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September 20, 2018
The Future of Financial Health for U.S. Health Systems
The business of healthcare is encountering unparalleled challenges that put the financial stability of hospitals and health systems at risk as they prepare for the...
September 14, 2018
Back to the Basics: Three Ways to Better Manage Bed Capacity
In many hospitals, the frustrating process of managing bed capacity can take away essential time needed to properly care for patients. But there are basic...
September 13, 2018
Keeping Mothers Safe In and Out of the Delivery Room
World Sepsis Day has me thinking about how anyone with an infection in the hospital is at risk for sepsis. Pregnant women and new mothers...
September 11, 2018
Redesigning the Medicare Shared Savings Program: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
New results from the MSSP prove that participants are reining in Medicare spending and increasing quality. However, these results were announced shortly after CMS released...
August 27, 2018
Four Ways to Lower the Rate of Maternal Mortality
New mothers are some of the most vulnerable patients that are admitted to a hospital. In our work with hospitals to lower the rate of...
August 22, 2018
Bundled Payments: How to Avoid Fear of Missing Out
Today, more than 2,000 organizations participate in a Medicare bundled payment program, such as the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) program, the Comprehensive Care...
August 15, 2018
Keys to Building a Second-Generation Clinically Integrated Network: Market Positioning and Growth
Clinically integrated networks (CINs) are facing an impending tipping point. In an ongoing blog series, we are readying healthcare organizations for the transition to a...
August 13, 2018
Building Blocks of Success for Two-Sided Risk Models – Part 4: Clinical Integration
As part of an on-going blog series on building successful two-sided risk models, Premier experts are sharing insights and tips on how to prepare for...
August 07, 2018
Four Proven Ways to Reduce Hospital Readmissions
Reducing readmissions isn’t easy. That much is clear from the $17 billion Medicare spends annually on avoidable readmissions.
August 01, 2018
Preparing for BPCI Advanced: New Opportunities and Required Deliverables
For health systems and physician group practices across the country deciding whether or not to proceed in the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced...
July 23, 2018
Data Powering ICU Costs and Outcomes
From the patients with a serious infection post-surgery to those involved in a car accident who need assistance breathing, the intensive care unit (ICU), in...
July 18, 2018
Keys to Building a Second-Generation Clinically Integrated Network
Over the past several years, evolving health policy and market forces have prompted drastic changes to the landscape of clinically integrated networks (CINs).
July 11, 2018
How Health Systems Can Help Address the Causes of Physician Burnout
Shifts in reimbursement, increasing reporting burdens and the rapid onset of extensive EHR documentation has filled the typical day for a physician with paperwork, box...
June 28, 2018
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Premier COO Mike Alkire kicked off our 2018 Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition last month discussing changes in the healthcare market – from technological advances to...
June 28, 2018
Preparing for BPCI Advanced: Unique Physician Alignment Opportunities
As the Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) model sunsets on September 30, 2018 and makes way for BPCI Advanced on October 1, 2018, it’s...
June 27, 2018
Building Blocks of Success for Two-Sided Risk Models - Part 3: Value-Based Contracting
This post explores qualitative factors that must be weighed when determining rates in value-based contracts.
June 14, 2018
Preparing for BPCI Advanced: Leveraging Baseline & Target Price Data
Providers that applied for the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Bundled Payments for Care Improvement (BPCI) Advanced model are now armed with historical...
June 07, 2018
Reduce Hospital Days and Dollars with Interdisciplinary Rounds
Communications in health systems are notoriously fragmented, particularly as patients get handed off between shifts and various caregivers. Research has shown that interdisciplinary rounds can...
May 30, 2018
Three Misconceptions About High Reliability in Healthcare
When it comes to high reliability in healthcare, is your organization walking the walk or just talking talk? There’s no question that healthcare providers are...
May 21, 2018
UDI Implementation: Are You Ready?
Not too familiar with the unique device identification (UDI) system? It may be time to get up close and personal.
May 17, 2018
What You Can Do Now to Prepare for BPCI Advanced: Smart Episode Selection
One thing the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is good at is making us wait. For providers participating in the CMS Innovation Center’s...
