Carely, Inc., an ecosystem of tools focused on enhancing the caregiving experience for both caregivers and professional care providers, together with CHAMPS Group Purchasing announced a partnership agreement, which offers CHAMPS’ members in the senior living and home health care markets negotiated pricing on the company’s Carely Community family communication tool.

CHAMPS Group Purchasing (GPO), in collaboration with four Cleveland-area agencies and organizations, is pleased to announce today its “Give Back With CHAMPS GPO” campaign in support of Northeast Ohio nonprofits. As part of the initiative, CHAMPS GPO will give a percentage of proceeds to a participating Greater Cleveland nonprofit organization with every purchase made by new CHAMPS GPO members.

CHAMPS Group Purchasing (GPO) announced a new partnership with Procurement Partners, a leading provider of procure-to-pay (P2P) solutions. The collaboration includes development of a new CHAMPS GPO P2P platform available for its members and suppliers.

The Center for Health Affairs and CHAMPS Healthcare was recently named as one of the 2020 Best Employers in Ohio.

Upon the completion of 2018 group purchasing data analysis, the CHAMPS Group Purchasing team of national account managers and contract analysts announced GPO savings of $40 million, which is an average savings of 9% per member.

A recent CHAMPS GPO member satisfaction survey resulted in an overall satisfaction rank of nearly 90%.

On Monday, July 1, CHAMPS Group Purchasing celebrated its five-year anniversary as an aggregation partner with Capstone Health Alliance.

CHAMPS Group Purchasing is pleased to recognize Matthew Fikaris, director of dining services at Laurel Lake, a CHAMPS GPO member, for being recognized with a Premier Foodservice 2019 Illuminating Excellence Award.

Brian Lane has been named the new president and CEO of The Center for Health Affairs, CHAMPS Group Purchasing and CHAMPS Oncology, effective May 15.

On Tuesday, April 2, CHAMPS Group Purchasing launched My CHAMPS GPO, a private portal that allows CHAMPS GPO members access to contract information, spend reports and other helpful resources.