Clinical Services Contract Crib Sheet
May 23, 2011 through June 6, 2011
Our contract crib sheets are a checklist of recent clinical contract announcements from Premier. For more detail and archived Crib Sheets go to www.gnyhaservices.com or refer to Supply Chain Advisor at www.premierinc.com.
Women and Children – announcement of new for disposable labor and delivery products. This product category consists of single-use and disposable medical and non-medical supplies required in the care of the mother and infant immediately before and after the birthing process.
Effective September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014
Supplier / New contract number / Expiring contract numberCovidien / PP-WC-072 / PP-WC-016
DeRoyal / PP-WC-070 / New
EME* / PP-WC-071 / PP-WC-018
Surgical Services – announcement of new agreements for Neurosurgical products. These products are utilized during neurosurgery procedures including craniotomies and shunt placement.
Effective September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014
Supplier / New Contract / Expiring ContractAesculap / PP-OR-758 / PP-OR-479
EV3
(Covidien) / PP-OR-762 / PP-OR-480
Integra / PP-OR-759 / PP-OR-478
Misonix / PP-OR-760 / New
Stryker / PP-OR-761 / New
Nursing – announcement of new agreements for ECG Electrodes, Cables, Lead Wires and Defibrillator Pads.
Effective September 1, 2011 through September 30, 2014
Supplier / New contract / Expiring contractCovidien / PP-NS-680 / PP-NS-524
Med-Dyne* / PP-NS-681 / New
Vermed* / PP-NS-682 / New
Nursing - announcement of new agreements for Catheter Tube Securement and Stabilization Products with incumbent C. R. Bard Inc., PP-NS-683, effective September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014. This agreement includes the StatLock® Select kits. The Select kits are only offered through direct order from Bard.
This category includes suture-less securement and stabilization products that enable healthcare workers to deliver fluids, medications or to drain bodily fluids. These products are considered securement devices as opposed to dressings. Examples of products associated with this category are products which secure or stabilize the following:
· Vascular access devices
· Chest drainage tubes
· PEGs
· Umbilical tubes
· Pulmonary artery catheters
· PICCs, midlines, CVCs
· Jejunostomy tubes
· Hemodialysis catheters
Material Management – announcement of new agreements for Chart Paper and Related Products. This category includes medical chart paper for cardiology (ECG), monitoring (fetal and physiological), defibrillator, neurology, pharmacy, lab and video imaging. Accessories include pens, optical disks and mounts.
Agreements effective September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014
Suppliers / New Contract / Expiring ContractCovidien / PP-MM-147 / PP-MM-055
Graphic Controls Acquisition Corp. (SBE) / PP-MM-148 / New
Print Media Inc.(MBE), (VET) / PP-MM-149 / PP-MM-054
Laboratory – announcement that TREK Diagnostics, PP-LA-277, is offering free VersaTREK computer and starter kit with purchase of blood culture instrument. Promotion starts June 1, 2011 and ends August 31, 2011.
Cardiology – announcement that Boston Scientific has added the Mustang balloon dilatation catheter to agreement PP-CA-176, effective April 26, 2011. This balloon offers a full-size matrix consisting of 75 balloon sizes, making it possible to replace multiple balloons with a single product. This catheter is indicated for Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) in the peripheral vasculature, including iliac, femoral, popliteal, tibial, peroneal, subclavian, and renal arteries and for the treatment of obstructive lesions of native or synthetic arteriovenous dialysis fistulae
Materials Management - Below are a few of Premier’s Impact agreements that are providing large dollar and/or percentage savings repeatedly for Premier’s membership and are singled out by Premier members and staff as agreements that have shifted market and minds.
Surgical Services – announcement that Applied Medical has decreased pricing on Kii Fios products for all tiers on agreement PP-OR-336. New pricing is effective June 1, 2001.
Various Product Additions to Current Agreements:
Nursing - Sage adds Prevalon Turn and Position (TAP) System to agreement PP-NS-582, effective June 1, 2011. This system is used to turn, reposition and boost patients to assist in preventing sacral pressure ulcers.
Surgical Services – Davol Inc. added Ventralight ST to Surgical Mesh agreement PP-OR- 673, effective June 1, 2011. These products are newly developed lightweight mesh products for hernia repairs.
