Novation Recognizes More Than 200 Hospitals And Health Networks For Achievements In Standardization

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IRVING, Texas, Sept. 15, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Novation, the leading health care services company, today recognized more than 200 health care providers across the country that have demonstrated excellence in lowering costs through the use of IMPACT Standardization ProgramsTM.  Winners included members of VHA Inc., UHC, Children's Hospital Association and Provista Inc. who participated in all standardization categories or obtained significant value in rebates.

Novation honored organizations in two key categories:

  • 117 hospitals that saved $250,000 or more through rebates
  • 85 hospitals that used all of Novation's current 11 IMPACT Standardization Programs

One leading organization is Parkland Health & Hospital System in Dallas, which first opened its doors in 1894 and is now one of the largest public hospital systems in the country, licensed for 861 adult beds, 107 neonatal beds and has more than 10,000 employees.

"In today's healthcare environment it's no surprise that hospitals nationwide are doing everything possible to contain operating costs and reduce supply expenses.  At Parkland, the Supply Chain Division has employed a number of strategies to accomplish this," said Parkland director, Value Analysis, Otar Sarishvili, MD, MBA.

"A strategy where Parkland has had a high degree of success has been regular participation in standardization programs offered through Novation. Through collaboration with physicians and clinical staff we are able to maximize compliance with these programs, while providing high quality products for our patients. This, in turn, has resulted in enhanced value in the form of standardization rebates and effectively a net cost reduction on our purchases, as well as operational efficiencies including the decrease in variation, inventory management, the ease of ordering, etc. During 2013 alone, Parkland's standardization-related savings exceeded $600,000. Today we continue successful participation in IMPACT Standardization Programs," said Sarishvili.

Another leader in achieving cost savings is Sanford Health, an integrated health system based in the Dakotas, and the largest rural, not-for-profit health system in the nation with locations in 126 communities in nine states with 27,000 employees.    

"Sanford is delighted to be recognized by Novation for our advances in reducing costs to the patients we serve," said Marlys Harnisch, executive director, Supply Chain Management, Sanford Health.  "As a large IDN that has experienced dynamic growth in recent years, product standardization has been a key component in managing variation over our expanded 260,000 square mile service area.  Novation's IMPACT Standardization Programs have supported Sanford's cost reduction efforts through new formulary development as well as driving greater compliance with our existing contracts."

For more than 18 years, Novation has been an industry leader in helping providers drive down costs through standardization. Since the program's inception, Novation has paid more than $1 billion in rebate value to the members it serves.

"By reducing variation, hospitals can make a big impact for their organizations and patients in purchasing high quality products at lower costs," said Brandy Reed, director, IMPACT Standardization Programs, Novation. "That's one of the reasons we recently refreshed the name of our program to IMPACT Standardization. It also reflects our efforts to continue adding opportunities for greater savings, such as the new Food and Bedside Care programs."

The following is a list of the organizations and awards:

Participation  Leaders

Executive Saving Leaders

Allina Health

Altru Health System

Anderson Regional Medical Center

Arkansas Children's Hospital

Atchison Hospital

Baptist Health

Beauregard Memorial Hospital

Beloit Health System

Bryan Health

Centra Health, Inc

CentraCare Health System

Cheshire Medical Center

Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

Comanche County Memorial Hospital

Community Health Network Inc

Cook Children's Medical Center

Coosa Valley Medical Center

CoxHealth

Crozer-Keystone Health System

Deaconess Health System

Essentia Health

Excela Health

Flagler Hospital

Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services

Forrest General Hospital

Freeman Health System

Froedtert Health, Inc.

Grady Memorial Hospital

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

Great Plains Regional Medical Center

Hays Medical Center

Houston Healthcare

Hunterdon Healthcare System

Jackson County Memorial Hospital

Jennings American Legion Hospital

King's Daughters' Health

Labette Health

Lake Region Healthcare

Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Liberty Hospital

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Mayo Clinic

Memorial Hospital - Belleville, IL

Mount Auburn Hospital

Nash Health Care Systems

Nebraska Methodist Health System, Inc.

NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital

Norman Regional Health System

OhioHealth

Parkland Health & Hospital System

Parkview Health

Partners HealthCare System

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

ProHealth Care, Inc

Rice Memorial Hospital

Ridgeview Medical Center

Saint Luke's Health System

Salina Regional Health Center

San Juan Regional Medical Center

Sanford Healthm

Schneck Medical Center

Scottsdale Healthcare

Sierra View District Hospital

Southeast Georgia Health System

Southern Illinois Healthcare

Southern New Hampshire Health System

St Luke's Health System

St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital

St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Summit Health

Tampa General Hospital

ThedaCare, Inc.

TMC HealthCare

Trinity Health

UAB Hospital

UAB Medical West

University of Pennsylvania Health System

Valley Health System

Vidant Health

WakeMed

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital

Wilson Memorial Hospital

Wyoming Medical Center

Yale New Haven Health Services Corp.

