Insights

Collaboration between purchasing and accounts payable plays a pivotal role in shaping the financial health and overall efficiency of a healthcare organization. Here, Vizient’s Patrick Marier explores... read more

Taking part in collaborations is vital not just for the health of our industry but to ensure positive outcomes for people, places and the planet. If your organization is on the fence about committing... read more

While advanced energy is a popular category with versatile solutions that make surgery more efficient and precise, there are challenges, especially around surgeons’ fear of change. Luckily, there are... read more

Make sure your physicians are key contributors in assessing opportunities and driving the contracting strategy, says Allen Passerallo, VP, category management... read more

Artificial intelligence can provide the tool necessary to untangle complex healthcare agreements and contracts. In academic healthcare, this can support efforts to restore a funds flow model to what ... read more

The 2024 Vizient Supplier Forum acknowledged the challenges ahead while also focusing on the silver lining that is peeking through healthcare’s “new normal”: Tough times have inspired a collaborative... read more

Margins are tight everywhere in healthcare, but a hospital’s pharmacy department has a strong capacity to bring value — especially if that organization has an established chief pharmacy officer as pa... read more

Amid a macroenvironment of inflation and rising healthcare costs, healthcare leaders should carefully assess these microeconomic trends as part of their hospital-based laboratory decision-making thro... read more

While the supply chain may feel complex, the good news is that there are still methods — like Drug Shortage Stewardship — that can be implemented to mitigate drug shortages... read more

As hospitals and health systems work to manage costs while maintaining care quality, surgical tray standardization remains an untapped opportunity for many organizations. But there are ways to stream... read more

Cost management, technology adoption and inventory management solutions should be at the center of how supply chain consultants approach their work with hospitals, along with how those areas align wi... read more

With the advent of robotics, once-static spaces have become dynamic, efficient hubs, transforming the way medical supplies are handled, stored and delivered, says Vizient’s Patrick Marier... read more