The CNECT GPO Difference
Improve business performance, reduce costs, and benefit from an enhanced supply chain thanks to CNECT’s contracts, resources, and support.
Cost-Saving Contracts
As a CNECT GPO member, you’ll have access to an ever-growing roster of contracts that provides your organization with a broad range of cost-saving supply solutions. You’ll no longer spend valuable time and resources searching for the best prices on the products and services you need, because our supply chain experts have already negotiated them
for you.
- Access more than 3,000 contracts.
- Choose from 4.3m products from industry-leading suppliers.
- Reduce costs on products you already purchase.
Operational Excellence
Join over 11,500 CNECT members and rest assured that your supply chain and contract management are in expert hands. Our dedicated team of 16 operations and contracts specialists handles a growing number of cases that help each of our members succeed every step of the way. Their ongoing, proactive work includes:
- Consistently monitoring members' spending to make sure they are accessing the best pricing they are eligible for.
- Regularly reviewing members' purchasing patterns to identify more opportunities for cost savings.
- Working directly with suppliers to connect members to contracts as quickly and accurately as possible.
- Resolving problems in-house to ensure any issues with contract connections or price loading are dealt with quickly.
- Analyzing member purchasing to identify categories in which to pursue new contracts.
- Reviewing information for all member sites to ensure each facility has access to GPO pricing, and that pricing is aligned across all sites.
- Providing accessible documentation to help members meet the requirements of procurement guidelines.
Dedicated Support
Join CNECT and you won’t just be accessing an exceptional service; you’ll be gaining an extension of your team. We partner with our members and support them in the planning, management, and optimization of their supply chain strategies.
- Enjoy solutions tailored to your organization’s unique needs.
- Receive support from experts with more than 46 years of experience.
- Work with a local representative who knows your organization inside and out.
Business Analytics
Make informed decisions regarding your organization and its supply
chain strategies with the detailed business analytics provided to CNECT GPO members. We collate important data, customized to meet your unique needs, to offer detailed insights and give your organization a competitive advantage.
- Make business decisions with confidence with CNECT’s insightful data.
- Access crucial information, such as price comparisons, utilization quotes, and vendor list analyses.
- Carry out more accurate and comprehensive supply chain strategies and evaluations with advanced metrics.
Limited-Time Promotions
In addition to the low prices available through our contracts, the CNECT GPO team negotiates with our long list of suppliers to leverage even greater savings for our members through limited-time promotions
and discounts.
- Access additional discounts to further reduce your spending.
- Find regular opportunities to save with new promotions
added regularly. - Secure savings on products and services from top suppliers in
your industry.
Educational Resources
There’s more to being a CNECT member than supply chain-optimizing contracts and low prices. We’re experts in our field, and we want to help you to become an expert, too. That’s why we offer an array of educational resources to support our members in mastering their supply chain.
- Tune into regular webinars providing detailed industry insight
and knowledge. - Access our vast library of blog content for information on a variety
of topics. - Keep up with the latest industry news thanks to important updates delivered direct to your inbox.
Government Policy Influence
The CNECT government affairs team works with the United States Congress and other policy groups to secure opportunities for significant policy changes that enhance our members’ ability to serve their patients. On behalf of our members, we advocate on a variety of healthcare issues, including, but not limited to:
- Public health, community health, and ambulatory non-acute care.
- Healthcare finance, including commercial, marketplace exchange, and Medicare and Medicaid policies, products, processes, payments, and reimbursements.
- Pharmacy, laboratory, and medical technologies.
- Associated HHS and CMS federal programs and health reform and system transformation initiatives.