What a GPO does for a network under risk
How group purchasing works for a network that carries cost and quality risk, and what actually changes after joining.
Insights
Notes from the work.
Short pieces on group purchasing, contracting, and clinical performance for organizations that carry risk.
What a GPO actually does for an independent practice
A plain explanation of how a GPO lowers prices for an independent practice, what the savings look like, and what joining does and does not change.
GPO pricing for the practices your ACO does not own
Why independent practices in an ACO often buy at retail prices, and what has to be true for a network to extend contract pricing to the practices it does not own.
GPO, MSO, IDN, ACO: what each one actually does
Purchasing, administration, ownership, risk. What a GPO, an MSO, an IDN, and an ACO each actually do, and how to work out which ones you already have.
Why your MSO's purchasing program probably is not a GPO
How to tell whether your MSO's purchasing program is a real GPO or a pass-through, and why the difference matters for independent practices in your network.
Vaccine and biologic purchasing for primary care practices
How vaccine and biologic purchasing works for primary care practices, why acquisition cost is the only controllable variable, and what group purchasing changes.