Taking Clinical Trials to the Next Level withNLP

Natural language processing technology is a promising gamechanger.

Unlock the Intel in Patient Data with Natural LanguageProcessing

Premier Applied Sciences, the research and analytics division of Premier, is putting game-changing NLP technology into the hands of health systems and life sciences companies.

Eight Ways the Premier Healthcare Database Has Fueled Leading COVID-19Research

The Premier Healthcare Database has become a frontrunner in COVID-19 research, used by the CDC, the NIH and leading academic institutions.

Uptake and Accuracy of the Diagnosis Code for COVID-19 Among USHospitalizations

This paper examines the uptake and accuracy of diagnosis for COVID-19 in U.S. hospitals.

Knowing Comorbidities, Medication Use May Save Lives inCOVID-19

Premier's Ning Rosenthal discusses findings from a recent study that looked at patients with COVID-19 in US acute care hospitals.

GE Healthcare and St. Luke’s University Health Network Accelerate Breast Cancer Care with First One-Stop Clinic in theU.S.

GE Healthcare and Premier Applied Sciences^® selected St. Luke’s as an ideal pilot site for the One-Stop Clinic breast care model.

Risk Factors Associated With In-Hospital Mortality in a US National Sample of Patients WithCOVID-19

Using the Premier Healthcare Database, this study looked at patients with COVID-19 in US acute care hospitals and high ICU admission and in-hospital mortality rates.

10 Ways Premier Members Led Innovation Amid thePandemic

At Premier, our members have partnered with us to find truly innovative solutions to the biggest problems facing healthcare and our nation during the pandemic.

Evaluation of a Clinical Platform to Promote Chronic DiseaseManagement

This study used a performance platform to enhance clinicians' management of patients with diabetes and osteoporosis.

Leveraging Real-world Evidence to Influence Care Coordination and PatientIdentification

Finding the right patients and providing a catalyst for change in behavior and treatment has an incredible amount of potenital. Learn how to support care...

Health Systems and Life Sciences Companies—Changing COVID-19 Care UsingData

Premier's Myla Maloney discusses how health systems and life sciences companies are using data to change COVID-19 care.

Generating Real-World Evidence from Chargemaster Data: Q&A with Myla Maloney of PremierInc.

Myla Maloney talks about what makes the PHD unique, and how biopharma can leverage data to learn how their drugs perform in the real world.

On-Demand Webinar: Understanding Trends in DementiaCare

Join us for A Review of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Conditions Burden of Illness, 2016-2019

Premier Inc. Contracts with HHS on Data-Driven Initiative to Improve U.S. MaternalHealth

Partnership leverages Premier’s dataset and proven methodology to scale advancements in care, driving stronger maternal and infant health outcomes in hospitals across the nation

Premier is Transforming Healthcare Disruption IntoDecision

Learn how Premier’s dynamic stability solutions allow organizations to predict disruptions and use data to adapt to today’s changing and turbulent healthcare environment.

Premier Inc. Working with AstraZeneca to Reduce Hospitalizations of Patients withHyperkalemia

Premier Applied Sciences^® has implemented evidence-based care practices with nearly 370 hospitals designed to prevent patients with hyperkalemia from requiring treatment in the acute-care setting.

Premier Healthcare Database Being Used by National Institutes of Health to Evaluate Impact of COVID-19 on Patients Across theU.S.

The Critical Care Medicine Department at the NIH will be granted access to the Premier Healthcare Database to research the impact of COVID-19 on patients.

The Challenge with Scaling Clinical Best Practices During aPandemic

Every organization is thirsting for data, trajectories and guidance in real time. Leveraging a proven collaborative model is key.

How Real-World Evidence is Shaping the Response toCOVID-19

Premier's Leigh Anderson and Denise Juliano discuss the steps life science companies are taking to shorten the time required to bring solutions to market.

Staying Strong with Alzheimer’sCare

With the increasing number of Americans living with Alzheimer’s comes an increased need for care.

How COVID-19 is Making Faster Bench to Bedside aReality

Providers should be thinking through how to determine which early treatments are most effective, capture the results of clinical trials and lead through innovation.

On-Demand Webinar: Data and Applied Research to SupportCOVID-19

This webinar walks through the attributes of the Premier Healthcare Database (PHD) in relation to COVID-19 and provides insights from a frontline physician in NYC.

Premier Healthcare Database (COVID-19): Data that Informs andPerforms

Download this white paper for a detailed description of the attributes and capabilities of the PHD as it relates to COVID-19 data.

