Intermountain Health expands partnership with Story Health
Intermountain Health, one of the nation’s premier not-for-profit health systems, announced an expanded relationship with Story Health, a digital health company transforming specialty care delivery, that will increase patient access to Intermountain’s nationally-recognized cardiology care across the health system.
The expansion follows a highly successful pilot program launched by Intermountain and Story Health in January 2023 for patients with a new heart failure diagnosis. Heart failure is increasingly prevalent and costly and is expected to grow by more than 25% by 2030, with a price tag that is expected to eclipse the $30 billion mark.
While there are enormous challenges, clear evidence demonstrates that the management of medical therapies for this population can significantly reduce morbidity, reduce hospitalizations, and improve quality of life. Specifically, getting patients on optimized medication, known as guideline directed medical therapy (GDMT), has been shown to increase life expectancy of heart failure patients up to five years and can reduce hospitalizations by more than 70%.
Using Story Health’s program, which utilizes a virtual and asynchronous care model, Intermountain Health patients enrolled in the pilot program experienced a significant clinical improvement, including an increase in achieving medication optimization (GDMT) – with 80% of those medication changes handled without a clinic visit.
AllSpire Health Partners selects Premier, Inc. as its National GPO
Premier, Inc. announced that it has been selected by AllSpire Health GPO, LLC (AllSpire), a regional group purchasing organization (GPO), as its primary national GPO and to support AllSpire’s more than $3.5 billion in annual GPO purchasing volume. Premier will leverage its scale and actionable data to evaluate products and services – and support the continued development of a best-in-class contract portfolio to drive efficiencies, economic success and high-quality patient care for AllSpire Health GPO members, their patients and the communities they serve.
Under terms of the agreement, AllSpire Health GPO members that comprise 54 acute care hospitals with more than 12,200 licensed acute beds will be Premier GPO members and fully utilize Premier’s national contract portfolio. Premier will further support the development of AllSpire’s regional contract portfolio for categories where local market dynamics drive optimal value and service.
Mayo Clinic to expand Hospital Rehabilitation Care
Brooks Rehabilitation, a leader in treating patients after life-altering brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, strokes and other complex conditions, will open an inpatient rehabilitation hospital on Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix campus. Brooks Rehabilitation has been ranked by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 rehabilitation hospital in Florida and top 20 in the nation, and the new hospital will join Brooks’ network of three existing inpatient rehabilitation hospitals in Florida.
The rehabilitation hospital will reside on eight acres adjacent to Mayo Clinic’s Phoenix hospital, near the Arizona State University Health Futures Center. The estimated $70 million project will begin construction in December 2024 with a projected opening in summer 2026. Plans include a three-story, 80,000-square-foot hospital with 60 private patient rooms and the ability to expand as demand for services increases. The new hospital is expected to add more than 200 jobs to the market at full maturity.