Press releases

Through this acquisition, Vizient has integrated the expertise and offerings of both organizations to create the most comprehensive high reliability offering in the industry that will continue under the name Vizient Safe and Reliable Healthcare. This positions Vizient as the partner of choice in transforming healthcare organizations by eliminating variation while improving quality and culture.

Vizient, Inc. 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, Inc., the nations' largest member-driven health care performance improvement company, today 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 partnership will provide automated supply chain disruption monitoring and risk prevention for Vizient members and is the latest effort by Vizient to increase supply assurance for its membership, which includes more than half the nation’s healthcare providers.

This is Vizient’s first time being named to this prestigious list, coming in at fifth place. Earning a spot means that Vizient is one of the best companies to work for headquartered in Texas.

Vizient today offered comments to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) on the FY 2023 Inpatient Prospective Payment System (IPPS) Proposed Rule. In our comments, Vizient shared feedback and recommendations related to health equity measurement and hospitals’ increasing costs of goods and services, among other proposals. 

This week, Vizient offered support for three important bills that address healthcare challenges – the Safety from Violence for Healthcare Employees (SAVE) Act, the Travel Nursing Agency Transparency Study Act and the Strengthen Kids’ Mental Health Now Act.

Vizient, Inc. today released its annual Impact of Change® Forecast from its subsidiary Sg2, projecting hospital resources will experience even greater strain due to a rise in patient acuity over the next decade that will outpace inpatient volume and impact patient length of stay.