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February 15, 2020
Dr. Stella Safo Named to Modern Healthcare’s Minority Leaders to Watch List
Modern Healthcare | She’s using her experience in HIV/AIDS medicine to inform Premier’s work on population health.
February 07, 2020
Inundated With Flu Patients, U.S. Hospitals Brace for Coronavirus
The New York Times | Public health experts are closely watching reserves of vital medical supplies and medications, many of which are made in China.
February 06, 2020
Coronavirus Outbreak Strains Global Medical-Mask Market
The Wall Street Journal | Many suppliers have capped orders for masks at just above typical levels, said executives with Premier.
February 03, 2020
What High-Value Implants Teach Us About Margin Management
HealthLeaders | Cost control in high-value implants reflects the strategies needed to succeed in value-based care: standardization, utilization and communication.
January 31, 2020
Coronavirus Scare Highlights Challenges in U.S.-China Supply Chain
Modern Healthcare | Michael J. Alkire, President of Premier, says it's difficult to estimate how many of these goods come from China.
January 30, 2020
Eliminating Care Variation
Modern Healthcare | How AdventHealth ensures all patients are treated with the latest evidence-based guidelines.
January 30, 2020
Premier Wants to Change the Healthcare ‘Landscape’ with Tools to Safely Reduce Costs
Supply Chain World | David A. Hargraves, Senior Vice President of Supply Chain, says Premier emphasizes collaboration with partners.
January 29, 2020
Premier President: GPO Remains Vigilant, but No Current Supply Disruptions Due to Coronavirus
The Journal of Healthcare Contracting | Premier’s President, Michael J. Alkire commented (as to conditions as of the afternoon of Wednesday, January 29).
January 28, 2020
CommonSpirit Tasks Premier with Supply Chain Integration
Modern Healthcare | Using one GPO is part of CommonSpirit's goal to produce a $2 billion benefit to the bottom line over a four-year period.
January 27, 2020
Moving From ‘Heads in Beds’ to Population Health: An Interview with Premier CEO Susan DeVore
Health Evolution | DeVore discusses the changing mindset required to transform health care with Health Evolution Editor-in-Chief Tom Sullivan.
January 24, 2020
Here’s Why Drug Shortages Cost the U.S. 450 Million a Year
SectorWatch | Drug shortages are a widespread problem in the United States. Premier's, Michael Alkire outlines three root causes of the epidemic.
January 16, 2020
Healthcare Forecast 2020: What Board Members and Senior Leaders Need to Know
The Governance Institute | Board members and senior management will need to become “uncomfortable” and consider new innovations and strategies.
January 15, 2020
Four Ways to Approach the Medical Device Sterilization Predicament in an Election Year
MedTech Intelligence | Premier's Chaun Powell and Soumi Saha explain why 2020 should be a pivotal year for medical device sterilization.
January 13, 2020
Five Healthcare Trends For 2020
Population Health
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| Data & Analytics
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Premier in the News
Health Affairs | Premier CEO lays out trends on the horizon that could fundamentally alter the healthcare narrative well into the next decade.
January 10, 2020
Healthcare Companies use Technology and Data to Boost Primary Care Services
CNBC | There are a lot of things different today than what existed in the 1990s that would create a more conducive environment for technology-enabled primary care.
January 09, 2020
Embrace Disruption to Turn Financial Pressures Into Opportunities
Journal of Healthcare Management | Susan DeVore discusses the financial pressures providers are facing in the Journal of Healthcare Management.
January 08, 2020
Getting the Right Dose
Becker's Hospital Review | Premier’s Daisy Jackson sat down with Jon Faldasz, head of clinical applications for InsightRX, to discuss all things precision dosing.
January 07, 2020
Complications Increase Vaginal Delivery Costs By 20%, Study Finds
HealthLeaders Media | Severe maternal morbidity factors can force women to stay hospital-bound for 70% longer, the analysis found.
January 06, 2020
Rise in Delivery Complications is Increasing Hospital Costs
Modern Healthcare | Women are more likely to experience an unexpected outcome during delivery and it's adding to hospital costs, according to a new analysis from Premier.
January 01, 2020
Capitalize on Purchased Services’ Unusual Suspects to Enhance Revenue
HFMA | The task of reducing expenses within purchased services used to begin with providers flexing a strong contract negotiation strategy or red-lining their budgets, something...
December 16, 2019
HIStalk Interviews Michael J. Alkire, President, Premier
HIStalk | My current role as president is focused on driving the two big strategies that we laid out at the beginning of the year.
