July 28, 2020 - Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) announced enhancements to its crisis forecasting and planning technology. With the enhancements, the technology will now predict the COVID-19 census for any U.S. hospital on a given day. Premier’s tool enables hospitals and health systems across the country to visualize their facilities’ COVID-19-positive census in near real time and … [Read more...]
MIPS 2020 Reporting: Strategies to Succeed
July 22, 2020 – "Experts agree: COVID-19 is likely to speed up the healthcare industry’s transition from volume- to value-based care. The transition has providers looking more closely at the Quality Payment Program (QPP), including the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) – already shown to help providers more aptly respond to the … [Read more...]
ZeroAqua Technologies N95 mask UVC decontamination system awarded agreement with Premier
July 17, 2020 – ZeroAqua Technologies (Henderson, NV) was awarded a group purchasing agreement for Room Environment Infection Prevention with Premier Inc (Charlotte, NC). Under the new agreement, Premier members can take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for PearlSurface 24G9 Essential UVC N95 Decontamination System. The PearlSurface 24G9 is a … [Read more...]
Premier: Three Must-Haves in Your New Medicaid Strategy
“So much can change in just a few months. Americans have filed more than 40 million claims for jobless benefits in the past 10 weeks, and the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates nearly half of those who lost their jobs thus far are eligible for Medicaid. “For comparison, an estimated 14.7 million people joined Medicaid from 2013 to 2019, according to estimates from the … [Read more...]
Premier Inc. ProvideGx program partners with Fresenius Kabi to supply sedation drug essential for COVID-19 care
Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) through its ProvideGx program, has partnered with Fresenius Kabi to supply Diprivan (propofol) injectable emulsion, USP to healthcare providers, helping to stabilize the long-term supply of a medication vital for COVID-19 patient care. Diprivan is indicated for anesthesia and sedation, including for patients who require sedation during … [Read more...]
Premier addresses three areas of health system resilience critical to hospitals
Premier (Charlotte, NC), on behalf of its alliance serving approximately 4,000 hospitals and health systems, submitted comments in response to the request for information on long-term monitoring of healthcare system resilience to Admiral Brett Giroir, MD, assistant secretary for health, HHS. Premier’s comments addressed three areas that are deemed critical for Premier’s owner … [Read more...]
Premier: Why almost every U.S. hospital is building safety stock of critical pandemic medications
According to a new survey of Premier members, 88% of hospitals and health systems are building "safety stocks" of critical medications to prepare for a caseload surge of COVID-19 throughout the summer and fall. Key Findings of the survey include: 51% of respondents reported building safety stocks of at least one monthAnother 25% said they were planning to stock at least … [Read more...]
Posey awarded three new group purchasing contracts with Premier Inc.
Starting Aug. 1, 2020, health systems under the Premier National, ASCEND, and SURPASS contracts can enjoy access to a variety of Posey patient safety and falls management products, the company announced. Posey, a TIDI Products brand, offers a full continuum of falls management products, restraint and restraint alternatives, and patient safety solutions, including alarms and … [Read more...]
U.S. races to buy syringes ahead of potential vaccine release in order to avoid shortage scenario
“As scientists race to develop a COVID-19 vaccine, some experts warned that syringes could become the next face masks – coveted items in short supply able to plunge the market into chaos. “But it appears that the federal government and health care supply companies learned a lesson from the mad scramble for masks and other personal protective equipment that came to symbolize … [Read more...]
Premier: A Crystal Ball That Forecasts Supply Needs in a Crisis
"The phrase “supply shortage” became common parlance this spring. At the beginning of the pandemic, most of the discussion centered on personal protective equipment (PPE) and ventilators. Soon, drugs and testing supplies joined the list of items at risk. "As waves of new shortages crested, some health systems – with no way to receive adequate warning of an oncoming surge – … [Read more...]