We’re redefining maternal and
infant healthcare in America
Every new mother and child deserves the best beginning possible, at the most affordable price point. We’re working to make that possible. Premier’s Bundle of JoyTM Campaign is focused on ensuring mothers and babies are always at the center of care, and supported by the latest evidence, the best doctors and the most successful practices.
With 100 billion data points at our disposal and more than 4,000 health systems working together as one, we can ensure every birth is a safe, healthy and joyful journey for mothers and their babies.
- 4K+ health systems sharing information and best practices
- Partnered with national organizations
- Data on 1.2 million annual births & 45% of U.S. hospital discharges.
- Researching therapeutic interventions & assessing clinical efficacy
- Designing new care models
- Collaborating with employers and insurers
With 100 billion data points at our disposal and more than 4,000 health systems working together as one, we can ensure every birth is a safe, healthy and joyful journey for mothers and their babies.
- 4K+ health systems sharing information and best practices
- Partnered with national organizations
- Data on 1.2 million annual births & 45% of U.S. hospital discharges.
- Researching therapeutic interventions & assessing clinical efficacy
- Designing new care models
- Collaborating with employers and insurers
Premier provides resources for healthcare organizations
to join us in our campaign to improve maternal and infant health.
Data-driven Insights
Data-driven Insights
Data-driven Insights:
The following maternal and infant health trends analyses leverage the Premier Healthcare Database and are used to help hospitals and the nation better understand and target solutions to this national problem. Premier’s research analytics capabilities and database study specific therapeutic interventions and assess clinical efficacy over time to help providers implement new solutions to address unmet medical needs.
Performance Improvement Services
Performance Improvement Services
Performance Improvement Services:
Premier provides one-to-one consulting support as well as collaborative initiatives to advance and scale national efforts to improve maternal and infant health. In July 2019, Premier announced it is working with leading hospitals on a Perinatal Collaborative designed to reach zero preventable maternal and neonatal harm and deaths. Learnings from the collaborative will be shared nationally. In 2020, the QUEST® quality improvement collaborative will launch the QUEST Perinatal Specialty Network to further test and adopt evidence-based improvement strategies to improve care and the overall experience for women, infants and their families.
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
Perinatal Quality Dashboard:
The industry’s only integrated analytics dashboard enables a comprehensive analysis of an organization’s select perinatal and neonatal data sets, including peer-level and regional comparatively benchmarked quality and outcomes reports. Premier continues to develop innovative analytics solutions to enable hospitals and health systems to benchmark and assess performance against its comprehensive maternal and infant database.
Premier Inc. Launches Nationwide Bundle of Joy Campaign to Scale Advancements in Maternal Healthcare throughout the U.S.
Data-driven Insights
Performance Improvement Services
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
New Payment Models and Policy
Data-driven Insights
Performance Improvement Services
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
New Payment Models and Policy
Data-driven Insights: The following maternal and infant health trends analyses leverage the Premier Healthcare Database and are used to help hospitals and the nation better understand and target solutions to this national problem. Premier’s research analytics capabilities and database study specific therapeutic interventions and assess clinical efficacy over time to help providers implement new solutions to address unmet medical needs.
Data-driven Insights
Performance Improvement Services
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
New Payment Models and Policy
Performance Improvement Services:
Premier provides one-to-one consulting support as well as collaborative initiatives to advance and scale national efforts to improve maternal and infant health. In July 2019, Premier announced it is working with leading hospitals on a Perinatal Collaborative designed to reach zero preventable maternal and neonatal harm and deaths. Learnings from the collaborative will be shared nationally. In 2020, the QUEST® quality improvement collaborative will launch the QUEST Perinatal Specialty Network to further test and adopt evidence-based improvement strategies to improve care and the overall experience for women, infants and their families.
Data-driven Insights
Performance Improvement Services
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
New Payment Models and Policy
Perinatal Quality Dashboard:
The industry’s only integrated analytics dashboard enables a comprehensive analysis of an organization’s select perinatal and neonatal data sets, including peer-level and regional comparatively benchmarked quality and outcomes reports. Premier continues to develop innovative analytics solutions to enable hospitals and health systems to benchmark and assess performance against its comprehensive maternal and infant database.
