Vizient's Clinical Data Base is the gold standard for contributed clinical benchmarking among its 1,300+ member hospitals. Medistill covers the broader data layer across all 6,100+ hospitals: price transparency from 6B+ negotiated rates, compliance screening across 130+ sources, litigation history from 10M+ court cases, and CMS financial trending, all at from $199/mo, no membership required.
Their strength
1,300+ hospital clinical benchmarking
Our strength
Public data + compliance + litigation
What we add
Price transparency + all 6,100+ hospitals
| Feature | | Vizient |
|---|---|---|
| Core approach | Cross-source data intelligence layer, quality benchmarking, financial trending, price transparency, compliance screening, litigation history across 6,100+ hospitals | Member-driven performance improvement platform, proprietary Clinical Data Base (CDB), quality benchmarking, supply chain GPO, and consulting services |
| Hospital coverage | 6,100+ hospitals using CMS data, all Medicare-participating facilities regardless of membership | ~1,300+ member hospitals contributing data to the Clinical Data Base, coverage limited to members |
| Clinical quality benchmarking | CMS Hospital Compare: star ratings, mortality, readmissions, HCAHPS, patient safety indicators across all 6,100+ hospitals | Proprietary CDB with contributed clinical data from 1,300+ hospitals, deeper case-level benchmarking within the member cohort |
| Price transparency (6B+ rates) | 6B+ negotiated rates from 6,100+ hospital MRFs, by payer, procedure, billing code. State median and peer comparisons. | Not available, Vizient does not aggregate or analyze hospital price transparency MRF data |
| Financial trending (5–7 yr) | CMS cost reports: revenue, operating margin, beds, discharges, case mix index, FTE going back 5–7 years per facility | Financial benchmarking available to members via contributed data; not based on CMS cost reports for non-members |
| Compliance screening (130+ sources) | Screen every provider at a hospital across 130+ enforcement sources: OIG, SAM, 50 state boards, FDA debarment, NPDB, CMS penalties, court records. Risk scoring A–F. | Not available, compliance screening is outside Vizient’s scope |
| Litigation history (10M+ cases) | 10M+ court cases with full opinion text, citation lookup, malpractice trends, and year-over-year litigation trending by facility | Not available |
| CMS deficiency analysis | 408K+ inspection deficiencies with severity, citation codes, facility history, and peer comparisons | Not available |
| Workforce analytics | 2.6M providers linked to 273K facilities, specialty mix, geographic distribution, dual affiliations, compliance status | Workforce analytics available as part of performance improvement consulting; not a self-serve data product |
| Proprietary CDB clinical data | Not available | Flagship strength, contributed case-level clinical data from 1,300+ member hospitals for deep outcome benchmarking and quality improvement |
| Supply chain GPO | Not available, Medistill is a data intelligence platform, not a purchasing organization | Core strength, one of the largest GPO networks in the US; supply chain analytics and contract optimization |
| Member consulting services | Not available, self-serve AI platform | Vizient Institute, advisory services, implementation support for quality improvement and operational transformation |
| Value-based care analytics | CMS quality scores, readmissions penalties, value-based purchasing performance from public CMS data | Deep VBC analytics via contributed data: episode cost, episode quality, physician performance within the member cohort |
| Part D formulary & prescribing | 1.12M drug–plan formulary mappings; Medicare Part D prescribing by NPI, volume, cost, drug breakdown | Not a primary focus, Vizient is hospital-centric, not pharmaceutical analytics |
| Competitive landscape (all hospitals) | Peer group analysis by size, geography, ownership across all 6,100+ hospitals, quality, financials, compliance, and litigation ranked | Competitive benchmarking limited to member hospitals contributing to the CDB; non-member competitors not visible |
| Open access vs membership | No membership required, all 6,100+ hospitals accessible from day one at from $199/mo | Membership model, hospital must join Vizient to access CDB benchmarking and GPO; annual membership fees apply |
| Interface | Ask in any language, get answers in any language. Works on desktop and mobile. Generate custom reports, share with anyone, schedule recurring analyses. API for automation. | Enterprise portal with dashboards, member reporting, and analytics for quality, supply chain, and workforce |
| Deployment | Self-serve, instant access, no contract | Membership organization, onboarding, data submission process, dedicated account and advisory teams |
| Pricing | from $199/mo unlimited queries | Membership + $50K–$200K+/yr depending on services and analytics packages |
Use Vizient if:
You are a member hospital seeking deep case-level clinical benchmarking against a cohort of 1,300+ contributing peers, need GPO supply chain contracts and purchasing analytics, want performance improvement consulting from the Vizient Institute, or require episode-level cost and quality analytics for value-based care. Vizient's contributed Clinical Data Base offers clinical depth that no external source can match within the member cohort.
Use Medistill if:
You need price transparency data from 6B+ negotiated rates across all 6,100+ hospitals, compliance screening across 130+ enforcement sources for every provider on staff, litigation history across 10M+ court cases, 5–7 year financial trending from CMS cost reports, CMS inspection deficiency analysis, or competitive benchmarking against non-member hospitals in your market, at from $199/mo with no membership requirement.
Use both if:
Keep Vizient for contributed clinical benchmarking within the member cohort and GPO supply chain value where proprietary data is irreplaceable. Add Medistill for price transparency, compliance screening, litigation history, and benchmarking against the full universe of 6,100+ hospitals, including non-Vizient competitors in your market, at from $199/mo alongside your Vizient membership.
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Pro $199 / 500 credits · Business $499 / 1,500 credits · Unlimited $999 ($9,990/yr) · Team from $599/seat
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