- Emotional exhaustion is an ongoing concern among healthcare workers that can potentially jeopardize quality of patient care and clinical outcomes, but how has COVID-19 impacted this issue? The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published findings of a three-year study which includes data from Vizient Safe and Reliable Healthcare SCORE™ employee engagement survey. Emotional Exhaustion Among US Health Care Workers Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic examines the changing levels of healthcare workers' emotional exhaustion during the pandemic, along with which roles were affected the most and at what point. The Journal of the American Medical Association
- Vizient Expands Agreement with Panda Health for Digital Health Marketplace: Vizient announced it has expanded its strategic partnership with Panda Health to immediately expand the array of digital health technologies and consulting services available to Vizient members. Panda will also continue to provide the expertise of its digital health team to Vizient members to help them execute their digital transformation strategy economically, safely and at speed. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient Offers Comments to CMS on the CY 2023 Outpatient Prospective Payment System and Physician Fee Schedule Proposed Rule: Vizient submitted comments on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services' calendar year 2023 Medicare Hospital Outpatient Prospective Payment System proposed rule and reiterated concerns that the proposed payment update does not adequately reflect the financial challenges hospitals are facing. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient Medical Device Tech Watch Highlights Trends in AI, Treatment Options for Pulmonary Embolism and Strategies to Boost Clinical Workforce Retention: Vizient released its latest Medical Device Tech Watch, identifying trends in artificial intelligence, examining treatment options for pulmonary embolism and highlighting strategies to boost clinical workforce retention. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient Shares Feedback and Policy Concerns with CMS in Medicare Advantage Program Comments: Vizient offered comments in response to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Request for Information on the Medicare Advantage Program. Vizient shared feedback on opportunities to strengthen the program and encouraged the agency to consider policies that would promote health equity, access to quality care and affordable and sustainable healthcare. Vizient Newsroom
- New Survey from Vizient Provides Hospital Insights into Biosimilar Adoption and What is Preventing Greater Utilization: Vizient announced the results of its 2022 biosimilar survey, which demonstrate significant biosimilar adoption to hospital formularies, but lagging utilization in patient care. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient members benefitting from customized reporting with Clinical Data Base: Back in September 2020, Vizient Senior Director of Data Operations Technology Tyler Peterson wrote a proposal for an application programming interface (API) that would enable members to develop customized reporting and analytics systems through direct integration with Vizient's Clinical Data Base (CDB). The product, he suspected, could be groundbreaking, spelling increased adaptability and efficiency for Vizient members. Healthcare Purchasing News
- Minimizing Medical Burnout: Eric Burch Of Vizient On How Hospitals and Medical Practices Are Helping To Reduce Physician and Healthcare Worker Burnout: Authority Magazine
- Vizient Acquires Safe & Reliable Healthcare, Creates New Streamlined Solution for Sustained Delivery of Safe Healthcare: Vizient has acquired Safe & Reliable Healthcare, a leading provider of high reliability services, with more than a decade of proven experience in transforming cultures to create resilience, enhance workforce engagement and accountability, and help healthcare organizations deliver consistently safer and more reliable patient care. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient Projects 3.26% Drug Price Inflation Rate for 2023 in Latest Pharmacy Market Outlook: Vizient released its Summer 2022 Pharmacy Market Outlook forecasting a 3.26% overall drug price inflation rate for the calendar year beginning Jan. 1, 2023. The rate reflects a continued trend toward moderation of the overall increase in drug prices, a result of the balance between the increased use of high-cost medications, the introduction of lower-cost generic drugs and greater utilization of biosimilars. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient Announces Strategic Partnership with Mpirik to Improve Care, Health Equity in Cardiology with Help from AI: Vizient announced a strategic partnership agreement with Mpirik, a cloud-based care pathway software company focused on cardiac care, that will enable physicians to make more informed decisions on patient care while helping to reduce undertreatment. The strategic partnership expands access to patient assessment and clinical programs that improve care and helps address health equity with the use of technology including artificial intelligence. Vizient Newsroom
- Vizient Joins White House Pledge to Decarbonize Health Care Sector: Vizient joined the Biden Administration for a White House event today with the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where Byron Jobe, Vizient CEO, and industry colleagues pledged meaningful action to decarbonize the health care sector and make health care facilities more resilient to the effects of climate change. Vizient Newsroom
- 5 factors that will make or break ASCs: Harnessing case volume growth ASC surgery volume is projected to grow 25 percent in the next decade, according to analysis from Sg2 Healthcare Intelligence, a Vizient company focused on market analytics and insights, but administrators have to be ready to attract patients in a 'shopping era' of healthcare..." Becker's ASC Review
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