A longtime leader in healthcare improvement, we’re developing new ways to revolutionize the industry.
June 20, 2019
Premier Inc. Recognizes Hospitals, Health Systems and Suppliers for Improving Healthcare Quality and Costs
Premier recognized dozens of hospitals, health systems and suppliers today for their outstanding work to improve healthcare quality and costs.
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 11, 2019
Three Strategies for Clinically Integrated Networks to Achieve Financial Success
Becker's Hospital Review | Having effective physician-led governance, holistic expense and revenue management, and aligned contracting strategies are critical keys to CIN success.
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 30, 2019
What Value-Based Payment Means for Academic Medical Centers
NEJM Catalyst | Academic centers must become as dedicated to advancing operational and clinical efficiency as they have been to advancing the science of medicine.
May 29, 2019
Premier Submits Comments to CMS for the Direct Contracting – Geographic Option
Premier's comments focus on giving priority to provider-led applications, establishing rules for model overlap and more guidance around payment, included services and beneficiary alignment.
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 stakeholder...
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 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 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
Premier, APG and NAACOS Urge HHS to Certify Next Generation ACO Model
Today three healthcare organizations asked HHS Secretary Alex Azar to make the Next Generation ACO Model a permanent part of the Medicare Shared Savings Program.
May 01, 2019
Basic Social Needs Are Driving Future Care Models
Modern Healthcare | Comprehensive, personalized care focused on long-term patient needs is key to success.
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 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.
April 22, 2019
Three Benefits to the Oncology Care Model & Four Recommendations to Advance It
The Oncology Care Model has shown promise but barriers exist to achieving optimal outcomes for both patients and providers.
April 16, 2019
What We’re Watching: April 16, 2019
A series of Congressional hearings to get to the bottom of high drug prices occurred last week.
