CCPA Purchasing Partners

CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P. was established in the fall of 1999 as the primary structure through which CCPA (Children's Memorial Hospital's IPA) conducts its group purchasing activities. This group purchasing organization (GPO) continues to negotiate competitive discounts on goods and services on behalf of its members.

Since 1999, membership in CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P. has grown from 123 members to over 740 members. Current membership is comprised of pediatricians, pediatric specialists and family practitioners. Its leadership is a member-elected, pediatric Board of Directors that also governs CCPA.

As a member of CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P., not only will your practice receive competitive pricing on products and services, but will also be eligible for a financial administrative award at the end of the year based on your practice's purchases with each vendor.

About our services

Through CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P.'s growing membership, we are able to negotiate significant discounts on behalf of our membership. We currently have agreements in place that offer the following products and services:

• Pediatric and adult vaccines through three leading pharmaceutical companies
• Medical and surgical supplies
• Temporary staffing (clinical and clerical)
• Office supplies
• Business machines: copiers, printers, fax machines
• Answering services
• Office furniture and design services
• Billing and collection services
• Tax and accounting services
• Electronic payment services
• Marketing and advertising services
• Medical waste disposal services
• Practice management services
• Medical liability insurance brokerage services

As a member, you will also receive:

• Discounts on CCPA practice management seminars.
• Invitations to CCPA Annual Meetings—a chance to network with fellow members and Children's Memorial Hospital specialists.

CCPAPP, L.P. continually adds value to your membership by adding services that can financially benefit your practice. Please ask your Account Executive if there are recent additions to the above list.

How to join CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P.

If your practice would like to access the discounted vendor programs listed above, it is only a matter of a few easy steps. A Children's Memorial Hospital Account Executive can visit your office and present the information and answer your questions, or we will mail your office a Limited Partnership Subscription Packet, which contains the required paperwork and a simple, one-page instruction sheet. This packet includes all of the materials needed to join CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P.

In addition, you will need to make an initial capital contribution of $10 for each physician in your practice.

After your practice has completed the above steps, it will be linked to the discounted vendor contracts. Furthermore, your practice's investment in CCPA Purchasing Partners, L.P., will ensure that you will be able to access new programs as they are added. However, that investment does not obligate your practice to participate in any of the discounted purchasing programs or preferred-vendor arrangements.