UISS has made several important announcements recently. The organization has welcomed Kevin Randall as a new board member, renewed contracts for energy procurement and consultation with Sunser Energy Consulting and Zenith Energy, is embarking on a Regional Aggregation Energy Initiative, has extended the timeline for the IHA/UISS Supply Chain Recognition Award, and partnered with Ntracts for contract lifecycle management.
Additionally, UISS has highlighted its collaboration with NYSID for janitorial services, emphasizing its commitment to corporate and social responsibility.
These initiatives aim to provide members with cost-saving opportunities and support in various aspects of healthcare management.
UISS Board Adds Member
UISS is pleased to announce Kevin Randall, Chief Financial Officer for Crouse Health, as a new UISS Board Member.
Kevin began his career at Crouse in 2013 as a Senior Accountant. After a brief time in Buffalo as Chief Financial Officer for Oishei Children’s Hospital, he returned to Crouse in 2018 as the Director of Finance. In his role as CFO, Kevin oversees and provides strategic direction and leadership for all financial aspects of the Crouse Health system, including the areas of accounting, cash management, payroll, purchasing and materials management. A graduate of SUNY Oswego, he holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting.
NYSID Janitorial Services
We are proud to be in partnership with NYSID as we prioritize our commitment to corporate and social responsibility and provides our members with diverse product and service offerings. Procuring services through NYSID allows individuals with disabilities and qualified veterans employment. These dedicated workers clean and maintain your healthcare facility and are detail-oriented, well trained and provide environmentally friendly cleaning practices.
If you are interested in working with NYSID to employ their janitorial services or to find out more about the IHA/UISS contract with NYSID, contact Mary Brisson.
UISS Renews Contract for Energy Procurement and Consultation with Zenith Energy and Sunser Energy Consulting
We are happy to announce that we have renewed our agreements for an additional three years. Over the years, UISS has worked with Sunser Energy Consulting and Zenith Energy to help our members reduce the cost of energy through market procurement, demand management, on-site energy assets and sustainability solutions programs.
The core services offered through UISS Energy Consultation and Procurement Contract are:
- Energy Procurement: Drive savings in market electricity and natural gas using leading edge financial analytics and aggregated purchasing.
- Sustainable Energy Procurement: Source lowest-cost renewable energy supply solutions, including solar, wind and biomass.
- Energy Demand Reduction: Reduce utilization and increase efficiency using data analytics to identify operational improvements.
By offering these core services, members can lower their energy costs significantly. For additional information, please click here.
IHA/UISS Regional Aggregation Energy Initiative Update – Timeline Extended
UISS and Zenith Energy have extended the regional energy initiative – an aggregated group whose goal is to leverage the purchasing power of their energy spend. Members can still participate with no risk and no cost. Participating members’ energy usage will be combined and brought to market in a price bidding competition with the goal of driving down pricing for all. Pricing will be based upon each Member’s unique start dates and load shape but with the understanding that the commodity suppliers must bid their best prices to win participation from the group.
As noted above, the energy aggregation initiative timeline has been extended, and there is still an opportunity for members to participate. Please click here for the updated timeline.
As a reminder, members can participate with no risk and no cost. Participating healthcare energy buyers can leverage their combined size in the market by acting together. This approach will drive down supplier margins and get pricing closer to wholesale. Each Member would receive a report of the outcomes specific to their organization and would then decide on the course of action (contract or decline).
Questions about the energy initiative? Contact Donna Gammarato at [email protected] or Kevin Ritter at [email protected]
UISS Announces New Contract with Ntracts
After a lengthy evaluation process involving IHA member insight, UISS has partnered with Ntracts, a contract lifecycle management software-as-a-service application exclusively focused on healthcare that enables users to originate, search for and report on contracts.
This member-driven initiative helps support the organizational management of contracts and allows our members to:
- Mitigate Risk of Non-Compliance – Ntracts’ CLM platform creates a single source of truth for all contracts and streamlines workflows. Healthcare organizations can easily monitor compliance with provider, vendor and payer contracts, reducing the risk of an inspection by the OIG, DNV, Joint Commission and other accreditation agencies.
