WHAT IS GPO

 

According to the HSCA (Healthcare Supply Chain Association), a healthcare group purchasing organization (GPO) is an entity that helps healthcare providers – such as hospitals, nursing homes, surgery centers and clinics, 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

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ABOUT US

PAPA is an entity that helps healthcare providers - such as clinics, healthcare providers, surgery center, 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.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PARTNERS AGGREGATED PURCHASE ALLIANCE

PAPA'S Benefits

REDUCE HEALTHCARE COSTS

By leveraging the combined purchasing volume of its members, reduces the cost of products and services for hospitals and the entire continuum of care.

INCREASE COMPETITION

We support and embrace competitive markets and innovation. Competition and innovation make the market stronger, which benefits all stakeholders: patients, providers, taxpayers, and government programs. 

 

IMPROVE HEALTHCARE PROCESSES

We increase supply chain efficiency and predictability. We improve healthcare processes through: supply chain best practices, data management and usage, and other unique business solutions.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OUR MISSION

Our mission of saving physicians money is critical to their ability to practice in today’s financial climate. It is PAPA’s continuing goal to increase physician profits and reduce stress – we believe that doctors work hard enough.

 

 

 

The Partners Aggregated Purchase Alliance (PAPA) represents the nation’s leading healthcare manufactures, distributors and group purchasing organizations (GPOs), which are critical cost-savings partners to America’s hospitals, nursing homes, pharmacies, clinics, home healthcare providers, and surgery centers. PAPA is committed to delivering the best products at the best value to healthcare providers, to increasing competition and innovation in the market, and to being supply chain leaders in transparency and accountability. For more than a century, group purchasing organizations (GPOs) have enabled hospitals, nursing homes, and health care providers to better serve their patients by lowering costs, identifying best practices and improving supply chain efficiency.