PA Hospital Association, HealthCare Purchasing Partners International To Provide Group Purchasing Services

Harrisburg, PA - The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania (HAP) and HealthCare Purchasing Partners International, LLC(TM) (HPPI) announced the execution of a Letter of Intent to enter into an agreement that will maintain and enhance hospitals' access to a broad array of industry-leading group purchasing agreements, with the strength of more than $27.5 billion in combined annual purchasing power.

The HAP-HPPI agreement follows the announcement that AllHealth has entered into an agreement with Amerinet Central for the sale of substantially all of its assets, including, but not limited to, its group purchasing operations. For the past nine years, HPPI had worked with AllHealth to provide members with significant supply chain cost savings.

"We are excited about this opportunity because it allows HAP members to work directly with HPPI and continue to access HPPI's industry-leading portfolio, while providing significant value and incentives that strengthen HAP's broader efforts for their members," said Dan Blucher, vice president of sales at HPPI.

"The HAP-HPPI agreement will yield significant benefits for our members and their patients," said Carolyn F. Scanlan, president and CEO of HAP. "In addition to providing our hospitals with a seamless transition from the expired AllHealth relationship, we expect this new arrangement to enhance hospitals' purchasing power in the marketplace -- yielding significant cost savings to the health care system and enhanced quality of care."

SOURCE: The Hospital & Healthsystem Association of Pennsylvania; HPPI, LLC