Irving, TX—Provista, a supply chain improvement company, has signed a preferred partnership agreement with American Outcomes Management (AOM), a provider for home infusion services.
Working with Provista and Novation, Provista’s supply contracting company, AOM will standardize its purchases and focus on key product categories in plasma, pharmacy distribution, med/surg distribution as well as look at other standardization solutions for the future.
AOM is a physician-owned-and-operated nationwide leader in home infusion services specializing in the care of patients with chronic and acute disease conditions. They believe home care services should have a positive impact on the quality of life of their patients. Their goal is to work with patients, families, physicians, case managers and other healthcare providers to develop improved and more cost-effective ways of delivering care.
“AOM is very pleased to be able to establish a partnership with Provista. The short and long term financial benefits in this very complex healthcare marketplace will allow our company to continue to focus on providing the highest level of patient care,” Samuel Jampolis, MD, chairman/CEO, American Outcomes Management.
Provista and Novation have been helping members drive down costs through standardization since 1998, saving members millions of dollars each year and assisting health care organizations in reducing variation in their non-clinical preference products while increasing ordering efficiencies. Novation’s standardization programs have provided more than $911 million dollars in rebates. In 2010 alone, members earned nearly $85 million in rebates. Provista is the largest purchasing alliance in the home infusion industry by contract sales volume.
