Press releases

05/31/22

Vizient Announces Patty Olsen as Chief People Officer

Olsen will lead design and implementation of the company’s talent strategy to enable continued growth and accelerate delivery of enhanced performance improvement services to member health care organizations nationwide.

05/25/22

Vizient to Present at FDA CDER Quality Management Maturity Workshop

The two-day workshop will highlight the FDA’s work to develop a QMM rating program that will objectively assess and rate the QMM of facilities manufacturing drug products and active pharmaceutical ingredients.

05/12/22

Vizient Announces Expansion of Novaplus Enhanced Supply in Med/Surg, Pharmacy

The new med/surg categories are durable medical equipment, sterile inhalation water and non-invasive ventilation. The antidotes category has 60 unique drugs, with 14 products already added to the program.

05/05/22

Vizient Joins Healthcare Industry Resilience Collaborative

05/04/22

Vizient and RISCS Announce Pilot Program to Improve Pharmaceutical Supply Chain Resilience

Vizient Inc. and RISCS, Inc. today announced a joint pilot program aimed at enhancing assurance of pharmaceutical supply. Once implemented, the program would use a rating system to enable the evaluation of critical aspects of a resilient supply chain and provide increased transparency.

04/22/22

Vizient Shares Feedback for FDA User Fee Acts Reauthorization

Vizient provided comments and feedback to Congress on the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) draft agreements for the next iteration of the Medical Device User Fee Act (MDUFA) and the Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA). MDUFA and PDUFA authorize FDA to collect user fees to support FDA’s review of medical devices and prescription drug applications, respectively, and improve the efficiency of FDA’s regulatory processes.

04/21/22

Vizient Improves Visibility into Domestically Manufactured Supplies

Vizient announces Made in the U.S.A. program to enhance supply assurance by improving visibility of domestic manufacturing in its contract portfolio. More

04/11/22

Great Place to Work® Names Vizient One of the Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For® in 2022, Ranking #56

Great Place to Work® and Fortune magazine have honored Vizient as one of the this year's 100 Best Companies to Work For. Vizient was ranked #56. More

04/06/22

Vizient Announces 97 New, Renewed or Expanded Member Agreements in 2021

The agreements reflect the value of Vizient’s solutions and services for health care providers.

03/31/22

Vizient Medical Device Tech Watch Provides Trends in Transcatheter Valve Replacement and a Model for Assessing New Technology in Musculoskeletal Care

Vizient provides trends in outcomes for transcatheter valve replacement, assesses impact of various technologies in musculoskeletal care. More

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