 

$1 Million or more
Allina Health 

BJC HealthCare

Emory Healthcare

Los Angeles County Department of Health Services

Mayo Clinic

MedStar Health, Inc.

Memorial Hermann Healthcare System

NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital    

OhioHealth                                  

Partners HealthCare System                  

Providence Health & Services

Sanford Health

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center

Yale New Haven Health Services Corp.

 

$500,000

Baptist Health                              

Community Health Network, Inc                

Covenant Health                             

CoxHealth                                   

Essentia Health

Froedtert Health, Inc.                      

Greenville Health  System

Indiana University Health                   

INTEGRIS Health, Inc.                       

Lifespan                                    

MaineHealth

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

MultiCare Health System                     

Novant Health                               

Oakwood Healthcare                       

Parkland Health & Hospital System   

Saint Luke's Health System                   

Scottsdale Healthcare                       

Spectrum Health System                      

St Luke's Health System                      

Stanford Hospital & Clinics

Sutter Health                               

Tampa General Hospital

UAB Hospital 

UCLA Health System

UF Health

University of Colorado Health  

University of Kentucky Hospital

University of Pennsylvania Health System

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics Authority

Vidant Health                               

WakeMed                                     

WellStar Health System

 

$250,000

Abington Memorial Hospital

Akron General Health System

Albany Medical Center

Allina Health

Altru Health System

Anderson Regional Medical Center

Arrowhead Regional Medical Center/County of San Bernardino

Atchison Hospital

Baptist Health

Beaumont Health System

Beauregard Memorial Hospital

Beloit Health System

Bryan Health

Centra Health, Inc

CentraCare Health System

Cheshire Medical Center

Comanche County Memorial Hospital

Community Health Network, Inc

Coosa Valley Medical Center

CoxHealth

Crozer-Keystone Health System

Deaconess Health System

Essentia Health

Excela Health

Floyd Memorial Hospital & Health Services

Forrest General Hospital

Freeman Health System

Froedtert Health, Inc.

Grady Memorial Hospital

Grand Itasca Clinic and Hospital

Great Plains Regional Medical Center

Harborview Medical Center

Hays Medical Center

HealthPartners

Houston Healthcare

Hunterdon Healthcare System

Jackson County Memorial Hospital

Jennings American Legion Hospital

JPS Health Network

King's Daughters' Health

Labette Health

Lake Region Healthcare

Lawrence Memorial Hospital

Legacy Health

Lehigh Valley Health Network

Liberty Hospital

Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital

Mayo Clinic

Medical University of South Carolina

Memorial Hospital - Belleville, IL

Mount Auburn Hospital

Nash Health Care Systems

Nebraska Methodist Health System, Inc.

NewYork - Presbyterian Hospital

Norman Regional Health System

OhioHealth

Oregon Health & Sciences University

Palmetto Health

Parkview Health

Partners HealthCare System

Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Prairie Lakes Healthcare System

ProHealth Care Inc

Rice Memorial Hospital

Ridgeview Medical Center

Saint Luke's Health System

Salina Regional Health Center

San Juan Regional Medical Center

Sanford Health

Schneck Medical Center

Scottsdale Healthcare

Sierra View District Hospital

Southeast Georgia Health System

Southern Illinois Healthcare

Southern New Hampshire Health System

St Luke's Health System

St. Dominic-Jackson Memorial Hospital

St. Tammany Parish Hospital

Summit Health

The University of Chicago Medicine

The University of Kansas Hospital

ThedaCare, Inc.

TMC HealthCare

Trinity Health

UC Davis Medical Center

UC San Diego Health System

UCSF Medical Center

University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Medical Center

University of Mississippi Health Care

University of Pennsylvania Health System

University of Utah Hospitals and Clinics

University of Virginia Health System

University of Washington Medical Center

UNM Hospitals

Valley Health System

Vidant Health

Virginia Commonwealth University Health System

Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center

WakeMed

West Calcasieu Cameron Hospital

Wyoming Medical Center

Yale New Haven Health Services Corp.

About Novation, Winner of the Ethics Inside® Certification
Founded in 1998, Novation is the leading health care supply chain expertise, analytics and contracting company for the more than 100,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc. and UHC, two national health care alliances, Children's Hospital Association, an alliance of the nation's leading pediatric facilities, and Provista, LLC. Novation provides alliance members with sourcing services, as well as information and data services. Based in Irving, Texas, Novation develops and manages competitive contracts with more than 800 suppliers. Members of VHA, UHC, Children's Hospital Association and Provista used Novation contracts to purchase approximately $49 billion in 2013. Novation has earned the coveted Ethics Inside Certification from Ethisphere Institute, a leading international think tank dedicated to the research and promotion of best practices in corporate ethics and compliance. Novation was also named on Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies list, and is the only company in the health care industry to earn both distinctions for three consecutive years. To learn more about Novation, please follow @NovationNews.

SOURCE Novation

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