Insights

From shifting sites of care to sustainable partnerships to digital enablement, the 2025 Vizient Supplier Forum outlined the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead — and heralded a healthcare industry built on trust, transparency and shared purpose.read more

Choosing the right inventory methodology ensures that healthcare providers can maintain operational continuity, improve supply chain efficiency and support better patient outcomes.read more

The field of healthcare procurement is a prime area for innovation, with many looking to apply strategies from other industries to drive efficiency and cost savings. But in a field as complex and regulated as healthcare, it’s crucial to work with experts who specialize in healthcare and understand that generalized business benchmarks don’t always add up and other business operations tactics don’t effectively translate.read more

Silver dressings have been found to be effective against various strains of bacteria, including resistant strains and fungus. They are commonly used to manage localized bioburden in a wide range of wounds — important, considering that the National Institutes of Health reports that more than 6 million people in the U.S. suffer from ulcers (particularly the elderly) and the number of cases of diabetes is expected to exceed 20 million by 2030, with 15% of these cases likely to develop diabetic foot ulcers.read more

To achieve financial sustainability and drive profitable growth in healthcare, leaders must focus on non-labor expenses.read more

Boost trust & efficiency with Vizient’s new guide, Supplier-Provider Relationships: Fostering Trust & Influence. Get expert strategies to enhance collaboration & improve patient outcomes.read more

As healthcare looks to another period of uncertainty — namely the impact of potential tariffs — it’s important to remain vigilant, keep informed and be purposeful about next steps.read more

Data and insights about anticipated 2025 healthcare supply chain price changes and financial impacts.read more

Enhanced value analysis can reduce supply costs by 5-10%+. Review assessment, goals, KPIs and supportread more

One health system’s supply chain services division gained more than $1 million in new value in 6 months.read more

Eric Tritch, chief supply chain officer and senior vice president at UChicago Medicine, and Richard Bagley, vice president of supply chain at UCHealth and former chief supply chain officer at Penn State Health work to integrate and elevate supply chain strategy across their academic medical centers to ensure seamless delivery of services and supplies that support the best possible patient outcomes. Here, they discuss their approaches to strategy, technology, resiliency and sustainability amid an ever-evolving — and undeniably challenging — healthcare supply chain.read more

In a recent HealthLeaders Council survey created for Vizient, 101 respondents with roles including healthcare presidents and CEOs and clinical, operational, financial, IT and marketing leadership detailed their most pressing industry challenges.read more