Author: Daniel Sjostedt

GPOs, and the healthcare industry as a whole, are building on the foundation they laid during the pandemic to better bridge the gap between volatile marketplace demand and fulfillment. We are thrilled to see that GPOs have been largely successful in empowering healthcare providers with...

Despite myriad challenges from COVID-19, The EPS team at Vizient has had a number of successes advancing human and environmental health: The biggest success in 2021 was the introduction of Vizient’s Environmentally Preferred Sourcing contract language. The new Environmentally Preferred Sourcing exhibit will be implemented...

The Healthcare Group Purchasing Organization sector has played a critical role in assisting health systems respond to supply disruptions during the pandemic, while it continues to promote transparency, best practices, and competition within the healthcare supply chain, according to a new report issued by the Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative. The 2021 Annual Public Accountability Report, the 15th report issued by the private watchdog group, also notes that the member GPO’s are assisting the introduction of new healthcare technology products and policing potential conflicts of interest while reducing healthcare costs.