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Supply shortages aren’t a one-time climb, they’re a series of false summits. Over the past few years, healthcare teams have faced repeated disruptions. What’s working is not prediction, but preparation with stronger sourcing strategies, better transparency and real-time coordination. Resilience is no longer a milestone, it’s a muscle. https://viz.inc/3QSTZbx

Cost pressure in healthcare isn’t slowing, it’s becoming harder to see and control. • Spend is shifting into complex, less controllable areas like indirect services and advanced therapies • Pharmacy costs are stabilizing on price but rising in total complexity • Traditional cost strategies are falling behind faster-moving expense trends The shift is no longer about cost management, it’s about cost strategy. Health systems that integrate finance, clinical and operational leaders around emerging cost drivers will be better positioned to protect margin. https://viz.inc/4u4E4W8

Hope. Hype. Cure. These four letter words are shaping expectations and influencing how patients, families and clinicians view progress in gene therapy for sickle cell disease. Beyond scientific breakthroughs, conversations around access, affordability, risks and long term outcomes remain critical as gene therapies move closer to broader clinical reality. As innovation accelerates, the challenge is ensuring progress is matched by transparency, trust and equitable access to care. https://viz.inc/4dgvcG5

The perioperative environment is one of the biggest opportunities for health systems to improve margins and performance, yet many organizations still face clinical variation, supply chain disconnects and siloed decision-making. https://viz.inc/48Ny6R4 We're joining Ochsner Health to share how advanced analytics and cross-functional collaboration are helping drive measurable financial and clinical impact. René Gurdián Jr., MBA, Nattie Leger MSN RN LSSBB Register to join on June 4, 2026. ➡️ https://viz.inc/48Ny6R4

Trust is not a soft concept in healthcare, it is what determines speed, cost and outcomes. Leaders across care delivery, AI and supply chain are saying the same thing: when trust breaks, patients default to the ED, teams disengage and decisions slow down. When it’s strong, organizations move faster with more alignment and better results. The takeaway: trust must be built intentionally through access, transparency and consistent leadership behavior. https://lnkd.in/gqWJjHhz

Strong performance does not guarantee patient retention. Patients are splitting care, delaying visits and choosing more convenient options. Volume is not disappearing. It is shifting. https://viz.inc/4bX2xGi Do you know where your patients are going and why?

Stony Brook Medicine Ruban Ghuman reflects on her first year in nursing and the confidence gained through the Vizient, Inc / American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Nurse Residency Program. On the final day of #NursesWeek, we recognize the impact nurses make every day and proud to support them all year long. Nursing Leadership Resources: 📄 https://viz.inc/4bd2XXv Nurse Residency Resources: 🩺 https://viz.inc/3KRX7BT #VizientNursing

When NYC Health + Hospitals reduced nurse turnover from 46% to 5%, the impact went beyond culture, it strengthened financial performance. See how they did it. ⤵️ https://viz.inc/4tqRzz7 #NursesWeek

As #NursesWeek continues, we're proud to continue celebrating our 2026 nurse awardees for their excellence and contributions to the Vizient, Inc and American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) nurse residency program. Their impact is helping to shape the future of nursing. https://viz.inc/3KRX7BT ⭐ Impact Award Recipient, JoAnn DelMonte, VP, UC Health ⭐ Nurse Coordinator of the Year, Meghan Perrotta, Nurse Educator, MedStar Washington Hospital Center ⭐ Nurse Resident of the Year, Klade Rodriguez, Registered Nurse, Baylor Scott & White Health Hillcrest Medical Center ⭐ Legacy Award Recipient, Cathleen Krsek, Nurse Residency Program Co-Founder 📸 From left: Susan Corbridge, AACN Chief Education Innovation Officer, Klade Rodriguez, Meghan Perrotta, Joann DelMonte, Cathleen Krsek and Evy Olson, VP of nursing programs at Vizient, Inc. #VizientNursing #NursesWeek

Most health systems aren’t struggling to pilot AI, they’re struggling to scale it. The gap isn’t technology, it’s limited ability to operationalize and sustain impact. AI maturity depends less on the tool and more on how people, workflows and leadership evolve around it. Curious where your organization stands? Take our AI Maturity Assessment. ⤵️ https://viz.inc/4naHGn9