Data-driven Insights
Performance Improvement Services
Perinatal Quality Dashboard
New Payment Models and Policy
New Payment Models and Policy:
Premier is working with private and public organizations to test and scale new payment models and reforms to address this national problem.
Tracking the Decline in Delivery-Related Maternal Mortalities
The rate of maternal mortalities in the hospital at the time of delivery fell over the past decade, but the rate of severe maternal morbidity climbed, according to a Premier analysis of maternal and infant health trends.
The Added Cost of Complications During and After Delivery
Complications, including severe maternal morbidity factors and chronic conditions, are adding upwards of 20 percent to hospitals' costs for labor and delivery, according to a Premier analysis.
Premier Inc. Launches Nationwide Bundle of Joy Campaign to Scale Advancements in Maternal Healthcare throughout the U.S.
Pain Points and Solutions to Reduce Cost Variation in Maternal Care
Financial, regulatory and socioeconomic factors contribute to varied hospital costs for labor and delivery. Premier outlines five ways providers can solve for these pain points to improve care and lower costs for mothers and babies.
The Added Cost of Complications During and After Delivery
Complications, including severe maternal morbidity factors and chronic conditions, are adding upwards of 20 percent to hospitals' costs for labor and delivery, according to a Premier analysis.
Newsroom
Press Release
Premier Inc. Puts Unmatched Insights at Clinicians’ Fingertips with Launch of Perinatal Quality Dashboard
This dashboard is the industry’s only integrated analytics dashboard that aggregates and benchmarks more than 80 measures to help providers drill into patient-level detail.
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Newsroom
We’ve Improved Maternal Outcomes Before – Here’s How to Replicate the Success
Maternal health quality improvement has been done remarkably well before with the reduction in early elective deliveries.
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Education
Pain Points and Solutions to Reduce Variation in Maternal Care
Five ways providers can overcome challenges to drive improvements for expecting mothers and newborns.
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Blog
How Health Systems are Prioritizing Maternal and Infant Health
Health systems consider maternal and infant health to be one of the most important quality improvement objectives for their organizations, according to a Premier survey.
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Report
Maternal & Infant Health Trends
In July 2019, Premier conducted a national trend analysis to explore maternal and infant health outcomes at the time of delivery. The analysis leveraged the Premier Healthcare Database and included standardized inpatient data from 8.9 million births that occurred in 903 hospitals across 45 states between 2008-2018.
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Newsroom
Premier Inc. and 10 Hospitals Launch Initiative to Improve Maternal and Infant Health
Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a healthcare improvement company, is working with 10 leading hospitals on a perinatal collaborative designed to reach zero preventable maternal and neonatal harm and deaths.
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Education
Premier's Nationwide “Bundle of Joy” Campaign Has Launched
With over 100 billion data points at our disposal and more than 4,000 health systems working together as one, we can change the course of the maternal health crisis.
Fast Facts
Blog
Four Ways to Lower the Rate of Maternal Mortality
New mothers are some of the most vulnerable patients who are admitted to a hospital.
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Webinar
Collaborating to Improve Maternal Care
The U.S. has been cited for having the worst rates of maternal mortality among industrialized nations, making it more important than ever to identify gaps in care and be able to implement changes quickly.
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Blog
Keeping Mothers Safe In and Out of the Delivery Room
World Sepsis Day has me thinking about how anyone with an infection in the hospital is at risk for sepsis. Pregnant women and new mothers are no exception.
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Learn more about our efforts to improve maternal health
“Premier has been a strategic partner in our effort to deliver high-value care while achieving our long-term financial goals. We have built a healthcare system that puts the patient front-and-center with regard to every decision we make and every strategic initiative we deploy.”
Leaders who act now can be winners.
The key is to have a comprehensive margin improvement strategy that is focused on reducing variation and costs, while also uncovering new revenue lines to offset diminishing reimbursement. Premier’s five keys to maximizing value are essential to achieve systemic and strategic transformations; alleviate margin pressures; improve efficiency and productivity; and maintain high-quality care.
“Premier has been a strategic partner in our effort to deliver high-value care while achieving our long-term financial goals. We have built a healthcare system that puts the patient front-and-center with regard to every decision we make and every strategic initiative we deploy.”