LeeSar/CSF Receives National Supply Chain Achievement Award

LeeSar/CSF Receives National Supply Chain Achievement Award

LeeSar/CSF Receives National Supply Chain Achievement Award

Demonstrated Excellence in Spend Management

(Fort Myers, Fla.—April 12, 2019) — Cooperative Services of Florida, Inc. (CSF) has been named a Supply Chain Achievement Award winner by ECRI Institute. By analyzing more than 3,000 hospitals and health systems, the annual award recognizes excellence in overall supply chain spend management for strategically reducing costs without sacrificing quality and patient outcomes.

CSF is a regional group purchasing organization focused on provide strong contracts that lower costs for medical and pharmaceutical supplies, technologies, and services to its member health systems including Lee Health, Sarasota Memorial Health System, Central Florida Health and Jupiter Medical Center.

“Achieving value for our member health systems goes beyond the pricing of medical supplies and services,” says Jennifer Reverendo, Vice President of CSF. “Access to benchmarking and clinical evidence tools is necessary as we work on building a clinically integrated regional GPO that will better support our members in a value based healthcare market.”

In the past twelve months, ECRI Institute analyzed more than $38 billion in supply spend of more than 3,000 U.S. hospitals and health systems. ECRI evaluated candidates’ spend management and market analytics efforts for capital medical devices, supplies, physician preference items, service contracts, and reagents.

“This year’s winners stand out as supply chain leaders by using data analytics, best practices, and leadership engagement to manage procurement processes,” says Michael Argentieri, vice president of technology and safety, ECRI Institute.

A full list of award winners available at ecri.org, or by clicking here

About LeeSar/CSF  LeeSar and Cooperative Services of Florida, Inc. (CSF), are two distinct companies with a shared commitment to delivering superior supply chain performance that positions our owners and members for success in a value-based healthcare market. We share their mission of providing the highest quality care at the lowest cost for the communities they serve. LeeSar is a regional service center providing pharmacy and medical supply distribution, nuclear and pharmacy compounding, custom sterile packs operations, and other services that provide value to members. CSF is a regional group purchasing organization focused on aggregating members’ needs to provide stronger contracts that lowers costs for medical and pharmaceutical supplies, technologies, and services. For more information, please visit: www.LeeSar.com and www.csofl.com

About ECRI Institute ECRI Institute, a nonprofit organization, is an independent, trusted authority on the medical practices and products that provide the safest, most cost-effective care. For more than half a century, ECRI Institute has built its reputation on rigorous evidence-based research, with an unwavering dedication to strict conflict-of-interest policies and transparent reporting of its findings. ECRI Institute is designated an Evidence-based Practice Center by the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. ECRI Institute PSO is listed as a federally certified Patient Safety Organization by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Visit ecri.org and follow @ECRI_Institute.