strategies
9/26/07 Establishing Defensible and Profitable Pricing
1/10/06 Achieving Success with Supplier Diversity
12/06/05 Growing with Premier: how to build a successful affiliate program
7/12/05 Endovascular Interventions: Controlling costs in an increasingly challenging area
6/23/05 Leadership's Role in Managing Rising Drug Expense
4/12/05 Defining and Achieving Top Supply Chain Performance
3/08/05 Innovation and Automation in Supply Chain Management
12/8/04 Supply Chain Performance Indicators: Identifying opportunity for improvement

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Policy

Date Topic
3/31/10 The ICD-10 conversion: Taking Steps Now for a Smooth Transition
3/17/10 Healthcare Reform Update: Straight from Washington
1/20/10 How a Patient Data Breach Can Drain Hospital Finances and Ruin Your Reputation
Urgent IT compliance deadlines from HIPAA/HITECH
10/22/09 Preparing for Medicare’s Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Permanent Program: Are you ready?
7/30/09 Washington Update on Health Reform: Implications for hospitals and health systems
7/28/09 HITECH: The Impact of Expanding Privacy and Security of Personal Health Information
6/22/09 Premier Healthcare IT Collaborative - Meaningful use and hospital-based physicians definitions
5/21/09 Premier Healthcare IT Collaborative - Practical answers to your questions on qualifying for federal and state HIT incentive payments
4/20/09 Premier Healthcare IT Collaborative - Practical answers to your questions on qualifying for federal and state HIT incentive payments
4/15/09 FACTA red flag rules and new federal data breach laws: The impact to healthcare providers
2/25/09 What is in the Stimulus Bill and What Does it Mean for Your Hospital

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Improving the health of communities

Date Topic
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