July 28, 2020 - Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) announced enhancements to its crisis forecasting and planning technology. With the enhancements, the technology will now predict the COVID-19 census for any U.S. hospital on a given day. Premier’s tool enables hospitals and health systems across the country to visualize their facilities’ COVID-19-positive census in near real time and … [Read more...]
WishBone Medical signs GPO agreement to provide pediatric orthopedic solutions
July 28, 2020 - WishBone Medical (Warsaw, IN), a pediatric orthopedic company, announces a national agreement with Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX). Through the agreement, WishBone will provide anatomically appropriate orthopedic solutions for arms, legs, spine, elbows, wrists and clavicles to surgeons caring for children. WishBone says that its customers are able to address … [Read more...]
MIPS 2020 Reporting: Strategies to Succeed
July 22, 2020 – "Experts agree: COVID-19 is likely to speed up the healthcare industry’s transition from volume- to value-based care. The transition has providers looking more closely at the Quality Payment Program (QPP), including the Merit-based Incentive Payment System (MIPS) and Alternative Payment Models (APMs) – already shown to help providers more aptly respond to the … [Read more...]
ZeroAqua Technologies N95 mask UVC decontamination system awarded agreement with Premier
July 17, 2020 – ZeroAqua Technologies (Henderson, NV) was awarded a group purchasing agreement for Room Environment Infection Prevention with Premier Inc (Charlotte, NC). Under the new agreement, Premier members can take advantage of special pricing and terms pre-negotiated by Premier for PearlSurface 24G9 Essential UVC N95 Decontamination System. The PearlSurface 24G9 is a … [Read more...]
Premier: Three Must-Haves in Your New Medicaid Strategy
“So much can change in just a few months. Americans have filed more than 40 million claims for jobless benefits in the past 10 weeks, and the Kaiser Family Foundation estimates nearly half of those who lost their jobs thus far are eligible for Medicaid. “For comparison, an estimated 14.7 million people joined Medicaid from 2013 to 2019, according to estimates from the … [Read more...]
Inmar Intelligence receives Innovative Technology contract from Vizient for MedEx TraySafe
Inmar Intelligence announced its MedEx TraySafe received an Innovative Technology contract from Vizient, Inc (Irving, TX). The next-generation tray and kit replenishment solution, TraySafe, can be deployed via the cloud, virtual machines, or locally hosted, and ensures trays and crash carts are correctly configured with all materials in the correct location in the tray … [Read more...]
Premier Inc. ProvideGx program partners with Fresenius Kabi to supply sedation drug essential for COVID-19 care
Premier Inc. (Charlotte, NC) through its ProvideGx program, has partnered with Fresenius Kabi to supply Diprivan (propofol) injectable emulsion, USP to healthcare providers, helping to stabilize the long-term supply of a medication vital for COVID-19 patient care. Diprivan is indicated for anesthesia and sedation, including for patients who require sedation during … [Read more...]
Premier: Why almost every U.S. hospital is building safety stock of critical pandemic medications
According to a new survey of Premier members, 88% of hospitals and health systems are building "safety stocks" of critical medications to prepare for a caseload surge of COVID-19 throughout the summer and fall. Key Findings of the survey include: 51% of respondents reported building safety stocks of at least one monthAnother 25% said they were planning to stock at least … [Read more...]
Vizient announces renewed membership agreement with OhioHealth
Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced that OhioHealth (Columbus, OH) has renewed its Vizient memberships. OhioHealth is leveraging Vizient’s provider-led sourcing portfolio, Excelerate, in conjunction with Vizient’s Savings Actualyzer, with the pharmacy module, to benchmark and analyze data to help optimize its supply chain and pharmacy cost performance. OhioHealth is … [Read more...]
SpendMend receives expanded contract agreement with Vizient, Inc.
SpendMend (Grand Rapids, MI) announced an expanded agreement with Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) to include new services. Under the expanded contract, Vizient members will have access to contract pricing for SpendMend’s Medical Device Explant Tracking, which tracks explanted medical devices across multiple hospital departments, and Pharmacy Auditing. The company says that … [Read more...]