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DPH review finds Vizient group-purchasing membership yielded net rebates and supply continuity
Summary
Department of Public Health staff presented a five-year assessment of the department's participation in Vizient, a health-care group purchasing organization (GPO), reporting that rebates exceeded membership fees and that GPO membership helped secure supplies during nationwide shortages.
Supply-chain and support-services staff told the Health Commission that San Francisco Department of Public Health's five-year participation in the Vizient group purchasing organization (GPO) has yielded net financial benefits and helped the department maintain supply continuity.
Nadir Hamoud, executive administrator for support services, said DPH receives rebates from Vizient and uses those monies across hospitals and services. He described three evaluation criteria: whether the GPO streamlined acquisitions, the level of rebates returned to DPH and cost savings relative to market alternatives.
Why it matters: Hospitals and health systems depend on reliable medical-supply access. Hamoud…
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