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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.
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.
