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Premier healthcare alliance Experts to Discuss MSSP ACO Application Process, New Measures for Infection Prevention and Improving Supply Chain EfficiencyCHARLOTTE, N.C. --(Business Wire)-- This month, Premier healthcare alliance member and executive experts will share knowledge on how to apply for the Medicare Shared Savings Program (MSSP) as an accountable care organization (ACO); the new clinical measures for ventilator associated events (VAEs) from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); and improving efficiencies in the supply chain. Premier will host the following Advisor Live® webinars, which are free and open to the public: CDC-NHSN's new ventilator-associated events surveillance definitions: Are you ready
In addition, Andy Brailo, Premier senior vice president of member field services, will participate on a panel discussion at the MDSI Regional Distribution Summit in Philadelphia on January 11. He will present an overview of the Premier's group purchasing services, alternate site contracting strategies and how to successfully implement group purchasing contracts. Premier is a provider-owned performance improvement alliance of more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals and 90,000 other sites helping healthcare providers improve their patient care and finances. Alliance representatives speak around the country each month sharing best practices to improve care delivery. About the Premier healthcare alliance, Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient Premier is a performance improvement alliance of more than 2,700 U.S. hospitals and 90,000 other sites using the power of collaboration and technology to lead the transformation to coordinated, high-quality, cost-effective care. Owned by hospitals, health systems and other providers, Premier operates a leading healthcare purchasing network with more than $4 billion in annual savings. Premier also maintains the nation's largest clinical, financial and outcomes database with information on 1 in 4 patient discharges. A world leader in delivering measurable improvements in care, Premier works with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier also has an office in Washington. https://www.premierinc.com. Stay connected on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
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