Surgical Services – CFI Medical Solutions, Inc. (dba Contour Fabricators) has added new bags, covers and drapes to its OR equipment drapes agreement SD-OR-011, effective October 1, 2010.
Surgical Services – Boston Scientific Corporation has added Expect Endoscopice Ultrasound Aspiration Needle to their agreement, PP-OR-496, effective June 1, 2011.
Women and Children – announcement of new agreements for obstetrical monitoring devices. Category includes vacuum assisted devices, uterine manipulators, intrauterine pressure catheters, and fetal scalp electrodes used during the labor and delivery process.
Effective September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2014
Supplier / New contract number / Expiring contract numberClinical Innovations* / PP-WC-068 / PP-WC-012
Covidien / PP-WC-069 / PP-WC-013
Laboratory RECALL – Beckman Coulter has issued a Class 1 Recall on Synchron LX 20, LX 20 PRO, LXi 725 Clinical Systems. These clinical systems are on agreement PP-LA-255. Beckman Coulter has received reports of erroneous/aberrant sodium, potassium, chloride, and calcium results that have been released from the laboratory. Electrolyte shifts can be low or high and may occur above, below, or within the normal range. There have been reports that patients have been admitted to the hospital and treated based on erroneous test results.
Suggested action steps:
· Immediately disseminate the attachment to the letter (via notification/alert procedure appropriate to your institution) to all physicians and other healthcare providers served by your laboratory to alert them to the potential for erroneous electrolyte results.
· Please confirm that you have notified your physicians and healthcare providers via the enclosed response form.
· Consider the use of an alternative methodology (e.g., backup analyzer, point-of-care device), if available, to analyze sodium, potassium, chloride, and calcium.
· Periodically, within a laboratory shift, run in parallel some patient samples on the main analyzer and the backup analyzer to confirm system performance and identify discrepancies.
· Where possible, alternate the main analyzer and the backup analyzer for these analytes to confirm result accuracy.
· Review patient results using delta checks, where possible.
· Be aware of abnormal results on sequential patients during an assay run.
· Run all electrolytes on each sample to enable Anion Gap calculations that will provide additional confidence in the electrolyte results.
· Be aware of system flags indicating ratio pump errors, critical values and suppressed electrolyte results.
· Make available osmolarity tests if requested.
· Please promptly report to Beckman Coulter directly or through your laboratory any aberrant results after receipt of this letter. Please review, complete, and return the attached fax back form.
Materials Management – announcement that Philips Respironics will immediately end the sales of BiPap Vision ventilators, Premier agreement PP-MM-101. Through June 30, 2011, customers have the option to switch their existing Vision ventilator order for either a V60 Core ventilator, Trilogy 202 ventilator or a demo Vision, if available, at no additional cost over the documented price of the BiPap Vision ventilator that was original quoted.
Nursing - The CRM Collaborative is scheduled to launch on June 2nd. A few key points and reminders:
· There is no fee to participate, however there is the expectation that members will submit data and actively participate in all conferences.
· Members that have a non-disclosure agreement in place may still participate in the Collaborative, however they will not receive benchmark information nor will they receive a customized report of opportunities.
· The data collection tool will be a modified version of the CRM Cost Modeling tool. The intention is to forward the data collection request to registered participants by next week to allow them to begin the data collection process. The data is due back to Premier on June 10th.
· All activities will take place virtually and no travel is required.
· Members are strongly encouraged to participate in all conferences. The Collaborative is set up as a series of WebEx’s with each building upon the work and discussion of the previous conference, therefore members are discouraged from a la carte participation.
The CardiacAdvisor website is being updated and will serve as the repository for all CRM Collaborative materials. An email notification will be sent to participating members and the field once the site is complete.
Surgical Services – announcement of a new agreement for Sterilization Wraps. These wraps are made of a disposable fabric used to wrap instrument sets, linen packs and basins to allow them to be sterilized and safely stored until use during a procedure. The wrap provides protection against contact contamination during handling and must provide an effective barrier to microbial penetration.
Agreement effective September 1, 2011 through August 31, 2014
Supplier / New contract number / Expiring contract numberKimberly-Clark / PP-OR-757 / PP-OR-471