"We anticipate that #GPOs will continue to increase the quantity and quality of the consulting services that they offer to their members” Statement from @US_FDA Commissioner @SGottliebFDA on New Policy to Improve Access and Foster #PriceCompetition for Drugs That Face Inadequate Generic Competition: Can We Talk? Let’s Ease Conflict Through Effective Negotiation: via @VizientInc #SupplyChain #VizientBlog “We have a vision for a smarter, more responsive #healthcare system” .@CMSinnovates to Test New Emergency Treatment Payment Model: via @HCInnovationGrp CMMI to Test New Emergency Treatment Payment Model The voluntary payment model will try out paying providers for emergency telehealth services bit.ly
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ABOUT HSCA
What is a GPO?
A group purchasing organization (GPO) is an entity that helps healthcare 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. Find out why our GPO members are valued partners in healthcare.
INDUSTRY LEADERSHIP
What Is CHeS?
The Committee for Healthcare eStandards (CHeS) was formed in 2000 as a collaborative of organizations dedicated to promoting the adoption and use of open data standards in the healthcare industry. In 2008, CHeS joined and became part of HSCA, continuing its role as a leading advocate for the promotion of data standards within the healthcare supply chain.

Issues
From generic drug prices to cybersecurity, from drug shortages to global standards, GPOs are working to help ensure that hospitals and other healthcare providers can deliver uninterrupted, high-quality care to the patients they serve.
Resources
GPOs are the sourcing and purchasing partners to American healthcare providers and deliver critical cost savings to hospitals, Medicare and Medicaid, and taxpayers.
Events
Since 1990, HSCA has evolved into one of the industry’s most influential health care policy & advocacy organizations. HSCA’s educational events continue that evolution by providing insight into the health care industry’s newest and most challenging issues. Through nationally recognized faculty and industry experts, these health care issues are reviewed and analyzed in ‘real time’ based on our member’s ‘real needs’.

100+
National, Regional, and Local GPOs that Compete to Serve Hospitals

7000+
Hospitals That Use a GPO

$55 Billion
Dollars Saved By GPOs Every Year

1910
First GPO Founded in the U.S.
INSIGHTS AND NEWS
Our Latest News
HSCA Announces 2019 Board of Directors and Names GNYHA Ventures President Lee Perlman Board Chair
January 24, 2019 2019 Press Releases
Washington, DC (January, 2019) – The Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA)...
Comments of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association to FDA on Identifying the Root Causes of Drug Shortages and Finding Enduring Solutions
January 11, 2019 2019 Press Releases
On behalf of the Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA), we appreciate the...
HSCA Statement on Senate HELP Committee Hearing on Reducing Costs through Innovation
November 28, 2018 2018 Press Releases
Washington, DC (November 28, 2018) – Healthcare Supply Chain Association (HSCA)...