The Medical Advisory Group of Roanoke - May 2022

15 Patton Ave. NW,Roanoke VA 24016

24 May, 2022

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The Medical Advisory Group of Roanoke - May 2022 TOPIC: Group Purchasing Organizations (GPO's) - What Are They and Why Does My Practice Need to Be a Part of (the Right) One? SPEAKER: Dr. Chheany Ung, M.D., at Virginia Interventional Pain & Spine Center What's it all about? Vendors and members join GPO's in order to have access to practices to sell their products to and buy products/services at potentially discounted prices, respectively. Distributor reps, who are incentivized by the amount and type of sales, typically connect practices to a GPO in order to gain access to a product the practice wants to purchase. Learning Objectives: - Negotiating - Contracts with suppliers - Fees