A Message From PremierEmployees

From all of us at Premier, thank you to all the frontline healthcare workers. Keep up the fight. Premier is in your corner.

Four Ways to Help Prevent Physician, Staff Burnout DuringCOVID-19

With staff shortages likely to occur over the next few months, keeping staff healthy in mind and body should be of the upmost importance.

Premier Surveys Hospitals’ Supply Levels inMarch

Approximately 97% of hospitals have implemented at least one conservation protocol for PPE, per our latest survey.

Premier Data Finds Drugs That May Help Treat COVID-19 Are at Risk ofShortage

Premier data indicates that demand for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine spiked dramatically between March 1-17.

Guidelines We’re Recommending to Hospitals and Medical Practices duringCOVID-19

Check out six guidelines we're recommending in our daily conversations with healthcare providers, governmental agencies and industry stakeholders.

Premier’s Recommendations to Administration’s COVID-19 Supply Chain TaskForce

Premier presented insights and data on supplies that are on allocation and in shortage, and recommendations to protect our supply chain.

Dr. Stella Safo Named to Modern Healthcare’s Minority Leaders to WatchList

Premier's Dr. Safo is using her experience in HIV/AIDS medicine to inform Premier’s work on population health.

Premier Healthcare Database InsightsVideo

Developed by the Premier Applied Sciences^® team, Premier Healthcare Database Insights is an analytic tool that provides unmatched perspective through dashboards informed from Premier’s substantial...

Will the Promise of Precision Medicine Bring ImpactfulChange?

Its newfound popularity brings hope of a brighter future in successfully treating a variety of diseases, including multiple forms of cancer.

Complications Increase Vaginal Delivery Costs By 20%, StudyFinds

Severe maternal morbidity factors can force women to stay hospital-bound for 70% longer, the analysis found.

Rise in Delivery Complications is Increasing HospitalCosts

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.

Complications & Common Chronic Conditions Increase Hospitals’ Childbirth Costs by 20 Percent orMore

Severe maternal morbidity factors — the most serious type of childbirth complication — offer the greatest opportunity area to standardize care and save significant costs.

Pain Points and Solutions to Reduce Cost Variation in MaternalCare

Five ways providers can overcome challenges to drive improvements for expecting mothers and newborns.

Modern Healthcare Top 100 Most Influential People inHealthcare

Premier's Susan DeVore ranked 29th on the list.

How the HIV Care Model Can Inform Today’s Value-BasedMovement

Looking at the HIV care model, there were three notable components working together to achieve successful population health management.

Montana Provider Improves Diabetes Care and PatientOutcomes

This study provided evidence on the effectiveness of a diabetes quality improvement initiative to achieve better patient outcomes by delivering evidence-based care.

Improving Maternal Health with Data and CareCoordination

When it comes to maternal and infant health, healthcare providers and lawmakers have been flying blind with many lives at stake.

What We’re Watching: October 29,2019

We hear that major legislation may be introduced this week to address drug shortages.

GE Healthcare and Premier Inc. to Develop Model for One-Stop Breast Cancer Diagnostic Center to Give Women in the United States Same-DayResults

GE Healthcare and Premier are collaborating to develop a same-day breast cancer diagnosis and treatment model.

What We’re Watching: September 10,2019

Premier submitted a statement during the House's hearing on improving maternal health today, released a maternal and infant health trends report last week and more.

Delivery-Related Maternal Mortalities in the Hospital Decreased by 24% from2008-2018

Premier's analysis underscores the critical need to better integrate care delivery between the hospital and pre- and post-care services for mothers and their newborns.

Maternal & Infant HealthTrends

Premier conducted a national trend analysis to explore maternal and infant health outcomes in the hospital, at the time of delivery.

Dr. Patel’s Outlook on Cancer Care’s BrightFuture

The oncology landscape has changed rapidly, but there are innovative ways to keep pace with the change while avoiding pitfalls.

It’s Time to Rethink CancerCare

Evidence-based care and precision medicine continue to help the oncology market advance.

Shaking Up Life Sciences Research to Save LivesFaster

We need to better understand and make use of the data that technology has allowed us to grasp.

Premier AppliedSciences

For more than 30 years, Premier has been at the forefront of the healthcare industry, diligently reinventing the way healthcare is delivered.

Webinar: Improving Care for Hospital-AssociatedSepsis

Watch this on-demand webinar to learn about the latest trends and real-world examples in preventing sepsis and improving sepsis care.

