Premier healthcare alliance launches comprehensive project to improve hospital quality, reduce costs

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The Premier healthcare alliance and a group of healthcare leaders launched a comprehensive project called "QUEST: High Performing Hospitals" to improve patient safety and quality in the nation's hospitals while safely reducing healthcare costs. QUEST is a three-year program through which participating hospitals will report data to Premier on a set of clearly defined performance measures encompassing aspects of quality, efficiency, safety and patient satisfaction. Premier will analyze the data, facilitate sharing of best practices, and provide incentives for top-performing hospitals.