Vizient announces agreement with Loma Linda University Health to provide solutions in expense management, quality benchmarking

IRVING, Texas, March 25, 2024 – Vizient, Inc. is pleased to announce an expansive agreement with Loma Linda University Health to provide solutions for cost and operational efficiencies as well as quality improvement. The agreement includes a suite of Vizient spend management tools and access to operational and clinical analytics.

"Vizient's solutions and services guide and support providers on their journey of quality improvement, operational and cost efficiency," said Rand Ballard, chief customer officer, Vizient. "We are excited to welcome Loma Linda University Health and to support their mission of providing high-quality, compassionate care to the communities they serve."

Among other solutions, the Loma Linda University Health agreement includes access to:

• Vizient Commit, for aggregated purchasing in select medical-surgical categories, pharmaceuticals and physician preference items to accelerate cost savings.
• Purchased services through Vizient's industry-leading contract portfolio and guided by Vizient's expertise and technology.
• Vizient Supply Analytics for price visibility, real-time market data and price benchmarking capability.
• Vizient Pharmacy Analytics, offering precise, actionable pharmacy analytics to enable savings opportunities.

For clinical and operational support, the agreement includes access to:

• Vizient Clinical Data Base for high-quality, accurate and transparent data on patient outcomes, enabling benchmarking against peers.
• Operational Data Base to improve performance, reduce costs and improve budgeting.

"We are committed to providing the best possible care to our patients and our communities,” said Angela Lalas, chief financial officer, LLUH. “We look forward to walking that path with Vizient through its data-enabled services and expertise.”

Learn more about how Vizient helps providers advance in clinical and operational quality.

About Vizient, Inc.
Vizient, Inc., the nation’s largest provider-driven healthcare performance improvement company, serves more than 65% of the nation’s acute care providers, which includes 97% of the nation’s academic medical centers, and more than 35% of the non-acute care market. Vizient provides expertise, analytics and advisory services, as well as a contract portfolio that represents $140 billion in annual purchasing volume. Vizient’s solutions and services improve the delivery of high-value care by aligning cost, quality and market performance. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Vizient has offices throughout the United States. Learn more at www.vizientinc.com.