Improve spend management and build supply chain assurance
Introduction
Increasing supply chain assurance through data, access and advocacy
Supply chain assurance for uninterrupted, high-quality patient care is essential in today’s global market. Vizient brings together suppliers and members to improve data and supply visibility and expand inventory access. We reinforce your needs to critical industry and government groups – advocating for positive change.
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Additional units of personal protective equipment in the supply chain by Vizient
How we can help
Solutions to maximize spend systemwide and build supply assurance within
Gain savings and value in procuring purchased services
Our expert-driven performance analysis uncovers savings opportunities on more than 350 categories of purchased services. We provide exceptional value through experienced contracting and outsourcing, and specialized guidance and strategic management for hospitals and health systems — you’ll experience delivery of rapid, sustainable savings.
Ensure patient care continuity with our specialized staffing solution. Vaya is a Vizient preferred workforce solution to help you accelerate and improve execution of staffing needs.
When the unexpected happens, you want the right coverage and counsel to protect your organization. Our comprehensive portfolio includes property and casualty, featuring an open broker model, contract value-adds and risk assessment services. Through our scale we negotiate low and stable rates and offer solutions to help mitigate risk to your health system.
Access savings on benefits you want to provide your employees. Our portfolio includes dental, vision, life and disability, medical stop-loss, pharmacy benefit manager consulting and more. Members experience low, stable rates and realize 5% to 25% in savings based on the insurance product.
Data analysis allows us to quickly focus on where the opportunities are for savings of 25 to 30%.
Blaine Douglas
Advisory Solutions Managing Principal, Vizient
Improve cost in key medical-surgical supply categories
Vizient Supply Analytics assembles healthcare data in one location from multiple sources to provide members better insights into their spend, analyze savings opportunities and see results over time. You have access to:
- Real-time repository of market data for supplies pricing
- Customized analytics with supply cost-saving opportunities
- Benchmarking that includes complimentary product adviser support
Improve procurement processes on commonly purchased products and financially reward standardization efforts while reducing product variation. Gain additional value beyond price through: 12 Impact programs, Achieve Committed Program, Preferred Pediatric Program, Novaplus® private-label items, Innovative Technology Program, Supplier Diversity Program, Environmentally Preferred Sourcing Program and Group Buys.
Our aggregation groups are shared business ventures that accelerate return on investment through the power of scale. Members are enabled to drive value together through shared ownership models and connect with like-minded members to achieve strategic goals, from cutting costs to improving patient care.
Learn about the benefits of networks that drive value
We offer an easy, comprehensive way to fully assess your non-acute supply chain continuum, manage your non-acute supply chain spend, standardize purchasing and implement the most effective savings opportunities for your organization.
Learn more about our non-acute supply chain solutions
The supplies module shows us opportunities … we reduced our med-surg spend $3 - 4 million annually.
Charles Miceli
Chief Supply Chain Officer, University of Vermont Health Network
Increase PPI savings and satisfaction
Improve spend performance and find greater value in physician preference items and clinical preference supplies when you work with our experts. We’ll provide a personalized solution to optimize your key service lines.
Combine your procedural supply and clinical data to help your organization understand the drivers of your supply costs, utilization and quality of care. You can view the data by physician, facility, procedure or supply category. Leading organizations use this data as the foundation for their clinical supply integration projects.
A successful clinical supply integration strategy reduces supply variation and lower costs while improving patient experience and outcomes. Vizient has the expertise and solutions that provide the insights you need to sustain your clinical supply integration program.
Vizient works with you, they set targets that consider your unique situation. They deliver the value.
Leslie Flick
Executive Director, Health Future LLC
Your path to value starts here
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$5.6B
Medical capital category spend volume118 agreements84 unique supplies31 categories -
$4.5B
Diagnostic imaging category spend volume90 agreements58 unique supplies22 categories -
425+
years of team experience, delivering subject matter expertise and insights.
Access value and best price for your pharmacy
We offer a value-rich pharmacy portfolio, including more than 12,000 products and services plus actionable analytics to reveal a path to better utilization and cost improvements. Leverage our expert resources and elevate your performance.
This analytic platform provides your organization greater spend visibility, serving as your primary source for high-quality analytics and insights across more than 12,000 products and services. Gain views into pricing and market pricing at the category, item, supplier and market share levels.
This program delivers additional inventory of essential medications and products, including personal protective equipment, critical to your clinicians' ability to provide immediate and high-quality patient care. Further, our innovative contracting model helps providers and suppliers work together to increase supply assurance.
Bolster supply chain efficiency and build supply assurance
In today’s changing global market, healthcare providers need confidence that critical supplies and essential medications are accessible. Vizient brings together suppliers, distributors and members to improve data, increase supply visibility and expand inventory access. Find resources and see how you can engage in collaborative work that builds supply assurance for all.
This program delivers additional inventory of essential medications and products, including personal protective equipment, critical to your clinicians' ability to provide immediate and high-quality patient care. Further, our innovative contracting model helps providers and suppliers work together to increase supply assurance.
Optimizing your supply chain operations drives efficiencies and helps avoid preventable internal disruptions. We can help you identify areas for improvement and solutions to get results.
By participating in Vizient Reserve, providers gain access to dedicated inventory across various spend management categories such as pharmaceutical and medical supplies, combined with increased value and competitive pricing. This program not only prepares providers for immediate needs but also ensures long-term supply sustainability.
We’re modifying contracting strategies to reflect global market changes and ongoing member benefits.
Cristina Indiveri
Program Services Senior Director, Vizient
Introducing Vizient Viewpoints!
We are at your side to help you elevate your performance. Tap into our data insights and expertise to inform your supply chain and performance improvement decisions and stay ahead of industry changes.
>$208B
Annual supply and pharmacy spend data Vizient oversees
1,400+
Suppliers Vizient works with to deliver supply chain value
200+
Sourcing experts leading our agreements with suppliers
$275B
Annual purchased services spend data Vizient manages
~715K
Product line items on contract
90%
Average fill rate for Novaplus Enhanced Supply pharmacy products