A longtime leader in healthcare improvement, we’re developing new ways to revolutionize the industry.
August 15, 2019
Dr. Patel’s Outlook on Cancer Care’s Bright Future
The oncology landscape has changed rapidly, but there are innovative ways to keep pace with the change while avoiding pitfalls.
August 06, 2019
What We’re Watching: August 6, 2019
CMS released the proposed OPPS rule. We're opposed to the posting of negotiated rates, site neutral payments and continuation of the 340B cuts.
July 29, 2019
Five Ways Bundled Payments are Driving Innovations in Care Delivery
Bundled payments can help providers leverage greater financial incentives to improve care delivery practices.
July 23, 2019
What We’re Watching: July 23, 2019
The number of Medicare ACOs taking risk has increased to 29 percent.
July 18, 2019
A Look Back at Breakthroughs 2019
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It's been one month since more than 4,200 healthcare industry representatives from hospitals, health systems, suppliers, life sciences companies and other healthcare organizations attended Breakthroughs.
July 16, 2019
What We’re Watching: July 16, 2019
Last week, Premier announced a collaborative with 10 hospitals to lower preventable maternal and neonatal harm and deaths.
July 15, 2019
Treat Hospital-Acquired Conditions Smarter and Faster
Four ways to optimize pharmacy operations to treat HACs quickly and effectively.
July 11, 2019
Hospitals May Be Paying Less Than Expected for Drugs
A new Premier analysis is showing some promising pricing projections for pharmaceuticals over the next 12 months.
July 09, 2019
What We’re Watching: July 9, 2019
Premier just brought a drug back to the market that has been in shortage since 2015: cysteine hydrochloride injection.
July 02, 2019
It’s Time to Rethink Cancer Care
Evidence-based care and precision medicine continue to help the oncology market advance.
June 25, 2019
What We’re Watching: June 25, 2019
Premier announced a partnership with Pensiamo Inc. to launch an AI-powered pharmaceutical supply chain solution that was co-developed with UPMC.
June 24, 2019
Three Misconceptions About High Reliability in Healthcare
There’s no question that healthcare providers are all driving toward becoming high-reliability organizations but few have achieved that threshold.
June 18, 2019
What We’re Watching: June 18, 2019
Premier recommends that providers consider BPCI Advanced for three primary reasons.
June 17, 2019
Maximizing MACRA with Medicare ACOs and Bundled Payments
It is important and timely to understand alternative payment models and their alignment with MACRA.
June 11, 2019
What We’re Watching: June 11, 2019
The benchmarking and risk-adjustment methodologies for CMS's Direct Contracting model should be released within the next two months.
June 10, 2019
How to Build a Positive Workforce Management Culture
With the right language and honesty, leaders can foster a positive culture around workforce management – and empower their managers to do the same.
June 06, 2019
Capitalizing on Retail Pharmacy to Increase Revenue and Drive Outcomes
As providers look to uncover new revenue lines, it’s little surprise that outpatient retail pharmacies are on their minds.
June 04, 2019
What We’re Watching: June 4, 2019
Yesterday was the deadline to submit comments on the proposed rules from the ONC on interoperability.
May 31, 2019
Shaking Up Life Sciences Research to Save Lives Faster
We need to better understand and make use of the data that technology has allowed us to grasp.
May 28, 2019
What We’re Watching: May 28, 2019
CMS is in the process of defining the major tentpoles of the Geographic option within its upcoming Direct Contracting model and has called for feedback.
May 21, 2019
Staying on Top of Accreditation & Regulatory Surveys
To adequately prepare for these surveys, providers need to understand new and future regulations, compliance expectations, staff and evaluator competencies, and leadership responsibilities.
