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December 06, 2018
Statement on the Framework for FDA’s Real World Evidence Program
By Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs, Premier Premier wholeheartedly applauds the FDA’s recognition of the importance of gathering real-world evidence (RWE)...
November 30, 2018
The Five Elements of Optimal Care Delivery: Organizational Readiness
Understanding organizational readiness for care transformation is one of the five strategic elements to achieving optimal care delivery.
November 27, 2018
Advisor Live® Webinar: Transitioning to ENFit® Connectors: A Safer Enteral Feeding System
Misconnections between enteral devices and other medical devices have been associated with patient death and serious injuries. On Sept. 7, 2018, the FDA released...
November 27, 2018
What We’re Watching: November 27, 2018
MAKING PROGRESS HHS released its Year 3 report on the progress of the National Action Plan for Combating Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria (CARB). Of note, 77...
November 14, 2018
Olympic Marathons: Performance Improvement Initiatives Help to Power the Long Race
Healthcare Informatics | Organizations on the leading edge are strategically leveraging information technology and data analytics as a key facilitator to continuous performance improvement.
November 13, 2018
Advisor Live® Webinar: Reviewing the CY2019 OPPS and MPFS Final Rules
Learn about the new payment and quality policies hospitals, clinicians, ACOs and APMs will face under these rules.
November 09, 2018
Alerting to Action: Intelligent Clinical Decision Support Lowers Costs, Improves Outcomes
Many EHRs fall short in providing guidance to clinicians within the workflow. That’s where Stanson Health, a Premier company, comes in.
November 08, 2018
Closing the Loop on Gaps in Care: Implementing Intelligent Clinical Decision Support at Adventist Health System
Adventist Health System set out to enhance the way care was delivered across its 46-hospital enterprise. This meant removing unwarranted care variation.
November 07, 2018
Susan DeVore Discusses the Fate of Healthcare With a Divided Congress
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Premier in the News
Cheddar TV | Susan DeVore joined Cheddar TV to discuss the road ahead for healthcare, including implications for healthcare providers.
November 06, 2018
What We’re Watching: November 6, 2018
WINNING THE FIGHT A CDC report found strong progress by hospitals between 2015 and 2016 in reducing infections. What we’re saying: We’re so proud...
November 06, 2018
Premier Inc. Agrees to Acquire Stanson Health to Integrate Data-Enabled Clinical Decision Support Capabilities within EHRs
Premier signed an agreement to acquire Stanson Health, a software-as-a-service (SaaS)-based provider of clinical decision support tools that are integrated directly into the EHR workflow...
November 05, 2018
Three "Must-Haves" for Systemwide Transformation
HealthLeaders Media | To thrive in today's challenging healthcare environment, organizations need swift, enterprise-wide change in order to accelerate financial, clinical and operational excellence. Premier's Bianca Briola...
November 01, 2018
Data Benchmarks: Three Myths and the Truth Behind Them
Data benchmarks may seem like old news but they are actually an everyday novelty in healthcare.
October 31, 2018
The Five Elements of Optimal Care Delivery
Providers are confronting formidable challenges to re-engineer how they’re delivering care, while facing the added pressure of taking on financial risk.
October 17, 2018
Back to the Basics: Reducing Patient Length-of-Stay
Far too often, healthcare organizations focus on just one primary discipline to tackle patient length-of-stay (LOS), such as better engaging nurse administrators and care...
October 15, 2018
What We’re Watching: October 15, 2018
HURRICANE MICHAEL The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary declared a Public Health Emergency in Florida and Georgia in the wake of...
October 11, 2018
Premier Inc. Releases the Five Strategic Elements of Care Delivery Optimization
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, has released the five strategic elements of a healthcare culture that is...
October 11, 2018
Creating a Culture of Optimal Care Delivery
This white paper provides an overview of the five strategic elements behind creating a healthcare culture that is centered around care delivery optimization.
October 10, 2018
Why Benchmarking Analytics Have Always Been “The New Black” in Healthcare
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Today, new market realities are forcing healthcare organizations to evolve with the trends. But one thing that hasn’t changed is what’s behind effective decisions during...
October 01, 2018
What We’re Watching: October 1, 2018
WHAT’S NOT INCLUDED IN OPIOID BILL The final compromise package addressing the nation’s opioid epidemic failed to include a provision that would enhance each...
September 26, 2018
Memorial Health University Medical Center Combats Sepsis by Reducing Variation in Triage and Escalating Patient Intervention
Premier’s tools and solutions helped with a leading contributor to mortality rates, readmissions and length of stay.
