May 17, 2021 – Vizient Inc. (Irving, TX) announced that SSM Health (St. Louis, MO) has joined the company as member.
The new membership agreement expands the scope of SSM Health’s current work with the company to now include Vizient’s contract portfolio, an array of analytics solutions and services in addition to advisory resources aimed at helping them achieve their savings and performance improvement goals.
The health system already uses Vizient’s Clinical Data Base analytics to align cost and quality decisions, engage physicians in utilization and supply choices, and improve outcomes.
SSM Health will now begin using Vizient’s group purchasing contract portfolio, pharmacy program and Novaplus program for purchasing with the expectation of a decrease in current supply and pharmaceutical costs. SSM Health will also begin integrating several analytics solutions into their cost management strategies including Vizient Saving Actualyzer, aptitude and DataLynx, as well as leverage Vizient experts in purchased services, physician preference items and non-acute supply chain alignment to improve clinical alignment and cost performance.
“Working with Vizient, our goal is to further streamline our work and reduce unnecessary variation across SSM Health,” said Michael Gray, System Vice President and Chief Supply Chain Officer for SSM Health. “By leveraging our combined capabilities, talents, and resources, we expect to further elevate the interconnectedness of clinical and supply related information that allows our caregivers to continue providing exceptional patient care while working to reduce the overall cost of care for those we serve.”