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February 2012
- 293 hospitals across 40 states sharing, comparing and improving performance (2/6/12)
- Health systems to access payor and provider data to support new care delivery models and improve population health (2/2/12)
- AtlantiCare Special Care Center receives Premier Cares Award, $100,000 for innovative, successful management of chronic conditions (2/1/12)
January 2012
- Methodist Health System saves $6.5+ million by aligning incentives to reduce operating costs, improve quality and safety (1/25/12)
- Comparative effectiveness research program accepting supplier applications to determine safest, most efficient healthcare (1/23/12)
- Healthcare costs reduced by $4.5 billion, 24,820 deaths prevented at 157 hospitals in national initiative's first three years (1/18/12)
- Statement on MedPAC recommendations for hospital payment updates by Blair Childs, senior vice president of public affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (1/12/12)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to discuss improving performance in HIT, labor and UDIs (1/10/12)
- Hospital executives appointed to Premier healthcare alliance committees working to improve care delivery, community health (1/4/12)
December 2011
- Statement on Pioneer selections by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (12/19/11)
- Geisinger Health System President and CEO Dr. Glenn Steele named Premier healthcare alliance board of directors chairman (12/15/11)
- Statement on GPhA response to drug shortages by Premier Chief Operating Officer Mike Alkire (12/15/11)
- Statement on the release of regulations implementing the Physician Payment Sunshine Act by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (12/15/11)
- Statement on MedPAC draft recommendations for hospital payment updates by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (12/15/11)
November 2011
- Statement on sequestration by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (11/21/11)
- $1.1+ million saved by hospitals purchasing liability insurance offered through Premier Insurance Management Services (11/17/11)
- Adventist Health System to drive care improvement with Premier healthcare alliance clinical outcomes data (11/14/11)
- 323 hospitals losing $1.82 billion annually in Medicare payment for 12 orthopedic and cardiac cases, says analysis (11/10/11)
- Nation's largest hospital value-based purchasing demonstration achieves continued improvements in quality and patient outcomes (11/8/11)
- Hawaii Pacific Health joins coordinated care collaborative building capabilities required under Medicare shared savings final rule (11/4/11)
October 2011
- Statement on President Obama's drug shortage announcement from Premier Chief Operating Officer Mike Alkire (10/31/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance named to Modern Healthcare's 2011 Best Places to Work in Healthcare list for third year in a row (10/27/11)
- Providers projecting decrease in capital expenditure budgets as patient admissions and focus on IT increase, according to analysis (10/25/11)
- Statement by Premier healthcare alliance on ACO final rule (10/20/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance endorses standardized environmentally preferable products and services tool (10/13/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance, Encore Health Resources partner to help health systems define HIT requirements for clinically integrated care (10/12/11)
- Colorado hospital joins 270+ U.S. hospitals in collaborative that has saved 25,000+ lives, $2.85+ billion (10/10/11)
- New Premier healthcare alliance webinar series addresses patient experience, harm and readmissions (10/4/11)
September 2011
- Premier healthcare alliance testimony before U.S. House of Representatives regarding drug shortages (9/23/11)
- Heartland Health reduces energy costs, saves trees and oil using greener practices (9/21/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance, 15 member hospitals and health systems on 2011 InformationWeek 500 list (9/15/11)
- Michigan health system joins more than 2,500 hospitals to improve outcomes, lower costs (9/12/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance to address integrated care, reform and supply chain innovation during September events (9/1/11)
August 2011
- Statement on value-based purchasing provisions in the OPPS Proposed Rule by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (8/25/11)
- Alexian Brothers Health System saves more than $1 million, improves safety with antimicrobial stewardship program (8/24/11)
- Statement on bundled payment programs by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (8/23/11)
- Drug shortages leading to price gouging, possible safety issues, according to research (8/16/11)
- $56+ million saved by hospitals in the Premier healthcare alliance's ASCEND supply chain program (8/15/11)
- Florida hospital saves $1.76 million in one year with Premier healthcare alliance partnership (8/10/11)
- 250+ healthcare experts share best practices to reduce harm and readmissions at national meeting (8/9/11)
- Statement on Inpatient Prospective Payment (IPPS) final rule by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance (8/1/11)
- Baptist Health South Florida saves $5+ million with Premier healthcare alliance spend management tool (8/1/11)
July 2011
- New analysis helps hospitals choose best Medicare shared savings program (7/27/11)
- Hospitals better identify supply savings opportunities based on patient mix with Premier healthcare alliance methodology (7/25/11)
- Five hospitals win ASCEND Award for commitment to supply chain excellence (7/21/11)
- Hospitals to reduce costs, protect environment with new Premier healthcare alliance group buy for energy conservation and management (7/13/11)
- Statement by Blair Childs, senior vice president of Public Affairs, Premier healthcare alliance, on AHA/ASHP study on drug shortages (7/12/11)
June 2011
- Premier healthcare alliance names Mike Alkire chief operating officer (6/29/11)
- Suppliers recognized for operational excellence by the Premier healthcare alliance (6/27/11)
- Re-crafting care delivery systems through scale, innovation and integration key theme at the Premier healthcare alliance's annual conference (6/23/11)
- Premier Insurance Management Services awards Premier healthcare alliance hospitals for reducing risk, enhancing care quality (6/22/11)
- Hospitals, suppliers recognized by the Premier healthcare alliance for promoting supply chain diversity (6/21/11)
- Nation's leading hospitals recognized by the Premier healthcare alliance for superior supply chain performance and innovations (6/20/11)
