Overview
CCHN serves as a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO), maintaining group purchasing agreements that use the collective purchasing power of Colorado Community Health Centers (CHCs) and other types of safety net health care providers to negotiate discounted rates for goods and services. Savings achieved by these group purchasing arrangements help participant organizations lower costs and maintain a high quality of patient care. Available discounts on goods and services fall into the following areas:
- Laboratory Services
- Dental and Medical Supplies
- Pharmaceuticals
- CHC Operations
Vendor Partners
CCHN and Laboratory Corporation of America (LabCorp) have a GPO agreement whereby participating clinics purchase reference laboratory services discounted at an average of 65 percent off of LabCorp’s published fee schedule, including price discounts for 2,000 lab tests. Additional information about LabCorp and their services can be found via the archived webinars provided below.
Health Center Savings With LabCorp (Aired July 15, 2021) This webinar focused on how clinics can save money through this long standing partnership for laboratory services. During the session participants heard from LabCorp representatives on ways in which they can leverage tools available through LabCorp to manage chronic conditions for patients.
LabCorp: Partnership with CCHN and Safety Net Clinics (Aired April 1, 2020) This webinar focused on services provided by LabCorp and benefits offered to CHCs and other health care clinics participating in CCHN’s GPO offering. Benefits discussed included indigent agreements, tools to help clinics identify gaps in care and lower costs for patients with chronic conditions, and on-site phlebotomist. LabCorp representatives also provided information on support provided in spring of 2020 in response to the COVID-19 epidemic. Click the event title to access a recording of the event.
Introducing a New Partnership with CHCollective for access to McKesson!
The Colorado Community Health Network (CCHN) is excited to announce a new partnership with CHCollective. Health centers that work with CHCollective for Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) services help to support CCHN’s work!
CHCollective is the only, health center-owned, national GPO exclusively dedicated to serving America’s health centers. While CHCollective is new, the staff at CHCollective have long worked with community health centers, health center associations, and GPOs.
CHCollective partners with Provista-Vizient to offer their benefits to health centers. Provista-Vizient is the largest group purchasing organization in the country, nearly 3 times larger than any other GPO. Many CCHN health centers are already enrolled with CHCollective and Provista-Vizient!
For questions or further information, please don’t hesitate to reach out to a member of the CCHN. You may also reach out to Rodrigo Peredo, your CHCollective representative at: [email protected]
Learn more about CHCollective at: www.chcollective.com. To learn more about their McKesson offering, you can access information here.
CCHN and Henry Schein Dental have a GPO agreement whereby members purchase dental merchandise and equipment discounted up to 21 percent off the customary price. More information about services and savings available through Henry Schein Dental can be found in the archived events below.
Henry Schein: Helping Access to Quality Care for All (Aired March 18, 2020) This webinar highlighted the clinical, financial, technological, and operational solutions Henry Schein offers to CHCs and other health care providers, including outlining the strategic structures and teams that support the community with a single point of contact with safety net clinics as the hub. Henry Schein also provided data on its response to the COVID-19 epidemic as of spring 2020. Click event title to access a recording of the event.
CHCs, CCHN and the Texas Association of Community Health Centers (TACHC) have a GPO agreement whereby members are able to purchase pharmaceuticals through TACHC’s 340Better program.
CommonWealth Purchasing
CCHN and CommonWealth Purchasing (CPG) have a GPO agreement whereby members get access to cost-cutting savings on nearly all supplies, equipment, and general services. More information about CommonWealth vendor partners can be found in the archived webinar below.
Health Center Savings with CommonWealth Purchasing (CPG) (Aired June 22, 2021) CCHN and CommonWealth Purchasing (CPG) shared how clinics can save money through our new group purchasing partnership. During this session, participants heard from CPG and a few of their vendors that met recent needs expressed by clinics. To view a list of vendors available through CPG and find out more, visit their website.