Premier Applied Sciences Role in HealthcareTransformation

Denise Juliano, Group Vice President of Life Sciences, discusses the role of Premier Applied Sciences in Healthcare Transformation with Medical Marketing & Media.

Premier Inc. Enhances Research Offerings, Partners with Leading Life SciencesCompanies

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (January 17, 2019) — Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company, has significantly enhanced its Premier Applied Sciences^® research division...

Healthcare Forecast: 10 Trends (and Implications) Board Members and Senior Leaders Need toKnow

Steve Valentine and Guy Masters: Looking forward, we see several key trends emerging that will affect hospital and physician providers. Expenses will continue to...

Opioid Overdoses Costing U.S. Hospitals an Estimated $11 BillionAnnually

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -– A recent Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) analysis found that total care for patients who experienced an opioid overdose resulted in $1.9...

Interoperable Data is Key to the Care Delivery Experience for Patients andProviders

Have you ever settled onto your couch on a cold winter’s night, well into an enjoyable Netflix binge, but then get a phone call...

Premier Inc. Survey: Nearly 75% of Health Systems Report Interest in Value-BasedContracting

Although gaining ground, limited engagement from suppliers and data challenges are the main barriers to more widespread adoption of value-based contracts in the supply chain.

Susan DeVore Discusses the Fate of Healthcare With a DividedCongress

Susan DeVore joined Cheddar TV to discuss the road ahead for healthcare, including implications for healthcare providers.

Denise Juliano Named Group Vice President of Life Sciences at PremierInc.

Premier Inc. has named Denise Juliano the Group Vice President of Life Sciences for its Applied Sciences division.

Why Benchmarking Analytics Have Always Been “The New Black” inHealthcare

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...

Winning in the World of Value-Based Contracting with AlignedOutcomes

Value-based contracting for medical surgical products and pharmaceuticals has the opportunity to provide big value for both providers and suppliers. Contracting this way requires...

Here’s Four Types of Value-Based Contracting with Providers That Companies CanPursue

At the MedTech conference hosted by industry association AdvaMed, Premier's Myla Maloney, explains the different kinds of value-based contracting vendors can negotiate with health...

Premier Inc. Partners with Progknowse, Inc. to Develop Precision MedicineAnalytics

Premier and Progknowse, Inc. are developing a clinical and genomic data set and predictive analytics that support precision medicine and personalized care delivery.

Ahead of the Curve is the Only Safe Place toBe

Premier COO Mike Alkire kicked off our 2018 Breakthroughs Conference and Exhibition last month discussing changes in the healthcare market – from technological advances to...

Real-World Evidence: Present andFuture

Dr. Bozzette is an internationally recognized researcher and physician executive who leads Premier Applied Sciences^®, the research and analytics division of Premier. He is certified...

Merck and Premier Inc. Collaborating to Help Reduce Clostridium difficile (C. diff)Infection

Merck and Premier have expanded their preventative and chronic disease care collaboration to include a new effort designed to help reduce the recurrence of Clostridium...

What is aBiosimilar?

Look familiar? This is an aspirin, or a commonly used painkiller. It’s an example of what we call a small molecule drug. These are manufactured...

Integrating Quality Improvement Collaboration andResearch

As a result of the rapidly changing healthcare environment, coupled with the need to address escalating costs and improvements in health outcomes, healthcare leaders are...

Premier Healthcare DatabaseWhitepaper

This whitepaper provides a detailed description of the attributes and capabilities of the Premier Healthcare Database (PHD), which has been utilized by the pharmaceutical and...

What to Watch in Healthcare In 2018: Six KeyTrends

Susan DeVore: At the start of 2018, the health care industry is on the cusp of more significant change. The GOP Congress has moved...

Merck and Premier Inc. Expand Collaboration to Address Chronic Care and VaccinationRates

Merck and Premier have expanded their efforts to co-develop and test solutions to help improve patient care and wellness while lowering health care spending.

Biosimilars 101: Facts, Risks &Opportunities

The emergence of biosimilars over the last few years has introduced a new competitive specialty pharmaceuticals market to combat the rising price tags on expensive...

Janssen Collaborates with Premier Inc. on Unique Study to Improve Stroke Risk Management among Hospitalized Patients with AtrialFibrillation

Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) today announced it has collaborated with Premier Inc. on the first and largest study of its kind to address an unmet...

Merck and Premier Inc. Collaborate to Prevent Fractures for OsteoporosisPatients

Merck and Premier have agreed to collaborate on the co-development of solutions to help improve population health. Initially, the companies will focus on reducing fracture...

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