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symplr Spend

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Product description

symplr Spend equips health systems with strategic workflow tools, reports, automation, and product data insights on over 300K SKUs so teams can adequately evaluate and compare new medical technology.

Access clinical evidence, safety, regulatory, recall, reimbursement, pricing, comparative, and contract data in one integrated ecosystem to ensure value-based new product introduction and make confident strategic sourcing decisions for non-labor procurement.

How we use symplr Spend at VA

Medical center and VISN employees can log in and perform detailed market research and quote reviews for different clinical procurements.

No VA Data

For SaaS products that do not contain VA-owned data*, there is now an expedited process that does not require a traditional VA authority to operate (ATO). Criteria include the following:

  • User owns a device (even if VA paid for the purchase of the device) such as a CPAP or glucometer that uses a SaaS product to share patient data (non-VA data*).
  • SaaS product has no direct connections or interfaces to VA systems or network.
  • Users consent to share their data (which may include PII and PHI) directly with the SaaS provider.
  • SaaS providers must have published terms and conditions for user consent.
  • VA providers access data in a view-only mode or with limited functionality per the user’s consent.

*According to Circular a130, anything that VA creates, collects, processes, maintains, disseminates, or disposes of by or for the federal government is considered federal information (VA data).

VA providers may not enter any VA information into this product; it must adhere to no VA data standards mentioned above.

The next step

If VA employees would like to use or purchase this previously approved service, please submit a SaaS inquiry form to confirm your use case and get procurement approval.

Submit a Request
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  • Status: Approved
  • VA Authorization Level: No VA Data
  • Funding: End-user funding required
  • Product Line: Health Care Administration

  • VA Authorization Level: No VA Data

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