Novation Recognizes 27 Suppliers For Excellence In Supporting Members Of VHA, UHC, Children's Hospital Association And Provista
May 13, 2015, 02:36 ET
IRVING, Texas, May 13, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Novation, the leading health care services company for more than 100,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc., UHC, Children's Hospital Association and Provista LLC recognized 27 suppliers for excellence in 2014. The awards were announced yesterday at the fifth annual Supplier Summit meeting in Las Vegas, which brought together more than 1,500 healthcare suppliers representing over 460 companies.
"Novation's Supplier Summit is the preeminent industry event where suppliers gather to discuss and strategize on the issues and challenges facing the healthcare industry," said Pete Allen, Novation's group senior vice president, sourcing operations. "Health systems continue to face increased economic and clinical pressures, and we all have a responsibility to create and implement innovative solutions for the hospitals, academic medical centers and pediatric organizations we serve."
Education
The Supplier Summit featured educational tracks around cost-containment, data management, healthcare sustainability, emerging pharmacy trends, and private-label offerings.
For the first time, Supplier Summit added a legal track developed specifically for contracted suppliers in-house legal teams. This track was designed to educate attendees on the current and emerging trends facing hospital supply chains and how their involvement can work to streamline efficiencies and create best practices. Track sessions included corporate compliance, ethics, mergers and acquisitions, and product liability.
Awards
Novation recognized 27 different suppliers and individuals as they excelled at providing value and benefits to the members we serve in 2014.
| Mark McKenna Supplier of the Year |
AmerisourceBergen |
| Academic Participation Award |
C.R. Baird Inc. |
| Non-Acute Partner of the Year |
Insight Direct USA Inc. |
| Pediatric Supplier of the Year |
Sandbox Medical, LLC |
| Advisory Services Partner of the Year |
Medline Industries, Inc. |
| Diversity Supplier of the Year |
Tronex International, Inc. |
| Diversity Advocate of the Year |
Cardinal Health |
| Environmental Excellence Award |
Hormel Foods Corporation |
| Innovative Technology Award |
Acell, Inc. |
| Compliance & Integrity Award |
PharMEDium Services LLC |
| Physician Preference Supplier of the Year |
Medtronic USA, Inc. |
| Generic Pharmaceutical Supplier of the Year |
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA |
| Brand Name Pharmaceutical Supplier of the Year |
CSL Behring LLC |
| aptitude Market Movers |
Medline Industries, Inc. |
| aptitude Advocate |
DeRoyal Industries Inc. |
| aptitude Innovation Influencers |
St. Jude Medical |
| Capital & Imaging Supplier of the Year |
Steris Corporation |
| Acute Distributor of the Year |
AmerisourceBergen |
| Specialty Distributor of the Year |
Network Services Company |
| Support & Purchased Services Supplier of the Year |
Quest Diagnostics Inc. |
| Food & Nutrition Supplier of the Year |
Coca Cola Refreshments |
| Business & Technology Supplier of the Year |
TRIOSE, Inc. |
| Supply Chain Industry Standards & Data Integrity Award |
W. L. Gore & Associates Inc. |
| IMPACT Standardization Programs Supplier of the Year |
US Foods, Inc. |
| Group Buy Supplier of the Year |
Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc & Siemens Healthcare Diagnostics |
| NOVAPLUS Supplier of the Year |
Clean Harbors Environmental Services, Inc. |
| NOVAPLUS Pharmaceutical Supplier of the Year |
Fresenius Kabi USA |
| Medical Supplier of the Year |
Welch Allyn |
| Surgical Supplier of the Year |
Applied Medical Distribution Corporation |
| National Account Manager of the Year |
Nancy Hula- Mills, Cardinal Health |
About Novation, Recipient of the Ethisphere Institute's Ethics Inside Certification
Novation is the nation's leading health care services company, focused on revolutionizing operational performance for more than 100,000 members and affiliates of VHA Inc., UHC, Children's Hospital Association and Provista LLC. Novation's progressive approach to cost performance, data and intelligence, and integrated advisory solutions helps health care providers envision and advance new models of cost-effective, high-quality care. Headquartered in Irving, Texas, Novation is committed to the highest standards of ethical behavior and twice has been honored with the Ethisphere Institute's coveted Ethics Inside® Certification, and has been named four years consecutively to Ethisphere's World's Most Ethical Companies list. To learn more about Novation, please visit novationco.com and follow @NovationNews on Twitter.
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