- Gain Efficiency – Ntracts users have measured an average of 25% improvements in efficiency when utilizing Ntracts’ CLM workflows to seamlessly handle their contracts’ lifecycle from initial request and document generation, to approval, signature, subsequent reviews, amendments, and termination.
- Increase Visibility – Give financial teams immediate access to real-time information. Enabling data-driven, informed decisions.
- Reduce Costs – According to experts, companies lose an average of 9% annual revenue due to contract mismanagement. Ntracts’ built-in notifications and advanced reporting add to your bottom line by avoiding unintended auto-renewals, avoiding or reducing contract overpayments, and eliminating payments on expired contracts.
- 100% Implementation Success – Efficient implementation process completed by healthcare experts with minimal client resources.
- Partnership – Ntracts becomes a partner of the healthcare organization’s contract and compliance programs and part of their users’ day-to-day.
Powered by Hall Render, the nation’s largest healthcare law firm, Ntracts delivers a comprehensive contract management solution through a unique combination of healthcare, technical, and legal expertise matched with user-driven online contract management software that mitigates compliance risk, achieves cost savings, improves efficiency, and ensures our clients stay in front of changing regulations.
Click here to learn more about Ntracts.
Click here to review the ROI Whitepaper.
If you need more information or have questions, contact Mary Brisson, at [email protected] or 315-383-5513.
2024 IHA/UISS Supply Chain Recognition Award
IHA/UISS is pleased to announce that it is now accepting nominations for its 2024 Supply Chain Recognition Award.
The IHA/UISS Supply Chain Recognition Award is presented annually to an IHA member in recognition of accomplishments and financial/supply chain/quality improvements to their organizations. The award was established in 2023 by IHA/UISS to highlight and honor the impact a supply chain department in upstate New York has made in supporting its organization and the patients they serve.
We invite IHA Supply Chain executives and/or hospital leadership to nominate its supply chain team for their accomplishments and financial/supply chain/quality improvements to their organization in consideration of the IHA/UISS 2024 Supply Chain Recognition Award. All IHA member hospitals are eligible to participate!
DEADLINE: Applications are due by Friday, July 26 and will be reviewed by a panel of interdisciplinary advisors.
Electronic Application form available here.
Fillable PDF form available here.
UISS Announces New Quarterly Service Line Portfolios
UISS is excited to announce the launch of our new quarterly service line portfolios, designed to enhance your procurement experience and maximize value across your operations. This quarter’s portfolios are focused on Imaging and Radiation Oncology.
Highlights of the New Quarterly Service Line Portfolios include:
- Supplier Promotions: We have included all exclusive promotions tailored to each service line category. Please click here to view our supplier promotions for Imaging and Radiation Oncology.
- Premier Contract Portfolio & UISS/Acurity Contract Portfolio: Explore all contracts available for each service line category, ensuring you have access to a wide range of options that meet your specific needs. To view our Imaging and Radiation Oncology portfolios, click below:
We are committed to supporting you in achieving your goals and are confident that our new quarterly service line portfolios will help to provide significant value.
Should you have any questions or require further assistance, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Save the Date: Supply Chain Executives and Supplier Symposium
Hurricane Season/Emergency Preparedness/Summer Protocols
The start of the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season is just over a week away, and federal forecasters Thursday predicted an “extraordinary” season with as many as 25 named storms possible.
This is the most storms the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has ever predicted in a preseason outlook. “All the ingredients are in place for an active season,” said National Weather Service director Ken Graham at a news conference in Washington, D.C.
Read more at USAToday.com.
Check out the Emergency Preparedness resources on our website.
Environmental Issues Impacting Supply Chain
Each month Premier provides a macro report of industry insights, metrics, indices and global activities to help supply chain executives to navigate supply chain disruptions. It’s an invaluable resource guide, and we’re pleased to provide the June 2024 report to the IHA Members in our quarterly newsletter.