- Hospitals, healthcare providers to reduce costs, conserve energy with new Premier healthcare alliance group buy for wind turbines (6/17/11)
- Six leading hospitals recognized for excelling in high-value care delivery in a nationwide performance improvement collaborative (6/15/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance releases latest innovation in clinical integration (6/14/11)
- National program to feature medical innovations addressing newborn safety, electronic medical record interoperability, infection prevention (6/13/11)
- Clinical innovations in procedures, practices and interventions to be debuted during new Premier healthcare alliance series (6/9/11)
- American Excess Insurance Exchange, RRG achieves 100 percent renewal retention for hospital members for the sixth year in a row (6/7/11)
- SNL Financial ranks American Excess Insurance Exchange, RRG among top 10 best performing midsized commercial insurance companies (6/2/11)
May 2011
- Sixteen health system owners of American Excess Insurance Exchange, RRG to receive $29 million (5/25/11)
- Washington hospital saves more than $1 million by joining the Premier healthcare alliance (5/23/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance, Craneware support Wilson Medical Center in reform readiness by preventing revenue leakage, advancing revenue integrity (5/17/11)
- Hawaii hospitals, HMSA partner with national Premier healthcare alliance to improve care, better control costs for Hawaii residents (5/12/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts address reform, ACOs and HIT in May (5/9/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance, Biotronik to offer significant savings opportunities through enhanced partnership (5/3/11)
- Valley Health joins Premier healthcare alliance initiatives to improve care quality and efficiency (5/2/11)
April 2011
- Safe injection recommendations developed by public and private stakeholders to reduce risk of patient infections (4/27/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance labor product enhanced to simultaneously measure operational and quality performance in top performing hospitals (4/26/11)
- Hospitals focusing on improving care quality, increasing patient satisfaction in high-risk ED visits (4/13/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to discuss health reform, HIT, ACOs (4/12/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance, MedImpact partner to help hospitals better manage prescription drug costs for their employees and benefit plan participants (4/7/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance, 104 member hospitals receive national recognition for environmental excellence (4/6/11)
- Capital expenditure budgets rise, financial and supply chain executives increasing focus on HIT and patient safety, according to analysis (4/6/11)
- More than 600 Premier healthcare alliance employees donate 2,400 hours of service to Charlotte community (4/1/11)
March 2011
- Drug shortages cost U.S. care providers at least $200 million annually, pose patient safety risks, research suggests (3/28/11)
- El Camino Hospital expands relationship with Premier healthcare alliance to improve performance, reduce costs (3/24/11)
- More than 130 CNOs join Premier healthcare alliance network to enhance patient safety, address expanding role of nurses nationwide (3/22/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance named to Ethisphere Institute's "World's Most Ethical Companies" for fourth consecutive year (3/21/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance helps members save nearly $1.4 billion by improving care quality and efficiency (3/16/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to discuss health reform, accountable care, supply chain improvement (3/14/11)
- Kentucky hospital saves more than $100,000 by purchasing liability insurance offered through Premier Insurance Management Services (3/10/11)
- Michigan hospital saves $4 million with Premier healthcare alliance labor solution (3/9/11)
- Health systems experts develop tool to assess economic impact of transition to accountable care (3/7/11)
- New analysis from the Premier healthcare alliance allows hospitals to calculate scores, financial impact of value-based purchasing (3/3/11)
- Geisinger Health System saves $6.3 million annually with energy efficient practices (3/1/11)
February 2011
- Health system CIOs, CMIOs develop industry standard information management capability road map for coordinating accountable care (2/18/11)
- Carolyn Clancy, federal legislators and hospital representatives discuss QUEST national performance improvement program (2/16/11)
- Executives from leading providers appointed to Premier healthcare alliance committees collaborating to improve quality and transparency, reduce costs (2/16/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance launches next wave of comparative effectiveness research program to determine safest, most efficient care (2/15/11)
- Bon Secours Health System Inc. receives national award for excellence in delivering high quality, cost-effective care (2/10/11)
- Edward Hospital saves more than $1 million by joining the Premier healthcare alliance (2/9/11)
- Premier Insurance Management Services returns more than $2 million to hospitals in its Excess Workers' Compensation program (2/3/11)
- Alzheimer's health initiative wins national Premier healthcare alliance award for integrating care of patients and caregivers (2/2/11)
January 2011
- McLeod Health goes paperless, effectively monitors data to reduce infections (1/31/11)
- Kettering Health Network joins Premier's American Excess Insurance Exchange, Risk Retention Group (1/26/11)
- Premier Insurance Management Services sponsored Fidelity and Fiduciary Liability program participants divide up an additional $130,685 (1/25/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance experts to address health reform, ACOs, industry trends (1/24/11)
- Premier foodservice program awarded U.S. Communities contract via a competitive bid process to improve population health, reduce costs for government and nonprofit agencies (1/19/11)
- Providers, suppliers in ongoing project provide lessons learned on how data standardization can improve patient safety, reduce healthcare costs (1/10/11)
- IBM and the Premier healthcare alliance to integrate nation's healthcare data to gain insight, measure performance and improve population health (1/6/11)
- Premier healthcare alliance enhances pharmacy program to quickly address supply spend trends, opportunities (1/5/11)
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