New Research: Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) and Consortia — What You Need to Know
I’ll admit, for quite a long time, I found the philosophical concept of typical group purchasing organizations or consortia to be somewhat flawed. After all, any entity or intermediary that makes its revenue from suppliers tied to the …
Broadlane, MedAssets and the Future of Healthcare Spend
Earlier this morning MedAssets announced it was acquiring fellow healthcare GPO Broadlane. According to the announcement, MedAssets “has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire The Broadlane Group … Broadlane Gro…
One Vote in Favor of Group Purchasing Organizations for Simple Categories
In the debate over group purchasing organizations (GPOs), I’m still
not entirely convinced that they represent a good investment outside
of a handful of select spend areas — at least for most companies.
After all, the payoff for doing sourc…
