Tag Archives: group purchasing organization

Optum Specialty Fusion™ Launched To Streamline Care and Lower Costs

Optum Specialty Fusion™ was launched to streamline treatment decision-making for care providers, helping patients get on their therapies faster

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

Humana Joins Cigna’s Drug Buying Group Ascent Health Services

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

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 […]

GPO Consolidation Trend Growing

GPO consolidation is increasing under the backdrop of Amazon’s possible role in the industry

Speculation Intensifies on Kroger and Walgreens Plans

Kroger and Walgreens expanding their relationship to compete against larger companies