A group purchasing organization (GPO) is an entity that helps health care providers-such as hospitals, nursing homes and home health agencies-realize savings and efficiencies by aggregating purchasing volume and using that leverage to negotiate discounts with manufacturers, distributors and other vendors. There are more than 600 organizations in the United States that participate in some form of group purchasing. About 30 of the 600 are true-GPOs that negotiate sizeable contracts for their members. The remaining organizations may offer their members access to larger groups' contracts and negotiate agreements with regional vendors for some services. Knowledge Source's report Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO) Market Overview examines the competitive landscape of the group purchasing industry. The latest key issues and developments in the market are identified and more than 70 of the leading market participants in this sector are profiled.
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Industry Overview/Trends - pgs. 6-17 Aesyntix Health, Inc. - pgs. 19-21 Alliance Purchasing Network - pgs. 22-23 Amerinet - pgs. 24-29 Associated Purchasing Services - pgs. 30-31 Avendra, LLC - pg. 32 Avera PACE - pg. 33 Broadlane - pgs. 34-38 Care Purchasing Services, Inc. - pgs. 39-40 CHAMPS Management Services - pgs. 41-42 Child Health Corporation of America - pgs. 43-45 CHA Shared Services Program - pg. 46 Consorta, Inc. - pgs. 47-50 Corporate United, Inc. - pgs. 51-56 Council Connections - pgs. 57-59 Defense Logistics Agency - pgs. 60-62 Department of Veterans Affairs/OA&MM - pgs. 63-64 Dialysis Purchasing Alliance - pgs. 65-67 eSolutions Partners LLC - pgs. 68-69 Esurg Corporation - pgs. 70-71 Excel RX GSO - pgs. 72-73 Federation of Pharmacy Networks - pgs. 74-76 FirstChoice Cooperative - pgs. 77-78 GeriMed - pgs. 79-82 Greater New York Hospital Association/Innovatix - pgs. 83-86 Group Purchasing Advantage, Inc. - pg. 87 Group Purchasing Alliance - pgs. 88-90 GroupSource Group Purchasing - pgs. 91-93 Healthcare Council of the National Capital Area - pgs. 94-96 HealthTrust Purchasing Group - pgs. 97-103 Hospice Provider Group Inc. - pgs. 104-105 HPS - pgs. 106-108 Illinois Purchasing Collaborative - pgs. 109-111 Integrated Physician Solutions, Inc. - pg. 112 Iroquois Healthcare Alliance - pgs. 113-116 MAGNET Co-Op - pgs. 117-120 Managed Healthcare Associates - pgs. 121-124 MedAssets - pgs. 125-130 Medbuy - pgs. 131-135 The MED Group - pgs. 136-138 MediGroup Physician Services - pg. 139 Metro Chicago Healthcare Council - pgs. 140-142 MHA Solutions - pgs. 143-144 Minnesota Multistate Contracting Alliance for Pharmacy - pgs. 145-146 National Intergovernmental Purchasing Alliance - pgs. 147-148 Navigator Group Purchasing, Inc. - pgs. 149-151 NJHA Corporate Services - pgs. 152-153 NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency - pgs. 154-156 Northern Metropolitan Hospital Association - pgs. 157-159 Novation - pgs. 160-167 Pace Alliance, Inc. - pgs. 168-170 Partners Cooperative, Inc. - pg. 171 PDM Healthcare - pgs. 172-174 Pharmacy Provider Services Corporation - pgs. 175-176 Physicians' Alliance, Inc. - pgs. 177-178 Premier Inc. - pgs. 179-183 Prime Advantage Corporation - pgs. 184-187 Prime Services, Inc. - pgs. 188-190 Provista, LLC - pgs. 191-193 Resource Optimization & Innovation/Sisters of Mercy - pgs. 194-197 Rx Plus Pharmacies - pg. 198 S.A.R.E.L Supplies & Services for Medicine Ltd. - pg. 199 South Carolina Hospital Association - pgs. 200-201 Texas Association of Community Health Centers - pgs. 202-203 Tidewater Group Purchasing - pgs. 204-205 UHF Purchasing Services - pg. 206 United Drugs - pgs. 207-208 United Methodist Association - pgs. 209-212 United Pharmacy Partners, Inc. - pg. 213 University HealthSystem Consortium - pgs. 214-217 U.S. Communities - pgs. 218-220 VHA Inc. - pgs. 221-228 ViaCentric - pgs. 229-230 Yankee Alliance - pgs. 231-233 Sources - pg. 234
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