Category Archives: Group Purchasing Organization

Vizient Launches Direct to Employer Solutions for Health Care Systems

To meet the increasing demand from self-insured employers looking to contract with health care provider networks, Vizient, Inc. announced the launch of its Direct to Employer Solutions for health care systems.

Pandion Optimization Alliance Acquires New Source GPO

Pandion Optimization Alliance (Pandion), a rapidly growing player in the group purchasing organization (GPO) space, announced it will acquire New Source GPO, which has 12,000+ membership base in the Southeast as well as around the country

CHC Supply Trust Growing Number of Supply Chain Management Members

CHC Supply Trust, the supply chain services arm of Community Hospital Corporation and CHC Consulting, offers a full spectrum of supply chain solutions tailor-made for community hospitals, including Tier 1 GPO pricing, regardless of hospital size or annual spend.

HealthTrust and Tenet Healthcare Renew GPO Agreement

HealthTrust, as a subsidiary of HCA Healthcare, leveraged its expertise in revenue cycle management, healthcare group purchasing, supply chain management, and staffing functions

Humana Joins Cigna’s Drug Buying Group Ascent Health Services

Ascent Health manages commercial rebates, the payments that drug makers make to health plans

Bon Secours Mercy Health Launches Internal Group Purchasing Organization

Numerous health systems have established internal GPOs

Vizient Strengthens Supply Chain Capabilities with Proposed Intalere Acquisition

Vizient recently announced it will acquire Intalere from Intermountain Healthcare, enhancing itself as a leader in the health care supply chain

Partnership for New York City Looking to Develop a Group Purchasing Organization

A group that represents some of the largest employers in New York City issued a report urging the city to develop its own group purchasing organization for hospital supplies as a strategy to improve the city’s overall public health system.  The report comes from the Partnership for New York City and Deloitte Consulting, The group […]