April 2-6 Policy Watch: National Opioid Summit to Highlight Challenges
March 29—Policymakers and healthcare providers will gather in Atlanta next week to identify effective approaches to an opioid crisis that appears to be worsening, according to new data.
Pursuing Data-Driven Workforce Management
This article discusses how Premier Inc. partners with health systems to reimagine workforce management, offering integrated data and advisory services to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and drive performance.
The Future of the Hospital
Reduced utilization of hospitals has many calling their future usefulness into question.
HealthTrust: Optimizing Purchased Services
Andrew Motz, assistant vice president, supply chain consulting at HealthTrust, discusses the value of a data-driven approach when procuring purchased services.
New Program Seeks to Enhance Care of Elderly Patients
Two national organizations seek to spread the “Age-Friendly Health Systems” movement to 20 percent of all health systems by 2020.
Undoing Siloes to Improve the Patient Experience
A health system has improved the patient experience with a variety of new processes and protocols, including the introduction of a new patient access center and tutoring by physician coaches.
What Do Finance Leaders Have to Do With High-Reliability Patient Care?
John Johnston describes the role of the finance leader in developing a culture of proactively mitigating failures.
March 12-16 Policy Watch: Congress to Review Drug Price Controls in Budget
March 8—The Trump administration has begun to put specifics behind its standing priority to reduce the cost of prescription drugs, including in its budget, which will be reviewed by a congressional panel next week.
MaineHealth Achieves Supply Chain Collaboration Among Member Hospitals
By identifying key supply chain opportunities and process flow issues that needed correction, MaineHealth saved approximately $16 million in 2015, the first year of its overhaul; $27 million in 2016; and more than $34 million in 2017.
BPCI Advanced Improves Care, Physician Alignment, and Revenue
A healthcare thought leader explains how hospitals can generate savings, improve clinical care, and foster physician alignment by participating in BPCI Advanced.