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July 02, 2020
As Vaccine Hopes rise, U.S. Races to Buy Syringes to Avoid a Mask-Shortage Scenario.
USA Today | Premier's Chaun Powell weighs in on how a COVID-19 vaccine could impact the syringe supply chain.
July 01, 2020
Hundreds of Hospitals to Use Doctor’s Notes to Better Track COVID-19 Spread
Modern Healthcare | Hundreds of hospitals are gearing up to use doctor's notes about patient symptoms to better track COVID-19's prevalence in their communities.
June 29, 2020
Rising Coronavirus Cases Put Fresh Strain on Mask Supplies
The Wall Street Journal | Premier says half of more than 1,000 hospitals surveyed through mid-June reported they couldn’t get enough N95 masks to resume postponed surgeries.
June 19, 2020
Made in the USA Momentum
Hardware and Building Supply | Premier's Michael J. Alkire discusses the impact COVID-19 had on the supply chain.
June 19, 2020
Coronavirus Report: The Hill’s Steve Clemons interviews Michael Alkire
The Hill | The Hill's Steve Clemons interviews Michael Alkire, president of Premier.
June 16, 2020
Building A Real-Time Covid-19 Early-Warning System
Harvard Business Review | Premier has built an automated, real-time surveillance app that integrates with existing electronic health records from different companies.
June 15, 2020
COVID-19 May End Up Boosting Value-Based Payment
Modern Healthcare | Premier's Joe Damore describes the rebirth of interest among providers in moving to capitated payments.
June 11, 2020
How One Health System Is Transforming in Response to Covid-19
Harvard Business Review | Geisinger has partnered with Stanson Health, a Premier company, on a novel early-warning surveillance system for Covid-19 cases.
June 01, 2020
How Reopening States Will Impact Healthcare, Supply Chains
CBS Milwaukee | Mike Alkire talks about the efforts being made to help stop the spread of COVID-19 and how reopening states will impact healthcare and supply chains.
May 29, 2020
How The Medical Device Supply Chain Failed During Covid-19
CNBC | Premier's Susan DeVore discusses challenges in the healthcare supply chain.
May 27, 2020
Key Deal Could Make it Easier for Hospitals to Procure PPE
CNBC | Premier's Susan DeVore discusses new deal with Prestige Ameritech to enable domestic manufacturing.
May 26, 2020
Premier Takes Stake in Mask Maker Prestige Ameritech
Wall Street Journal | Premier struck a multiyear deal in an early effort to reverse decades of outsourcing of medical-equipment production.
May 21, 2020
Blood Shortage Looms in U.S.
MedPage Today | Supply needs will soon increase by as much as 50% in some places, according to a recent Premier survey.
May 14, 2020
Newsy Investigation: Health Care Workers Need More Medical Gowns
Newsy | Premier's Mike Alkire discusses the strain overbuying can have on the healthcare supply chain.
May 13, 2020
Why Experts Still Believe in Haven’s Mission to Change Healthcare, Even Without Atul Gawande
CNBC | Innovative employers, partnered with the best providers, are most empowered to fix United States health care says Contigo's Jonathan Slotkin.
May 13, 2020
APM Providers More Likely to Manage Population Health During COVID-19
Modern Healthcare | More than 80% of APM participants use care management support to deal with COVID-19 patients compared to just half of providers that aren't in APMs.
May 13, 2020
The U.S. Drug Supply Chain in Crisis: Solutions to Shortages
Supply Chain Brain | Premier members discuss the challenges with drug shortages and outline several potential solutions to remedy the problem.
May 12, 2020
Hospitals Turn to Online Matchmakers to Swap Supplies
U.S. News | Our new partnership with Resilinc and Stanford Healthcare is helping hospitals track down reliable sources of supplies quickly.
May 09, 2020
Hospitals Struggle to Restart Lucrative Elective Care After Coronavirus Shutdowns
The New York Times | Premier's Meg Wyatt discusses the complications hospitals might have trying to ramp up testing and start elective care post-COVID.
May 08, 2020
Executive with Charlotte’s Premier Inc. on Using Data Technology to Fight Covid-19
Premier’s COVID-19 control tower compiles and analyzes information from electronic medical records, or EMR, to flag Covid-19 symptoms and alert providers to potential surges.
May 07, 2020
Four Tech-Enabled Strategies Helping Providers Predict and Manage COVID-19 Cases
HealthLeaders Media | Providers are using clinical surveillance and decision support technology to ensure early intervention and proper treatment in cases of COVID-19.
