MedAssets last week recognized its top MedAssets Supply Chain Systems suppliers for leading the way in making healthcare more affordable through competitive contracts and innovative Group Buy solutions, according to Trading Markets.

Every year, MedAssets honors its vendors and suppliers at its Healthcare Business Summit. As one of the leading providers of healthcare supply chain management, MedAssets develops relationships with vendors and suppliers in order to help healthcare providers improve their financial health, allowing them to in turn provide the highest quality of care in their communities. This year, MedAssets recognized more than 200 vendors and suppliers for their efforts to make high-quality goods and services available to healthcare providers at competitive prices.

Some of the companies and people receiving this award included:

- Vincent Kent, corporate accounts manager, Philips Healthcare. Kent was honored for his ability to deliver value to MedAssets' customers through superior contract value, leading to market share growth.

- Iris Diagnostics was recognized with Group Buy Excellence Awards. The company submitted group buy deals that were considered by MedAssets contracting team members to be "true to the program." These deals represented best life cycle value for customers.

- Cincinnati Sub-Zero (CSZ) won the Diverse Supplier Award. The vendor was honored for encouraging diversity across the supply chain by supporting customer supplier diversity initiatives. CSZ is a certified diverse supplier and complies with all MedAssets reporting and payment requirements while also demonstrating measurable contract growth of more than 65 percent.

For a complete list of all MedAssets Healthcare Business Summit Supplier Award winners, you can go here.