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Healthcare procurement hasn't kept pace with modern technology. While consumer e-commerce has become seamless, buying clinical and dental equipment often feels like navigating a complex maze.

Each vendor uses different terminology, their own product categories, and unique pricing structures. The result for healthcare practices is confusion, wasted administrative time, and poor visibility into total costs.

Here's why the current system is inefficient—and how Viskoot 365 is designed to fix it.

The Problem: A Fragmented Marketplace

Unlike consumer goods, there is no central, easy-to-use marketplace for medical and dental equipment. To find a single product, procurement staff must:

• Visit multiple vendor and manufacturer websites
• Manually compare prices and specifications
• Individually verify product compatibility
• Track availability and shipping times from separate sources

This manual process is time-consuming, inefficient, and prone to errors, pulling staff away from other critical tasks.

The Problem: Inconsistent Terminology

The challenge is compounded by a lack of standardized language. One website might list an item as an "Irrigation Tubing Set," while another calls it an "IV tubing sterile pack," and a third lists it only by an internal product code.

This inconsistency makes it nearly impossible to quickly and confidently compare equivalent products, forcing staff to guess or spend valuable time verifying details.

The Problem: No Pricing Visibility

Pricing discrepancies between distributors are common. Without a simple way to compare, many clinics and hospitals don't realize they are overpaying by 15–40% for common items, simply because the alternatives are difficult to find.

This lack of transparency makes it challenging to manage budgets effectively and ensure the practice is getting the best value.

The Viskoot 365 Fix: A Single, Unified View

Viskoot 365 solves these problems by acting as a single search point for the entire healthcare ecosystem.

Instead of fragmenting the market, Viskoot 365 organizes it. The platform brings all vendors— manufacturers, distributors, and resellers—into one consolidated view. It intelligently understands the variations in product names and codes, presenting clean, comparable results for equivalent items.

By aggregating data and grouping products, Viskoot 365 eliminates redundancy and reveals purchasing options that would otherwise remain hidden. The result is a smarter, more transparent, and more efficient procurement experience for all healthcare providers.