NEXT Medical Products Company (Branchburg, NJ) announced its new Novaplus contract with Vizient Inc. for Ultrasound Gel, effective July 1, 2020. Vizient member organizations will be able to acquire this high quality ultrasound gel at enhanced savings as part of the Novaplus private label program. Individual patient ultrasound gel packets, which are especially desirable … [Read more...]
Vizient, AAMC Expand Benchmarking Capabilities to Community Providers through Clinical Practice Solutions Center
Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced the launch of community benchmarking capabilities for physicians within the Clinical Practice Solutions Center (CPSC), an analytics platform that drives performance improvement for academic and community practices. The addition of community benchmarking provides metrics, including … [Read more...]
PDI names former Vizient, P&G executives to its board of directors
PDI (Woodcliff Lake, NJ) announced the appointment of two new members to the company's board of directors: Jody Hatcher, former president of Vizient's Supply Chain ServicesFilippo Passerini, former Proctor & Gamble group president Global Services. PDI said that the announcement of the new board members “comes at a pivotal time of growth and expansion.” "We are … [Read more...]
Vizient announces spot buy opportunities for PPE
Vizient Inc. (Irving, TX) announced new purchase opportunities through spot buys with contracted suppliers for certain personal protective equipment (PPE) for its member hospitals. Vizient’s spot buy strategy utilizes a variety of traditionally bid and no-bid contracted manufacturers, including non-healthcare manufacturers, to help expand capacity for essential products. … [Read more...]
Vizient publishes Pain Management Guide to improve care, curb estimated $635B in annual costs
Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) has published a guide for establishing a comprehensive pain management program to help health systems better manage patients suffering from chronic pain and address the estimated annual $635 billion in costs associated with it. Vizient created the guide in collaboration with clinicians from five member hospitals. Guidance provided to hospitals … [Read more...]
Vizient updates Essential Medications list with 12 additional drugs
Vizient, Inc. (Irving, TX) announced 12 additional drugs have been added to its essential medications list whose absence would threaten hospitals’ ability to provide high quality, timely patient care. The newly added drugs are: acetaminophenammonulclobazamcoppererythromycinglucarpidaseibuprofenindomethacinlevetiracetamseleniumtobramycinzinc Vizient has now designated … [Read more...]