There were so many incredible moments from #Breakthroughs24 - scroll below for some top highlights! We're leading this event recap with a reminder from the week that we can take forward with us: to remain UNITED as an industry as we shape the future of healthcare and influence our country’s best tomorrow. On behalf of the Premier team, thank you for joining us at Breakthroughs: A Premier Inc. Conference Experience!
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Uniting more than 4,350 hospitals and approximately 300,000 other providers and organizations to transform healthcare. As an industry leader, Premier has created one of the most comprehensive databases of actionable data, clinical best practices and efficiency improvement strategies. Our award-winning and revolutionary technologies enable our members to collaborate more easily and efficiently. Our goal is to improve our members’ quality outcomes, while safely reducing costs. By engaging members and revealing new opportunities, we empower the alliance to improve the performance of healthcare organizations. Named one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® 14 years in a row, we are well-equipped to help health systems thrive. Premier. Transforming Healthcare Together.
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Updates
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Premier has renewed its partnership with AdventHealth – a leading health system focused on whole-person care in 52 hospital campuses across nine states and a robust network of care sites. The AdventHealth and Premier partnership will focus on driving continued supply chain excellence through people, processes and innovative technology for operational excellence and long-term value. As part of this relationship, AdventHealth will leverage Premier’s group purchasing organization, robust data and subject matter expertise needed to support efficiency and total cost management. As a provider and leader in sustainability, AdventHealth will help Premier develop sourcing opportunities, best practices and ongoing reporting to advance as an industry.
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Congratulations to CourageLives for receiving the 2024 Premier Cares Award! The CourageLIVES program provides comprehensive care and long-term support for survivors of extreme violence in Maine. The Premier Cares Award recognizes standalone community agencies and health organizations that are improving the lives of the medically underserved - learn more: https://lnkd.in/e2raPFVe
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It’s hard to believe that we’ve reached the end of #Breakthroughs24! Day three ended on a high note as we celebrated one of the Trailblazer Award winners, Pfizer, continued to network on the trade show floor and Premier Learning Lab, and heard an incredible closing General Session speaker featuring a conversation with Katie Couric hosted by Kaycee Kalpin. Thank you to everyone who attended for a great week – we hope you enjoyed the Breakthroughs after party with a private concert by the Goo Goo Dolls!
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We’re live with the closing General Session of #Breakthroughs24, featuring a conversation with award-winning journalist and cancer research advocate, Katie Couric, hosted by Kaycee Kalpin, Chief Marketing Officer at Premier. This session will delve into Katie’s experience as a patient and advocate, as well as how these experiences have shaped her career and perspective on the healthcare industry.
LIVE: Breakthroughs 24 General Session Featuring Katie Couric
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We’re back with the next General Session at #Breakthroughs24, featuring a highly anticipated Washington, D.C., update by Soumi Saha, Senior Vice President of Government Affairs, and a presentation of one of the Premier Trailblazer Awards.
LIVE: Breakthroughs 24 General Session - A Washington, D.C., Update
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That’s a wrap on our second day of #Breakthroughs24 - we hope you are having a great time with us in National Harbor, MD! We started off the day strong with the first ever Executive Track followed by a General Session featuring Peter Pronovost MD, PhD, FCCM, and Jennifer Gonzalez, MSN, APRN, AGCNS-BC, from University Hospitals about how we can shape tomorrow’s workforce. The Trade Show also opened today and we kicked off Supplier Hot Topic Sessions, CE Sessions and welcomed everyone back for a second day of networking at the Premier Learning Lab. Deepak Chopra MD (official), Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA and Scott Gottlieb closed the evening with an inspiring and informative General Session. Scroll through to see some highlights from the day!
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This evening at #Breakthroughs24, we’re welcoming leading physicians, Deepak Chopra MD (official), Dr. Geeta Nayyar, MD, MBA and Scott Gottlieb to the stage for a Doctors' Dialogue. In this session, each speaker will bring a unique perspective to how we can combine science, consumerism and consciousness into a holistic approach to patient care.
LIVE: Breakthroughs 24 Doctors’ Dialogue General Session
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Congratulations to Fresenius Kabi for winning the Premier Trailblazer Award in the GPO category. This award recognizes achievements in the use and deployment of innovative and scalable methods and technology to accelerate clinical evidence into real-world practice.
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This morning, healthcare executives from across the nation convened for our exclusive Executive Track, which featured rapid-fire panel discussions on key trends, challenges and ways organizations can optimize performance. It was a fantastic morning with an all-star panel of industry thought leaders! Session 1: Achieving Health Equity: Unlocking the Power of Social Determinants Data for Targeted Interventions – featuring: • Betty Chu, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health • Tracey Hoke, M.D., Chief of Quality and Performance Improvement, UVA Health • Moderator: Adriel Bettelheim, Senior Healthcare Editor, Axios Session 2: Technology as a Labor Extender: Harnessing AI for Provider Satisfaction and Effectiveness – featuring: • Jesse Ehrenfeld MD MPH, Former President, American Medical Association • Rob Purinton, Vice President, Analytics and Performance Improvement, AdventHealth • Michael Uohara, M.D., Vice President, Health, Booz Allen Hamilton • Julie Vick, Vice President, Supply Chain and Program Management, Adventist HealthCare • Moderator: Christopher Rowland, Editor, The Washington Post Session 3: The Quest for Continuous Improvement: Strategies for Improved Outcomes and Enhanced Consumer Value – featuring: • Jonathan Bush, Angel Investor and CEO, Zus Health • Betty Chu, MD, MBA, Senior Vice President, Chief Medical Officer, Advocate Health • Danielle Lloyd, MPH, Senior Vice President, Private Market Innovations and Quality Initiatives, AHIP • Peter Pronovost MD, PhD, FCCM, Chief Quality and Clinical Transformation Officer, University Hospitals • Moderator: Stephanie Armour, Senior Correspondent, KFF Health News Thank you to our executive attendees as well as our esteemed panelists for a robust and insightful discussion! See the photos below for some highlights.