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November 13, 2019
The Ins and Outs of Hospital Quality Star Ratings
Providers should ensure daily prioritization and performance improvement across all four Star Ratings categories.
November 08, 2019
Owning the Benefits of the Medicare Shared Savings Program
With deadlines afoot for a program that could mean future success or duress for health systems, here's what providers should know.
November 07, 2019
Prepare for the Looming Mandatory Risk-based Payment Model in Oncology
There are four critical strategies for managing risk to consider as these payment models continue to roll out.
October 30, 2019
Why the U.S.-China Trade War Discussions Matter to Healthcare
Should ongoing trade discussions go awry, access to raw materials for critical, lifesaving drugs could be in jeopardy.
October 29, 2019
What We’re Watching: October 29, 2019
We hear that major legislation may be introduced this week to address drug shortages.
October 25, 2019
Mothers: A Surprising Benefactor of Value-Based Care
The move to value-based care is an important shift that will save mothers through whole-person care.
October 17, 2019
Supercharging the Veteran Administration’s Antimicrobial Stewardship Efforts
Antibiotic resistance is forcing healthcare leaders, infectious disease doctors and supply chain experts to rethink many of their go-to treatments.
October 15, 2019
What We’re Watching: October 15, 2019
Thanks to ProvideGx, the multi-year, national shortage of cysteine hydrochloride injection has been successfully resolved.
October 10, 2019
Three Moves the Administration Should Make to Advance its Joint Replacement Payment Model
Premier experts outline three key recommendations CMS should consider in order to advance its joint replacement payment model.
October 01, 2019
What We’re Watching: October 1, 2019
CMS administrator Seema Verma issued another “sink or swim” ultimatum to the healthcare industry.
September 24, 2019
Three Ways to Optimize BPCI Advanced Baseline Data
By making smart, educated decisions, BPCI Advanced applicants will be well positioned to enter the program and find success.
September 16, 2019
Seven Ways E-Commerce is Changing Healthcare Purchasing
To better understand the effect of e-Commerce on purchasing for non-acute healthcare providers, Premier® conducted a series of member surveys over the past year.
September 12, 2019
More Risk, Better Data
Robust and timely information on the performance of targeted patient populations is critical to success in risk-based payment models.
September 10, 2019
What We’re Watching: September 10, 2019
Premier submitted a statement during the House's hearing on improving maternal health today, released a maternal and infant health trends report last week and more.
September 06, 2019
How Health Systems are Prioritizing Maternal and Infant Health
Health systems consider maternal and infant health to be one of the most important quality improvement objectives for their organizations, according to a Premier survey.
August 20, 2019
What We’re Watching: August 20, 2019
Ride sharing services are becoming a popular innovation in helping to improve population health.
August 19, 2019
Complying with the Protecting Access to Medicare Act can be Easy
Clinical decision support ultimately helps to guide better care. In the case of PAMA, this guidance should result in improved costs and quality.
August 13, 2019
What We’re Watching: August 13, 2019
Health systems and other healthcare entities are focused on partnering with primary care providers that have cost-effective, high-performing models.
August 12, 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.
