Academic health system engages Premier to drive enterprise-wide improvements in quality and costs CHARLOTTE, N.C. (August 21, 2017) — The University of Virginia Health System (UVA), a 600-bed academic medical center serving the Commonwealth, Mid-Atlantic and beyond, has signed a (more…)
Brings hospitals together to collaborate on improving pain management strategies CHARLOTTE, N.C. & CHIGAGO (July 19, 2017) — Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, is launching a national opioid safety pilot with hospitals to make care safer (more…)
Politico: Population health seeks to treat a defined patient population rather than specific individuals. Key to this concept is the effective collection and analysis of data, enabling health systems to better detect risks and trends, evaluate outcomes, and identify solutions. Join (more…)
Repertoire: It absolutely makes sense to manage infection prevention across the care continuum and at all points or transitions of care,” says Gina Pugliese, RN, MS, FSHEA, vice president emeritus, Premier Safety Institute®, Premier Inc. “However, this has made sense for (more…)
Bloomberg BNA: Joe Damore, vice president of population health management at Premier Inc., said his organization has helped build more than 80 ACO networks, with more on the way. “We are seeing an incredible increase in physicians and organizations who are (more…)
Becker’s Hospital Review: Greg Schulz: Even though questions remain around the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its replacement, the push toward value-based care delivery and payment is set in stone. Between standing provisions in the ACA, mandatory programs administered by CMS and (more…)
Provider Magazine: Andy Edeburn, principle performance partner at Premier, a health care improvement organization based in Charlotte, N.C., tells LT/PAC clients they should be attuned to all VBP developments, no matter the source. For MACRA, he says, the law is simply (more…)
Modern Healthcare: The MIPS-APM track is appealing for doctors because their ACO will handle the majority of the reporting requirements, said Joe Damore, vice president of population health management at Premier, a healthcare performance improvement company based in Charlotte, N.C. “When (more…)
Bloomberg BNA: Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs at Premier Inc., said in a May 24 statement that Gottlieb’s action “is an important first step in the battle against opioid misuse, pain management and addiction. Full story
Healthcare Purchasing News: Gina Pugliese: Research conducted by Premier Inc. found that at nearly 300 U.S. hospitals, opioids were being used in more than half of hospital admissions of non-surgical patients. Among pediatric inpatients, two specific opioids (fentanyl and morphine) were found (more…)