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Premier’s Clinical Transformation Advisory Practice helps health system leaders improve performance across the care delivery value chain, from bedside workflows to executive strategy.
The Challenge
Health systems are under unprecedented pressure. Margin compression, workforce burnout, lengthy stays, lagging quality scores and rising financial risk all demand new ways of working. While data and technology are abundant, what’s often missing is a partner who can turn insight into action — quickly and sustainably.
Why Premier
Premier’s Clinical Transformation Advisory Practice works side by side with health system leaders to drive measurable improvement. We bring deep clinical, operational and technological expertise to solve your toughest challenges.
Our team delivers:
Diagnostic models quickly uncover root causes.
Activating data, automation and tools such as our clinical decision support (CDS) suite to turn insight into measurable performance gains.
Hands-on support to drive real change, not just reports.
Insights from Premier’s 100 Top Hospitals®, 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals® and OperationsAdvisor®.
Advisory, technology and collaboratives aligned for systemwide results.
Comprehensive optimization strategies for specialty pharmacy, 340B compliance, medication utilization and pharmacy performance improvement.
How We Help Health Systems
We focus on five interconnected areas — clinical efficiency, quality performance, workforce optimization, corporate and shared services and pharmacy performance — to create measurable gains across your enterprise. Rather than isolated fixes, Premier’s Clinical Transformation team evaluates, designs and implements solutions end to end, helping you:
- Redesign care delivery to shorten hospital stays, improve discharge planning and ease emergency department congestion.
- Unlock underused technology and data to drive smarter decisions, streamline workflows and elevate quality scores.
- Enhance workforce performance by addressing clinician burnout and optimizing staffing models.
- Strengthen ancillary and pharmacy operations to reduce costs, improve throughput and support at-home care models.
- Develop and execute comprehensive service line planning and redesign for cardiovascular, oncology and neuroscience programs — spanning outpatient, inpatient, preoperative and virtual care.
Proven Results
Prisma Health
Saved $450 million through integrated financial and clinical transformation.
Confluence Health
Achieved $34 million in savings by improving LOS, perioperative performance and discharge planning.
BayCare Health
Standardized infection workflows, saving 10 hours per week per infection preventionist.
HSHS St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Boosted pharmacy interventions by 33 percent and saved $29 thousand by preventing C. diff cases.
Meet Our Practice Leaders
Abhi Sharma, M.D.
Managing Director, Practice Lead, Clinical Transformation
Abhi Sharma is a nationally recognized expert in clinical operations and healthcare consulting, with over a decade of experience leading hospital performance improvement efforts. He has helped health systems of all sizes transform care and unlock lasting value through:
- LOS reduction and ED efficiency.
- Workforce optimization and burnout reduction.
- Hands-on execution bridging strategy and frontline operations.
John Wiest
Managing Director, Practice Lead, Clinical Transformation
John Wiest is a senior healthcare executive with more than 40 years of experience leading and advising integrated delivery systems. He specializes in enterprise performance improvement, financial turnaround and organizational transformation. His work has helped health systems achieve sustainable growth and operational excellence through:
- Financial and operational performance improvement.
- Service line planning and redesign.
- Strategic alignment and change leadership.
Let’s Transform Care Together.
Premier’s Clinical Transformation Advisory Practice helps health systems achieve sustainable operational and clinical improvements.