Tag: Vizient

IRVING, Texas, and BROUSSARD, La. – Vizient, a health care performance improvement company, has entered into an agreement with SafeSource Direct, LLC, for chemo-rated nitrile gloves. The agreement is the latest move by Vizient to increase supply assurance of critical medical supplies. “The health care supply chain is global, extremely complex and remains an open invitation for unexpected disruptions,” said Simrit Sandhu, executive vice president, Vizient. “Vizient is committed...

RICHMOND, Va. – Owens & Minor has received two awards from Vizient in recognition of its performance and service.  Owens & Minor received both the Medical/Surgical Supplier Excellence Award and the Achieve Committed Program Excellence Award at the 2022 Vizient Connections Summit held Sept. 19-22.  “Customers are at the heart of everything we do, and we are proud of our long-term, consistent commitment to Vizient’s members,” said Jeff Jochims, executive vice...

LIBERTYVILLE, Ill. – Hollister has announced two significant new contracts. The company has been awarded an AscenDrive contract with Premier, a health care improvement company uniting an alliance of about 4,400 U.S. hospitals and health systems and more than 225,000 other providers and organizations. AscenDrive is a new program designed to drive commitment and savings for members through aggregated purchasing of high-quality products and services. The company has also been awarded a three-year...

IRVING, Texas – Vizient has expanded its Novaplus Enhanced Supply to include three new medical/surgical categories, including durable medical equipment, sterile inhalation water and non-invasive ventilation. Through Novaplus Enhanced Supply, Vizient provides supply assurance for participating members through increased inventory commitment from suppliers. “We are continually communicating with our members and contracted suppliers to prepare for and mitigate against potential supply disruptions,”...

IRVING, Texas - Vizient, a member-driven health care performance improvement company and its subsidiary Provista, a supply chain partner for non-acute healthcare delivery organizations, have urged CMS to reconsider its “very narrow interpretation of the new Medicare home infusion benefit. The benefit was finalized in the recently released Home Health Prospective Payment System final rule for 2019. The rule will limit reimbursement for home infusion services to only the day on which the services...