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Ballad Health lowers rising drug prices using Vizient tools and contracts
December 11, 2025
Supply chain and cost management
Blog post
Enabling Successful Working Relationships Between Clinical Value Analysis and Purchasing Operations
October 31, 2023

The value of investing in relationships and combining strengths cannot be overstated when it comes to balance and collaboration in the healthcare supply chain, says Vizient’s Sam Weech... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Article
What Have We Agreed To? Cutting the Knot with Artificial Intelligence
June 27, 2024

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

Supply chain and cost management
Article
The gift of time: How assurance prepares providers for, well, anything
October 2, 2023

A year ago, Hurricane Ian battered the Florida coast but bolstered Vizient’s approach to supply assurance. In the 12 months since, the evolved strategy has withstood some tough tests to help provider... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Article
Looking to ‘Lead the Way’? Collaboration, innovation are paramount.
May 2, 2024

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

Supply chain and cost management
Article
Planning for 2024 projected supply chain cost increases, market disruptions
September 7, 2023

Recently published by Vizient Price and Supply Assurance, the Budget Impact Projections Report forecasts a 2.9% estimated supply chain rate increase for 2024, and sheds light on a few of those market... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Financial sustainability
Article
Whether in Business or Team Building, Vizient Senior Vice President is the Real Deal
February 20, 2023

By establishing genuine relationships and an environment in which everyone can shine, Margaret Steele has helped the med/surg, lab, blood management and distribution team thrive — landing her on the ... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Article
Daily Dispatch, Day 1: Welcome to the 2024 Vizient Connections Summit
September 16, 2024

Welcome to the 2024 Vizient Connections Summit... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Blog post
Does a Maternal RSV Vaccine Make Sense? It May Be Too Early to Tell.
July 11, 2023

Stacy Lauderdale, Vizient AVP, and John Shoen, senior clinical manager, discuss two potential approaches to preventing RSV in pediatrics expected to receive FDA decisions this year... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Article
Vizient Domestic Sourcing: Year One
April 27, 2023

In its first 12 months, Vizient's domestic sourcing strategy has focused on building a stronger U.S.-based supply chain to increase everything from supply assurance to job creation and expedite lead ... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Article
2023 Vizient Connections Summit: Collaboration fuels innovation
October 9, 2023

As more than 4,000 provider, supplier and Vizient attendees came together to talk healthcare’s toughest challenges, one thing became unquestionably clear — it’s time to harness the power of partnersh... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Blog
Surveying the landscape of the newest Alzheimer’s disease medications
January 7, 2025

The controversy surrounding the FDA's recent approvals of medications for Alzheimer’s disease has raised important questions about the medications’ safety and cost, as well as their ability to delive... read more

Supply chain and cost management