A well-managed supply chain is the foundation of an efficient and financially healthy organization. MediGroup helps clinics, surgery centers, and physician offices simplify the way they buy and manage supplies –so you can focus on patient care, not paperwork.
For physician practices, ambulatory surgery centers, medical groups, and other non-acute healthcare organizations, supply chain management affects far more than the price paid for medical supplies.
The right products need to be available when and where they are needed. Purchasing teams need visibility into what is being bought, which contracts are available, and where opportunities exist to improve costs. Inventory needs to be managed without creating unnecessary waste. And when supply disruptions occur, organizations need the flexibility and information to respond.
MediGroup helps healthcare organizations bring greater structure to this process.
Through competitively negotiated contracts, purchasing expertise, spend visibility, and support across the supply chain, MediGroup helps members identify savings opportunities, improve purchasing processes, and make more informed decisions while maintaining control over the suppliers, products, and purchasing strategies that work best for their organization.
An effective healthcare supply chain connects sourcing, purchasing, inventory, suppliers, technology, and contract strategy.
MediGroup works with members across these areas to help create a more coordinated approach to purchasing.
MediGroup negotiates contracts on behalf of its members across a broad range of products and services used by healthcare organizations. Members can access contracted pricing and terms that may be difficult to secure independently while continuing to purchase through participating suppliers and distributors.
MediGroup does not buy or sell products. Members remain in control of their purchasing decisions and choose the contracts, products, and suppliers that make sense for their organization.
Having access to a contract does not automatically mean an organization is receiving its full potential value.
Purchasing may be spread across different suppliers, locations, departments, and ordering systems. Without visibility into that activity, contracted opportunities can be difficult to identify. MediGroup can help members review purchasing activity, identify where relevant contracts may be available, evaluate potential savings opportunities, and improve utilization of the agreements that support their purchasing strategy.
Better purchasing decisions begin with better information.
Visibility into what your organization buys, where it buys it, and what it pays can reveal opportunities that are difficult to see when purchasing activity is fragmented. This can include duplicate purchases, unnecessary product variation, opportunities for supplier consolidation, and categories that warrant further review. MediGroup helps members turn purchasing information into actionable opportunities rather than relying solely on historical buying habits.
Supply chain needs change as healthcare organizations grow.
A single physician practice may need help identifying contracts and reducing supply costs. A multi-location medical group may need greater purchasing visibility and consistency across dozens of facilities. An ASC organization may need to balance standardization with individual physician preferences and clinical requirements.
MediGroup works with organizations across that spectrum. MediGroup’s role is to provide the contracts, information, and support members need to evaluate opportunities and strengthen their purchasing strategy—without taking purchasing decisions away from the organization. As new locations are added, supplier relationships change, new contracts become available, and purchasing priorities evolve, MediGroup can continue helping members identify opportunities across their supply chain.
Purchasing platforms can provide another important layer of supply chain visibility. By bringing purchasing activity into a more centralized environment, these systems can help organizations better understand what they purchase, where they purchase it, and what they pay. That information can make it easier to identify relevant MediGroup contracts and evaluate opportunities for improved contract utilization.
MediGroup does not require members to use a specific purchasing platform because the right solution depends on each organization’s technology, purchasing volume, workflows, and operational needs. Instead, MediGroup works with members to understand how their negotiated contracts fit within the purchasing technology they choose and how purchasing data can be used to identify additional opportunities.
The combination creates a more informed purchasing process: MediGroup provides negotiated contracts while technology can provide greater visibility into purchasing activity.
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