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How has COVID-19 and the uptake of virtual care affected patient access and retention in ambulatory care? We turned to the data.
Learn five strategies to increase patient access and decrease lag times based on an analysis of patient appointments in 2019 and 2020.
CMS’ use of completion factors during COVID-19 could create complications.
Premier members that participate in the portfolio model with five or more clinical episodes earn 69 percent more savings per episode. Here's how.
Premier CEO, Susan DeVore discusses impacts COVID-19 has had on the healthcare industry and its supply chain.
Traditional budgetary approaches and evaluations based on revenue don't capture the true contribution of care management, write Premier's Donna Cella and Beth Anctil.
Michael J. Alkire, president of Premier, will succeed DeVore and serve as president, CEO and a member of the Board.
Premier's Michelle Allen sits down with Authority Magazine to discuss the five things we must do to improve healthcare.
Premier's Susan DeVore outlines five key trends for the healthcare industry as we head into 2021.
This list of top trends and their implications for governance will help guide discussions on priorities, policies and strategies for the year ahead, writes Premier's...
Long described as a gamechanger in the delivery of care, telehealth adoption remained underutilized in most markets. Until 2020.
Every provider should be actively designing a telehealth strategy or refreshing their existing one. Learn how to capture the telehealth opportunity and create a strategic...
Susan DeVore, CEO of Premier, spoke to Bloomberg Radio about strategies to improve vaccine distribution.
Employers, health systems, clinicians and patients participating in a true COE are enjoying better outcomes and experience amid lower variance and costs.
Atrium Health and Henry Ford Health System have leveraged their existing population health capabilities and technology infrastructure to meet critical care delivery needs during COVID-19.
Premier's surveyed CFOs on their financial recovery strategies, challenges and opportunities related to margin growth, and how COVID-19 has accelerated their movement to value.
Premier’s clients have watched attrition spike, on average seeing turnover of 30% among clinical staff during the last few months says Premier's Andy Brailo.
Contigo's Jonathan Slotkin says companies are displaying a voracious appetite for vaccines for their workforces.
Premier’s experts offer a valuable guide to starting and running a successful ACO, from legal considerations to post-acute care and shadow bundles.
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.
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.
Premier Inc. has named St. Luke’s University Health Network the winner of the 2020 Richard A. Norling Premier Alliance Excellence Award.
This study used a performance platform to enhance clinicians' management of patients with diabetes and osteoporosis.
Premier's CEO, Susan DeVore ranks 6th on Modern Healthcare Top 100 list.
Premier's Seth Edwards shares common ACO success attributes among those on the leading edge.
Soumi Saha discusses the shortage of nurses during the pandemic.
As more providers look toward value-based models amid COVID-19, their clinically integrated networks hold new promise.
CJR hospitals that have worked with Premier’s Bundled Payment Collaborative have experienced significant success by following four key strategies.
A CDC report leveraging Premier's Health Database, says thousands of COVID-19 patients returned to the hospital within two months of being released.
With two-sided risk looming, Premier's experts delve into the manifold benefits of participating in ACOs.
Inside the financial model that Premier’s experts use to help providers transition from volume to value and grow margin.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Call to Freedom, a nonprofit organization focused on navigating a healthy path for victims of human trafficking, has received the 28th...
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
CMS’s proposal would recast providers’ productivity measures. Medical groups should understand the full impact to their compensation plans.
Building and sustaining margin improvement requires a technology-enabled and clinically focused approach across the entire organization.
Think that now is the time to exit BPCI Advanced? Not so fast. The programmatic changes may be less dramatic than they seem on the...
These results outpace the national averages for comparable ACOs.
Medical practices need to take the lessons learned from the first surge and create a plan to coexist with COVID-19 and flu season.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has selected Premier as a first-place winner in the Bringing Predictive Analytics to Healthcare Challenge.
Join us for this on-demand webinar for the Integrated Specialty Care Network. This network is designed to help organizations re-engineer cross specialty care practices, leveraging...
Join a panel of Premier experts for the second webinar in our series for the Integrated Specialty Care Network. This on-demand webinar describes many of...
The Charlotte Business Journal talks with Susan DeVore about how the company continues to tackle challenges, and how Premier is positioning itself for the future.
Participants in APMs heavily relied on their population health capabilities to manage the COVID-19 pandemic and keep people staying at home healthy. Here's how.
Premier's Aisha Pittman and Seth Edwards examine how to accelerate the movement to value-based models post-pandemic.
As health systems work to return to financial health post COVID-19, now is the time to establish margin surveillance across the continuum to inform revenue...
Ambulatory providers using virtual health technologies grew from 2% in March to 70% by the end of April.
Premier's Blair Childs shares his perspective on the Aug. 3 executive order to further expand telehealth services during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Health systems and specialists can reengineer care and improve financial sustainability through a team-based, coordinated and aligned model.
While reporting can be complex, it does not have to be a burden. Here are three things clinicians can do now.
Premier's Mike Alkire and Dr. Slotkin discuss how technology and data is helping public health officials to keep a balance in opening the economy versus...
The increase in Medicaid enrollment will affect bottom lines, meaning providers need to reshape their population health strategies.
While navigating the complexities of COVID-19, it’s now even more necessary that hospitals and specialists take proactive measures to implement strategies that will improve patient...
Patient encounters, revenue and staffing dropped significantly in the spring of 2020, prompting virtual health utilization to reach historic heights, according to this analysis by Premier.
Premier's Joe Damore describes the rebirth of interest among providers in moving to capitated payments.
Amid the pandemic, health systems and physician practices are facing an unexpected side effect: increased activity from disruptors.
Providers' population health infrastructures yielded better access to care resources and clinical outcomes during the crisis.
As providers outline a roadmap for revenue recovery, there are several factors adding an additional layer of complexity to their forecasting efforts.
As states manage the COVID-19 crisis and think through reopening plans, a critical budgetary consideration will be increased health costs.
Premier provides a guide and actional framework for navigating the current and post-COVID-19 effects on your ambulatory operation
To help you prepare, our experts will discuss the most pertinent operational, financial and clinical considerations for practices as they return to a “new normal,”...
Innovative employers, partnered with the best providers, are most empowered to fix United States health care says Contigo's Jonathan Slotkin.
More than 80% of APM participants use care management support to deal with COVID-19 patients compared to just half of providers that aren't in APMs.
Participants in alternative payment models have drawn heavily on their population health capabilities to manage COVID-19.
For providers, these three steps will help found a comprehensive strategy that restores operations without compromising trust and efficiency.
There are certain actions that every employer will want to take to make sure their employees are safe, says Premier President Michael J. Alkire.
Our learnings thus far tell us that industry leaders will need to think very differently about traditional practice operations moving forward.
During this pandemic, Premier and our member hospitals are working hard to keep our neighbors and communities safe and healthy. And for that, we want...
Supply chain experts on the frontlines in New York state hospitals share their advice on what providers need to be doing today.
With staff shortages likely to occur over the next few months, keeping staff healthy in mind and body should be of the upmost importance.