Amerinet, with member support, operates strategic regional alliances to allow participants to collaborate, share best practices and drive savings through the aggregation of their purchasing volume. Regional alliance members meet with Amerinet on a regular basis to network, participate in roundtable discussions and work together to create additional cost-saving opportunities. These meetings provide a venue to share benchmarking data and a resource for communication with peers. Working with its members, Amerinet has developed 12 alliances to enhance opportunities to reduce costs and improve quality.