Premier’s PINC AI and Fortune Name the Nation’s 15 Top Health Systems

PINC AI, the technology and services brand of Premier, Inc. (NASDAQ: PINC), today announced the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems. The list of recognized health systems for the 16^th consecutive year was published in an exclusive online article by Fortune.

Premier’s PINC AI 15 Top Health Systems Annual Report includes a comprehensive analysis of the data supporting the top performers. Based on the data analyzed, it is estimated that if all health systems performed at the same level of this year’s top performers, more than 220,000 additional lives could have been saved and more than 196,000 additional patients could have been complication free for the 2024 report year.

15 Top Health Systems Performance

To create the list, an objective, quantitative analysis of publicly available data was conducted to identify the top health systems in the U.S. The primary purpose of the PINC AI 15 Top Health Systems Annual Report is to inspire hospital and health system leaders to pursue higher performance and deliver added value to their patients and communities.

For the 16^th year in a row, the quantitative Annual Report is based on a balanced scorecard which consists of a variety of measurements distributed across four pillars: clinical outcomes, extended outcomes, operational and patient experience. Health systems neither apply to participate nor opt in or out of the annual report, and award recipients do not pay to market their honor. Data leveraged by the annual report is made publicly available to increase transparency of performance for all health systems.

The highest-performing health systems in the 2024 report year had, compared to peer health systems:

• 21 percent fewer inpatient deaths than peer health systems.
• 13.8 percent fewer patients with complications.
• 21 percent fewer healthcare-associated infections (HAIs).
• 0.5-day shorter average length of stay.
• Better reported patient experience scores, with a top-box Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) score of 73 percent versus 67 percent for peer health systems.

The annual report is more than a list of accomplishments – it is a method that the U.S. health system leaders can use to help guide their own performance initiatives and identify areas for improvement. By highlighting key metrics and areas of success for the highest-performing health systems around the country, PINC AI helps create aspirational benchmarks for the industry.