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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.
May 21, 2019
What We’re Watching: May 21, 2019
ProvideGx is now supplying and ramping up the production of five more critical shortage drugs.
May 20, 2019
Gaining Ground in the Regulatory Battle to Lower Drug Costs
Many health systems are zeroing in on drug spending as a prime target to better manage margins and limit the growth of expenses.
May 14, 2019
What We’re Watching: May 14, 2019
Premier and other groups called on HHS Secretary Alex Azar to improve and make permanent the Next Generation ACO Model.
May 14, 2019
Five Ways to Sustain the Gains from High Reliability
A journey toward high reliability begins with organizational readiness and strategically incorporates clinical alignment, evidence-based practices and plans to manage patients across settings.
May 07, 2019
What We’re Watching: May 7, 2019
CMS recently announced the most significant movement from Medicare fee-for-service to date.
May 07, 2019
Benchmarking to Root Out Variation and Improve Quality of Care
To root out variation while maintaining or improving quality, successful health systems are proving that robust benchmarking analytics are essential.
April 30, 2019
What We’re Watching: April 30, 2019
Policymakers are calling on CMS and other federal agencies to step up efforts to address the rising rate of maternal mortality.
April 29, 2019
Is That a Bundle Behind Your ACO?
Shadow bundles use existing ACO attributed lives and claims data to align specialists, and provide an in-depth view of procedural or chronic disease opportunity.
April 26, 2019
Four Methods to Ensure Physicians are Engaged in Transformation Initiatives
While every healthcare organization’s culture is different, it’s difficult to imagine successfully navigating the complexity of industry change without physicians at the center.
April 25, 2019
Preparing for the Future with BPCI Advanced: Five Things to Know
The BPCI Advanced Model can be a great choice to help health systems achieve future success in a value-based care delivery environment.
April 23, 2019
What We’re Watching: April 23, 2019
CMS announced two new alternative payment models that are intended to move healthcare providers away from fee-for-service and toward value-based care.
