Censinet Announces Free Program to Help Healthcare Providers Quickly Assess Risks with New Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) Vendors
Post Summary
It is a free program that helps healthcare providers quickly and securely assess the risks of new PPE vendors, ensuring safe and efficient onboarding during critical times.
The program helps healthcare providers detect fraudulent PPE vendors, streamline onboarding processes, and ensure the delivery of legitimate protective equipment to safeguard healthcare workers and patients.
Healthcare providers gain access to Censinet’s vendor risk management network, which includes over 5,000 suppliers and 7,000+ products. One-click risk assessments and a standardized questionnaire help evaluate vendor legitimacy and security risks. Risk assessments for new vendors are typically completed in five days or less.
Detects and prevents fraud in the PPE supply chain. Simplifies and accelerates the onboarding of legitimate PPE vendors. Provides corrective action plans for vendors flagged as risky. Saves time and resources by automating risk assessment processes.
Qualified healthcare providers can visit Censinet’s website to learn more and request access to the PPE risk assessment program.
New PPE Third-Party Risk Assessment Program Allows Healthcare Organizations to Quickly and Securely Assess and On-Board PPE Vendors Boston – June 18, 2020 – Censinet, the leading collaborative risk network for healthcare providers, today
New PPE Third-Party Risk Assessment Program Allows Healthcare Organizations to Quickly and Securely Assess and On-Board PPE Vendors
Boston – June 18, 2020 – Censinet, the leading collaborative risk network for healthcare providers, today announced a new free program that will enable healthcare providers to quickly assess the security risks of new personal protective equipment (PPE) vendors. Any healthcare provider can now request access to the Censinet Third-Party Vendor Risk Management Network of more than 5,000 healthcare suppliers and their 7,000+ products, which enables one-click risk assessments capabilities and measures the risk of vendors in the PPE supply chain.
On March 27, the Federal Bureau of Investigation issued a warning about the increase in potential fraud of COVID-19-related medical equipment, urging healthcare providers to “exercise due diligence and appropriate caution when dealing with any vendors with whom they have never worked and/or of which they’ve never heard, and when relying on unidentified third-party brokers in the supply chain.” The new program from Censinet will help providers detect fraudulent vendors while streamlining the onboarding of legitimate PPE vendors. As a result, healthcare providers will be able to more quickly and safely integrate qualified vendors into their third-party ecosystem in order to expedite the delivery of critical protective equipment.
“During a global pandemic, every minute spent conducting cumbersome administrative processes like manually researching vendor security risk is a minute taken away from delivering care or protecting healthcare workers on the front lines,” said Ed Gaudet, founder and CEO of Censinet. “Even worse, threat actors have quickly mobilized to take advantage of gaps in the PPE supply chain. We want healthcare providers to devote all of their time and resources to protecting their patients and their employees, which is why we’re offering the free use of the Censinet Platform to assess potential PPE vendors for risk and to simplify the onboarding process for legitimate vendors.”
Censinet is working with vendors new to the PPE supply chain, and others serving expanded needs related to the global pandemic, to ensure their risk assessments are available in advance. Once included, those vendors’ risk assessments will become part of the Censinet Digital Vendor Catalog™ which includes risk assessments on more than 5,000 healthcare suppliers of over 7,000 products, allowing healthcare providers to easily access the information they need to make decisions based on accurate, real-time data with one click. Brand new vendor risk assessments are typically completed in five days or less. Previously established NIOSH-approved manufacturers of N95 masks are already in the digital catalog. A list of hundreds of PPE and pandemic-related specialty vendors will be shared with healthcare organizations who start using the Censinet platform, as a resource to quickly find alternative supply chain options.
Censinet has curated a new standardized questionnaire designed to determine the authentic nature of PPE that is now available to any healthcare organization (HCO) that wants to safeguard their purchases as being from legitimate suppliers. Additionally, a corrective action plan for remediation can be automatically generated for HCOs evaluating any vendor whose questionnaire responses indicate a risky situation. As a result, healthcare organizations do not need to devote critical time and resources to developing the risk criteria they will measure when evaluating unfamiliar vendors. This special open access license for the Censinet Platform will also allow providers to add new vendors to the Censinet vendor catalog and initiate a risk assessment of their products, and to assess new products from established vendors.
