Modern Healthcare: Best Places to Work in Healthcare – 2019 (alphabetical list)
Lumere is named to Modern Healthcare's 2019 "Best Places to Work in Healthcare" list. read more
Healthcare Purchasing News: We Must Do More to Ensure Medical Device Safety
From Healthcare Purchasing News, March 28, 2019 Byline from Hani Elias, JD, MPH, Lumere CEO and co-founder Recent media reports—including last fall’s International Consortium of Investigative Journalists/Associated Press series “The Implant Files” and Netflix’s “The Bleeding Edge” documentary—have brought unexpected-but-much-needed scrutiny to both the device industry and the regulatory approval process.... Read more » read more
Kaiser Health News: Device-Safety Experts To FDA: Make Data Public
From Kaiser Health News, March 27, 2019 In this article, Christina Jewett speaks with CMO Hani Elias, JD, MPH about medical device “exemptions” and the impact on patient safety. Medical device safety researchers are calling on the Food and Drug Administration to release hundreds of thousands of hidden injury and... Read more » read more
Lumere Lands on Crain’s “2019 Best Places to Work in Chicago” List
Chicago, IL (March 11, 2019) – Lumere, Inc., a leading provider of evidence-based analytics and services to reduce costly and unwarranted variation in drugs and medical devices, has been named one of the 2019 Best Places to Work in Chicago. Crain’s Chicago Business’s annual listing honors 100 companies that have... Read more » read more
Lumere Closes Strategic Growth Capital Funding
Chicago, IL (February 11, 2019) - Lumere, Inc., a leading provider of evidence-based analytics and services to reduce unwarranted and costly clinical variation, announced today the closure of a significant round of funding led by Heritage Group. The additional capital will be used to develop and further expand service offerings that enable evidence-led change at health systems nationwide. read more
Modern Healthcare: Lack of Robust Data Analysis Impedes Care Improvement Efforts
In this article, Alex Kacik chats with CMO John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA and Physician Advisor Scott Falk, MD about the recently published Physician Perception study. read more
Built In Chicago: Love your Mondays: 9 Chicago companies where your work matters
From Built In Chicago, February 6, 2019 Alton Zenon III compiled a list of nine Chicago tech companies that can take your career in exciting and meaningful directions, including Lumere. What they do: Lumere works to optimize efficiency at hospitals by offering them data-driven insights on the devices they’re using and the... Read more » read more
Physician Leadership Journal: Costs and Outcomes in Value-Based Care
From Physician Leadership Journal, January/February 2019 by Scott Falk, MD, Physician Advisor, Lumere; John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Lumere; Julie Schulz, MD, MPH, Physician Advisor, Lumere; and Adelina Huo, Business Analyst, Lumere To align the clinical and financial interests of physicians and hospitals, health systems have heavily invested... Read more » read more
AAOS Now: Evidence-based Savings Opportunities Exist with TJR Devices
From AAOS Now, January 2019 By John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief Medical Officer, Lumere; and Simon Kerr, Category Advisor, Lumere Two of the most important cost centers in joint replacement surgery are post-acute care and implants. Historically, the greatest savings with hip and knee implants was on simple price benchmarking:... Read more » read more
Harvard Business Review: Better Ways to Communicate Hospital Data to Physicians
From Harvard Business Review, October 31, 2018 By Scott Falk, MD, Director of Performance Improvement, Quality and Safety; and Associate Professor of Anesthesiology and Critical Care, Penn Medicine (University of Pennsylvania Health System), Physician Advisor, Lumere; John Cherf, MD, MPH, MBA, Chief of Orthopedic Surgery, Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center (Advocate Aurora... Read more » read more