Strengthen orthopedic ASC contracting for sustainable growth
Manage orthopedic cost pressure with contracts built around key implant categories and ASC operational realities.
Orthopedic growth demands stronger ASC contract discipline
Orthopedic procedures shift to ASCs, but costs and complexity pressure margins. We deliver pricing access, portfolio alignment, and category focus for ASC realities.
At a glance
The scale driving orthopedic ASC performance and contract value
Category breadth, procedure growth, and aggregation strategy strengthen orthopedic ASC performance and value.
orthopedic categories included in the portfolio
projected 10-year orthopedic procedure volume growth in ASCs
national aggregation strategy helping ASCs improve bottom-line performance
Financial pressure
Manage budgets without compromising orthopedic care quality
ASCs need access to implant technology and surgical supplies while preserving margin in fast-growing orthopedic service lines. We deliver contract discipline that supports both financial performance and care delivery with stronger cost control.
Portfolio design
Focus on the categories that matter most in orthopedics
Ten orthopedic categories including spine, total joints, trauma, arthroscopy, and orthobiologics structure contract alignment to procedural demand. This organization transforms category complexity into practical operations.
Aggregation value
Use collective scale to improve pricing access
National aggregation and negotiating power deliver stronger pricing on critical products while maintaining high-quality orthopedic care. This collective scale creates leverage individual facilities struggle to build independently.
This is a significant time of change in healthcare, and we must continue to unlock value in complex, surgical service lines.
Meet Allen Passerallo
What the orthopedic ASC portfolio helps organizations improve
Use this offering to bring more structure, pricing discipline and category focus to orthopedic contracting in ambulatory settings.
Organize orthopedic contracting around the implant and supply categories that most directly shape ASC financial performance.
Use aggregated volume and negotiating power to improve access to best-in-class pricing across key categories.
Support orthopedic growth in the ASC environment with contracting designed for a shifting care setting.
Reduce avoidable cost pressure while helping facilities preserve the quality expectations tied to orthopedic procedures.
Why Vizient
A contract strategy built for ambulatory orthopedic growth
ASC setting focus
The offering is built around the unique cost and equipment realities ambulatory surgery centers face.
Orthopedic category breadth
Ten portfolio categories help leaders focus on the areas with the greatest procedural and financial relevance.
Aggregation leverage
National scale helps facilities access pricing advantages they may not achieve independently.
Growth readiness
The portfolio supports a care environment where orthopedic volume is expected to keep expanding.
Provider-centered value
The program is designed to support both patient-centered care and stronger economic performance.
Service-line discipline
Contracting becomes more strategic when leaders focus on the categories driving orthopedic results.
Customer story
Talk through your ASC orthopedic priorities
Orthopedic ASC growth is easier to sustain when pricing discipline and category strategy work together.
MEET US AT BECKER’S ASC CONFERENCE
Join Vizient in Chicago at Becker’s ASC Conference
Join Vizient at Becker’s 32nd Annual: The Business and Operations of ASCs, October 29–31 in Chicago, and hear from Vizient on practical strategies for managing cost pressures while supporting ASC growth and high-quality care.
Vizient session: Cost Savings Strategies for Ambulatory Surgery Centers
Speaker: Allen Passerallo, Senior Vice President, Physician Preference, Vizient
FAQs
Common questions ASC leaders ask when evaluating orthopedic contract strategy.
Orthopedic volume in ASCs is growing, which increases pressure to manage implant and supply cost structure more deliberately.
The portfolio includes 10 categories including spine, total joints, trauma, arthroscopy, orthobiologics and related orthopedic areas.
Vizient uses network aggregation and negotiating power to improve pricing access across critical orthopedic categories.
The offer is built for ambulatory surgery centers trying to balance orthopedic growth, budget discipline and care quality expectations.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES
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Assess your ambulatory performance
See where your organization stands today and identify areas of opportunity across key capabilities, including spend management, physician enterprise and the ambulatory care continuum.
Build your ambulatory enterprise
Explore how Vizient helps organizations align strategy, operations and performance to capture ambulatory growth, strengthen margins and scale effectively.
Orthopedic growth opportunities
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Talk with our team
Discuss where orthopedic ASC contracting can improve performance
Connect with our experts to explore cost pressure, portfolio needs and orthopedic contracting opportunities in the ASC setting.
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