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…)
Premier Inc. Launches National Hospital Initiative to Improve Opioid Safety, Partners with American Society of Anesthesiologists
Last Updated: July 19, 2017Brings 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…)
Is Population Health Popping?
Last Updated: June 27, 2017Politico: 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…)
Facing the Threat
Last Updated: June 15, 2017Repertoire: 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…)
Accountable Care Organizations Experience Growth, Challenges
Last Updated: June 15, 2017Bloomberg 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…)
Keys to an Effective Physician Practice Acquisition
Last Updated: June 15, 2017Becker’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…)
Finding a Path Through the Acronym Maze
Last Updated: June 8, 2017Provider 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…)
The Forgotten Track: Medicare ACOs Qualify for Third MACRA Option
Last Updated: May 30, 2017Modern 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…)
New FDA Panel Aims to Help Fight Opioid Epidemic
Last Updated: May 25, 2017Bloomberg 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
Balancing Pain Management with Technology, Safely and Effectively
Last Updated: May 24, 2017Healthcare 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…)