Premier Applied Sciences identifies new ways to improve care
quality, safety and costs
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), a leading healthcare improvement company,
has named Sam Bozzette, MD, PhD, vice president and chief scientist of
its retrospective and interventional research division, Premier Applied
Sciences.
An internationally-recognized researcher and physician executive, Dr.
Bozzette will provide strategic clinical, analytical and operational
direction to further grow the Premier Applied Sciences research business
and improve the overall quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care.
“Dr. Bozzette is a leader in medical and social sciences, and has more
than 25 years of experience working with academic and non-profit
healthcare providers to improve clinical decision-making practices, care
delivery efficiency and effectiveness, and population health
management,” said Leigh Anderson, chief information officer at Premier.
“We are thrilled to have him on board to lead Premier’s data-driven
research efforts to set new standards in care delivery through strategic
partnerships with healthcare industry leaders across the U.S.”
Premier
Applied Sciences, formerly known as Premier Research Services,
combines data and analytics with objective clinical outcomes analyses,
and partnerships with health systems, life sciences companies, academic
institutions and professional societies to develop, teach, test and
research care delivery practices and real-world interventions for
healthcare improvement. It offers real-world research and analytics,
retrospective research, healthcare education, clinical trial innovation
and data licensing services.
“With a goal to address the increasing need of health systems to better
understand how to improve care for patients while promoting smarter
spending for each healthcare dollar, Premier Applied Sciences seeks to
create an evolving learning healthcare system that is backed by data,
research and proven best practices,” said Dr. Bozzette. “I am so pleased
to be joining this team of seasoned researchers and looking forward to
advancing Premier’s work as a leading partner for industry organizations
that are taking steps to demonstrate value through science.”
Dr. Bozzette most recently served as vice president of Medical
Affairs-Americas and Healthcare Economics and Outcomes Research (HEOR)
for bioMerieux, a leading diagnostics company, and as a physician
executive at Cerner. Before that, he was senior natural scientist at the
RAND Corporation, and a professor of Medicine and of International
Relations at the University of California San Diego where he retains an
adjunct appointment. Dr. Bozzette has authored over 180 peer-reviewed
publications, including over a dozen in the New England Journal of
Medicine. He is a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the
Infectious Diseases Society of America, and an elected member of
American Society for Clinical Investigation, the Association of American
Physicians, and the Pacific Council on International Policy.
Premier Applied Sciences accesses data from the Premier Healthcare
Database, which integrates clinical outcomes information from 700
hospitals and health systems, and nearly 150 million unique patients for
evidence- and population-based analyses. This data supports both
prospective and interventional research, as well as co-development
initiatives, such as Premier’s collaboration
with Merck (NYSE:MRK) to jointly develop and test new solutions to
improve vaccination rates and chronic care delivery. Another example is
the QUANTUM
AF national quality improvement research study to improve stroke
risk management among hospitalized patients with atrial fibrillation.
About Premier Inc.
Premier Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC) is a leading healthcare improvement company,
uniting an alliance of approximately 3,900 U.S. hospitals and health
systems and approximately 150,000 other providers and organizations.
With integrated data and analytics, collaboratives, supply chain
solutions, and advisory and other services, Premier enables better care
and outcomes at a lower cost. Premier, a Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award recipient, plays a critical role in the rapidly evolving
healthcare industry, collaborating with members to co-develop long-term
innovations that reinvent and improve the way care is delivered to
patients nationwide. Headquartered in Charlotte, N.C., Premier is
passionate about transforming American healthcare. Please visit
Premier’s news and investor sites on www.premierinc.com;
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