Qualified healthcare organizations interested in learning more or utilizing the PPE risk assessment program can visit: https://www.censinet.com/PPE
About Censinet
Censinet provides the first and only third-party risk management platform built by and for healthcare providers to manage the threats to patient care that exist within an expanding ecosystem of vendors. With its unique Censinet One-click AssessmentTM capabilities and Digital Vendor CatalogTM, the Censinet Platform reduces the time to assess vendor risk from weeks to seconds, while automating inefficient workflows and providing continuous real-time insights into the changing risk profile of each vendor. Censinet is based in Boston, MA and can be found at https://www.censinet.com/
Contact:
Paul Garcia
Censinet
(857)449-7640
marketing@censinet.com
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Key Points:
What is the Censinet PPE Third-Party Risk Assessment Program?
- A free program designed to help healthcare providers quickly and securely assess the risks of new PPE vendors.
- Enables healthcare organizations to onboard legitimate PPE vendors efficiently while detecting and avoiding fraudulent suppliers.
- Provides access to Censinet’s vendor risk management network, which includes over 5,000 suppliers and 7,000+ products.
Why is this program important for healthcare organizations?
- The COVID-19 pandemic increased the demand for PPE, leading to a rise in fraudulent vendors and supply chain vulnerabilities.
- Healthcare providers need a reliable way to evaluate new vendors to ensure the delivery of legitimate and safe protective equipment.
- The program saves time and resources by automating risk assessments and streamlining the onboarding process.
How does the program work?
- Healthcare providers can access Censinet’s vendor risk management network to perform one-click risk assessments.
- A standardized questionnaire evaluates the authenticity and security of PPE vendors.
- Risk assessments for new vendors are typically completed in five days or less.
- The program includes corrective action plans for vendors flagged as risky, helping providers address potential issues.
What are the key benefits of the program?
- Fraud detection: Identifies and prevents fraudulent vendors from entering the supply chain.
- Streamlined onboarding: Accelerates the integration of legitimate PPE vendors into the healthcare ecosystem.
- Automation: Reduces manual administrative tasks, allowing healthcare providers to focus on patient care.
- Real-time insights: Provides accurate and up-to-date risk data for informed decision-making.
How does the program address supply chain security?
- The program ensures that all vendors undergo a thorough risk assessment, reducing vulnerabilities in the PPE supply chain.
- It includes a curated list of NIOSH-approved manufacturers and other verified vendors to help providers find trusted suppliers.
- By automating assessments, the program minimizes the risk of human error and ensures consistent evaluation standards.
What role does automation play in the program?
- Automation enables one-click risk assessments, significantly reducing the time required to evaluate vendors.
- It generates corrective action plans automatically for vendors flagged as risky, simplifying the remediation process.
- Automation ensures that healthcare providers can assess 100% of vendors efficiently, even during high-demand periods.
How does the program support healthcare providers during a crisis?
- By expediting the onboarding of legitimate PPE vendors, the program ensures that healthcare workers have access to critical protective equipment.
- It reduces the administrative burden on healthcare providers, allowing them to focus on delivering care.
- The program helps providers avoid delays caused by fraudulent vendors or supply chain disruptions.
How can healthcare organizations participate in the program?
- Qualified healthcare providers can request access to the program through Censinet’s website.
- Once enrolled, providers can use the Censinet platform to assess new vendors, access risk data, and streamline onboarding processes.
What is the ultimate goal of the Censinet PPE Third-Party Risk Assessment Program?
- To enhance supply chain security and ensure the safe and efficient delivery of PPE to healthcare providers.
- To protect healthcare workers and patients by preventing fraudulent vendors from entering the supply chain.
- To enable healthcare organizations to focus on patient care by reducing the time and resources spent on vendor risk management.
