A media conference call will give reporters a chance to hear from the co-author of a new study of group purchasing organizations. A press release from the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association, a trade group, says the study "concludes that GPOs deliver cost savings to hospitals and the health care supply chain – particularly to small providers – and that GPO contract administrative fees do not have an impact on the prices paid by hospitals for medical goods and services."
The call will feature study co-author and Purdue University Professor Leroy Schwarz, Amerinet, Inc. President and HIGPA Board Chair Todd Ebert, and HIGPA President Curtis Rooney.
The study, "The Impact of Group Purchasing Organizations on Healthcare-Product Supply Chains," was conducted by Professor Schwarz and Professor Joice Hu, also of Purdue University, and used economic game-theory to analyze the value of group purchasing organizations to the health care supply chain.
When:
May 31, 2011, 12:30 PM – 1:30 PM EDT
Conference Line Information:
1-866-773-8416, Access Code: 700605#
Who:
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Curtis Rooney, (Moderator), President, Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA)
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Dr. Leroy Schwarz, Professor of Management, Purdue University
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Todd Ebert, President & CEO, Amerinet, Inc. and Chairman of HIGPA Board of Directors
The study will be available publicly on May 31st. For more information on the study and on the media conference call, please contact Lauren Smith, laurensmith@rational360.com.