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Strategy, partnerships and innovation
A Different Way of Thinking About Hospital Closures

The many forces driving some hospitals to financial distress make it impossible to maintain the status quo. Leaders can move beyond a binary close-or-don’t-close decision to reconsider what it means ... read more

Financial sustainability
Downgrades Topple Upgrades: 5 Key Takeaways from Rating Activity in 2023

The past year saw a material increase in downgrades over 2022 while the number of upgrades declined from the prior year. Here are five key takeaways from rating activity in 2023... read more

Supply chain and cost management
Strategic Spend Purposeful supplier engagement improves relationships

Managing healthcare indirect spend and purchased services is a massive effort for health systems and hospitals across the country. With more than 5.5 million unique vendors, the sheer volume of healt... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Clinical operations and quality
From silos to solutions: A new mindset for healthcare leadership

Healthcare is facing its own Apollo 13 moment. In his latest blog, Vizient President and CEO Byron Jobe explores why complex challenges demand leaders who can widen the circle, bring diverse expertis... read more

Financial sustainability
Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Clinical operations and quality
Strategy Spotlight: The case for an ambulatory-focused strategy

Outpatient care is no longer a side strategy — it's the key to sustainable growth... read more

Data, analytics and AI
From pilot to scale: Bringing structure to AI chaos

With hundreds of tools flooding the market and few real results, the Vizient AI Maturity Assessment helps hospitals build the strategy, governance and culture needed to move from promise to performan... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
Clinical operations and quality
The ASC Shift: The hidden economics

Strategic planning, operational rigor and supply chain innovation are essential to financial sustainability as more complex surgeries move to ambulatory settings... read more

Strategy, partnerships and innovation
What is the next GLP-1? Uncovering healthcare’s next gamechangers

GLP-1s changed the game. What’s next? Vizient CEO Byron Jobe highlights three emerging innovations that could redefine healthcare and why health systems can’t afford to wait to adapt... read more