SpendMend cuts PPI costs by aligning physicians, analyzing utilization, and negotiating with unbiased, data-driven insight.

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Physician Preference Items often account for a large portion of a hospital’s supply spend, but they are rarely scrutinized with the same rigor as other areas. Benchmarking alone isn’t enough.

Hospitals face:

  • Excessive variability in pricing and utilization
  • Lack of visibility into true costs by physician
  • Difficulty aligning physicians around cost-saving goals
  • Vendor negotiations that favor the supplier

Physician Preference Items Features

Utilization Analysis

Evaluate physician-level PPI usage and costs

Construct Benchmarking

Compare vendor constructs to uncover saving

Pricing Intelligence

Analyze market data to find savings potential

Strategy Development

Develop data-driven, clinician-aligned strategies

Physician Collaboration

Facilitate alignment through collaborative discussion

Vendor Negotiation

Negotiate with strong data and physician support

Physician Preference Items Benefits

Competitive Pricing

Pricing better than industry norms and peer benchmarks

Physician Alignment

Full physician buy-in and engagement

Objective Insights

Objective insights from a trusted third-party

Sustainable Savings

Sustainable savings with no compromise to clinical care

Expert Support

Full support from data analysts, sourcing experts, and negotiators

Proven Results

Success across health systems and specialties

Empowering physicians. Uncovering savings. Protecting quality.

Hospitals are under pressure to reduce supply costs—but cutting Physician Preference Items (PPIs) without physician alignment risks both outcomes and trust. SpendMend delivers a proven, data-driven approach that reduces PPI costs while strengthening collaboration with physicians and preserving care quality.

A Three-Step Approach

In our nearly three decades of service in the healthcare industry we have developed a three-step approach for driving the most complete and successful savings strategy on PPIs:

1. True Understanding
Of Your PPI Cost
  • Construct Cost
  • Cost Comparison across vendors by construct
  • Comparison to competitive pricing in the market
2. Collaboration Physician
Engagement Strategy
  • Providing cost transparency
  • Understanding current and future trends
  • Strategy that aligns their needs with the organizations

3. Negotiate Savings with
Your Vendors

  • Organizational aligned behind the negotiation
  • Clear communications and expectations
  • Competitive and achievable ask

Why SpendMend?

You may be too close to the problem to assess it objectively. We’re not a GPO. We’re not a vendor. We’re your partner—here to illuminate hidden costs, align your team, and negotiate better outcomes.

Client Success Stories

“Even with a GPO in place, SpendMend helped us reduce supply costs across multiple categories. Their team negotiated an exclusive agreement with a top ortho vendor that standardized our joint program and boosted our bottom line.”

— Barbara Harris Duncan, CFO

“The cost impact was immediate and measurable. SpendMend delivered invoice-level documentation of savings in the OR, Cath Lab, Lab, and beyond. Their purchased services expertise saved us big in Clinical Engineering and IT.”

— Kerry Loudermilk, Senior VP & CFO

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