Case Study: 10-hospital integrated health system standardizes orthopedic supplies and lowers costs with Lumere (GHX)

Orthopedic Surgeons Lead Sole Source Strategy to Standardize Supplies and Lower Costs

a 10-hospital integrated health system faced challenges in standardizing its orthopedic supplies and engaging its surgeons in cost-saving initiatives. Vendor variability and a lack of internal resources to leverage data made it difficult to align physicians with supply optimization goals. The health system engaged GHX, leveraging its Lumere consulting team and evidence-based insights to address these challenges.

GHX implemented a comprehensive, surgeon-led strategy. This involved a seven-step process that included defining the current state, empowering physicians with data, and assisting with a GPO-agnostic RFP. Within three months, the solution successfully aligned all orthopedic surgeons across the 10 hospitals on a sole source strategy. This initiative met clinician preference goals and is on track to deliver over $400,000 in savings on orthopedic spend.