Amerinet Strategic Partnerships

Amerinet supports both acute and alternate care providers nationwide so we understand that the needs of Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs) vary greatly from rural healthcare providers or physician offices from surgery centers. That’s why Amerinet takes the approach of treating our members not as a mass market, but as a community of one – one organization at a time. It takes a rare mix of flexibility, the ability to customize and the willingness to connect peers to solve problems. Partnerships with industry organizations help us to understand and identify the unique needs of healthcare providers and meet them with innovative products and services. This integrated strategy enables our members to focus their energies on providing quality care to their patients.

Amerinet's Strategic Partners

• Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
• ASC Communications
• American Hospital Association/Health Forum
• Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)
• Campaign to End Obesity
• ENERGY STAR
• GS1 Healthcare
• Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
• Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA)
• Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
• National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
• Practice Greenhealth

Ambulatory Surgery Center Association
Amerinet is a partner with with the Ambulatory Surgery Center Association which represents the interests of those who own, operate and seek the services of ASCs throughout the nation. The organization represents more than 2,600 ASCs.

ASC Communications
ASC Communications is the leading source of cutting-edge business and legal information for owners and operators of ambulatory surgery centers, hospital leaders and physicians and administrators of orthopedic and spine practices. ASC Communications takes advantage of multiple channels through which to reach these decision makers of the hospital and outpatient surgical community. Their various platforms include three print titles (Becker's ASC Review, Becker's Hospital Review and Becker's Orthopedic & Spine Review), websites for these titles, weekly e-newsletters, two industry-leading ASC conferences relating to improving profitability and business and legal issues for ASCs and a variety of webinars and teleconferences.

American Hospital Association/Health Forum
American Hospital Association/Health Forum is the healthcare industry’s leading national discussion forum at the forefront of services, programs and advocacy. Amerinet’s strategic partnership with AHA/Health Forum ensures our members have access to the latest industry education, information and thought leader communication.

Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM)
The Association for Healthcare Resource & Materials Management (AHRMM) of the American Hospital Association is the premier organization for healthcare supply chain and materials management professionals. Amerinet proactively partners with AHRMM and others, to provide information and education for materials managers while serving as an industry partner to aid in the utilization of healthcare standards.

Campaign to End Obesity
Amerinet is partnering with the Campaign to End Obesity in their mission to combat this epidemic through healthcare policy reform and education. They advocate for federal support for obesity prevention, management and treatment, while aiming to decrease the financial burden on healthcare providers.

ENERGY STAR
Amerinet partners with ENERGY STAR, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s voluntary program that offers businesses and consumers energy efficient solutions to help save money while protecting the environment. The ENERGY STAR program provides an opportunity for healthcare providers to reduce costs, eliminate energy waste and implement new improved energy management practices.

GS1 Healthcare
GS1 Healthcare is an industry group that focuses on driving the adoption and implementation of GS1 standards in the healthcare industry to improve patient safety and supply chain efficiency. Amerinet was among the first GPOs to proactively partner with its customers - both providers and suppliers - to adopt and continue to implement GS1 healthcare standards with a focus on driving costs out of the supply chain. Amerinet funded and obtained GLNs for members and completed a successful GDSN pilot with the Department of Defense.

Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA)
The Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) is the nation's leading membership organization for healthcare financial management executives and leaders. More than 35,000 members--ranging from CFOs to controllers to accountants--consider HFMA a respected thought leader. Amerinet works closely with HFMA to sponsor key research projects to help providers improve performance.

Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA)
The Health Industry Group Purchasing Association (HIGPA) is a broad-based trade association that represents Amerinet and 16 other group purchasing organizations, including for-profit and not-for-profit corporations, purchasing groups, associations, multi-hospital systems and healthcare provider alliances. HIGPA's mission is to advocate on behalf of healthcare group purchasing associations, to provide educational opportunities designed to improve efficiencies in the purchase, sale and utilization of all goods and services within the health industry and to promote meaningful dialogue between GPOs.

Medical Group Management Association (MGMA)
The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA) is the premier membership association for professional administrators and leaders of medical group practices, delivering networking, professional education and resources, and political advocacy for medical practice management. Amerinet recently celebrated its 20-year commitment to reducing costs and providing a high quality of customer satisfaction through its participation in MGMA’s AdminiServe program.

National Rural Health Association (NRHA)
The National Rural Health Association (NRHA) is a national non-profit membership organization with more than 18,000 members, whose mission is to provide leadership on rural health issues. Amerinet is recognized as the only GPO Provider of Choice by NRHA, working with members to offer resources and solutions that enhance the healthcare options of rural Americans.

Practice Greenhealth
Practice Greenhealth is the nation’s leading membership and networking organization for institutions in the healthcare community that have made a commitment to sustainable, eco-friendly practices. Amerinet has been honored with the Champion for Change Award from Practice Greenhealth several times, which recognizes organizations that demonstrate successful accomplishments in “greening” their own organization and assisting their customers in improving environmental performance.