Case Study: UNC Health achieves clinical consistency and stabilized value with Vizient

UNC Health stabilizes value across 15 hospitals with Vizient

UNC Health, an academic medical system in North Carolina, faced challenges with expiring contracts and inconsistent purchasing for physician-influenced categories like advanced energy and smoke evacuation devices. They lacked clear utilization data and needed systemwide consistency in pricing and clinical practices. To address this, they partnered with the vendor Vizient, leveraging their Clinical Integration and Value Analysis services for a strategic evaluation.

Vizient provided crucial data insights and expertise to guide UNC Health through a coordinated product evaluation and contracting process. The solution involved meticulous communication, fair vendor trials with one supplier per facility at a time, and a standardized voting process. This initiative, led by Vizient, resulted in stabilized financial value, protection from future price increases, and achieved physician-led clinical consistency across the health system.

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