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In addition group purchasing options through Council Connections, CHCA can also help negotiate favorable rates for its members with commercial labs, utilizing developed interfaces through the electronic health records system. One member saved $225,000 in one year thanks to CHCA!

Group Purchasing

CHCA has chosen Council Connections as the preferred Group Purchasing Organization to offer to its members. This follows responses from members during strategic planning in May 2008, where the need to reduce costs and improve the bottom line for all health center operations emerged as the #1 priority.

The selection of this group purchasing option includes several distinctions from other services already available, including that CHCA does not receive a percentage of sales - the full savings available goes right to the members.

Council Connections, in its strategic partnership with Premier, Inc., currently serves more than 500 community health centers and non-profits nationwide. Council Connections offers an extensive contract portfolio and significant cost savings on products and services essential to organizations. Council Connections offers saving opportunities in the following areas:

Medical and surgical supplies
Lab services
Office supplies
IT products and services
Maintenance repair and operations (MRO) and janitorial supplies
Freight services
Cell phone service
Dental supplies
Pre-packaged and bulk pharmaceuticals
And much more!

A free savings analysis is available to review your actual purchases against the pricing that Council Connections could have obtained on your behalf. This look-back can review up to six months of actual purchasing history. To learn more, contact CHCA's CEO Diane Gaddis.