For every dollar of healthcare costs, 80 to 90 cents are the result of a doctor ordering a medical service through an EMR. Nearly one-third of these services are typically unnecessary and wasteful. An additional 10 percent are viewed as…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) has adjusted its plans to enforce compliance with the Protecting Access to Medicare Act (PAMA), originally intended to go into effect Jan. 1, 2021. As a result of COVID-19, CMS recently announced the…
During the COVID-19 crisis, it’s been important for health systems to learn as soon as patients with COVID-19-related symptoms present in the ambulatory setting. There’s just one problem: current electronic health record (EHR) technology does not allow for providers to…
News Source KTLA Featuring Leigh Anderson, President of Performance Services at Premier Inc. Premier's Leigh Anderson discusses how new syndromic surveillance technology can help providers predict COVID-19 surges. Go to Video opens in a new tab
Magellan Health, Inc. has formed a strategic alliance with Stanson Health, Premier, Inc.’s clinical decision support (CDS) technology, to deploy an industry-leading automated prior authorization (PA) solution at the point of care. This solution supports true automation of the prior…
FeaturingKaren Murphy, PHD, RN EVP, Chief Innovation Officer for Geisinger Webinar Premier On-demand Scott Weingarten, MD, MPH, Chief Executive Officer for Stanson Health Jeremy Orr, MD, MPH Chief Executive Officer for Medial EarlySign The new normal in healthcare is…
News Source Latest COVID-19 Surge Highlights Need for California to Modernize Surveillance Systems for the Future Written by Leigh Anderson, President of Performance Services at Premier Inc. It’s heartbreaking and frustrating to watch as parts of California again close down…
Podcast The Big Unlock Hosted by Paddy Padmanabhan Featuring Mike Alkire, President of Premier Inc. Dr. Jonathan Slotkin, Vice Chair of Neurosurgery and Associate Chief Medical Informatics Officer of Geisinger In this episode of The Big Unlock, Mike Alkir and…
News Source Healthcare IT Today Written by Andy Oram Syndromic surveillance is a public health campaign that can track symptoms of disease in the community and use the resulting insights to predict hospital utilization during a surge, inform reopening, enable…
Webinar Technology Enabled Strategies to Optimize a Return to Care, Prioritize High-risk Patients, and Re-engage Populations Featuring Karen Murphy, PHD, RN EVP, Chief Innovation Officer of Geisinger Scott Weingarten, MD, MPH Chief Executive Officer Stanson Health of Geisinger The…