A value analysis professional argues that Premier, a major healthcare company, effectively controls the Association of Hospital Value Analysis Professionals and uses it to certify staff, creating conflicts of interest that undermine the field's independence.
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I think there's a lot of confusion, lack of education, but I do think there's a lot of interest and I think there's a lot of frustration and frustration usually drives action, right? I will tell you guys, I joined what's called AHVAP, the Association of Hospital Value Analysis Professionals. Want to guess who runs AHVAP? Premier. Like it's basically an extension of Premier. They're trying to create all the certification for every single person in health systems who wants to become a value analysis professional. So, like, you know, we all come from industry and we've all been accused of certain things behind the scenes that, you know, conflict of interest. I'm gonna— I promise you, I believe it's an equivalent level of conflict of interest when we're trying to get this stuff. Through.