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Take advantage of the PHN Association's free savings program for discounts on medical/surgical supplies, pharmaceutical supplies and office supplies. New member accounts can be active within two to three business days.
Learn more about our materials contracting partners:
Group Purchasing Organizations (Broadlane and Premier)
» What are the sample savings?
» What about office equipment discount?
» How do I sign up?
» What happens next?
Office Depot Business Services
» What are Office Depot business services?
» How do I sign up?
» What is Tech Depot?
Group Purchasing Organizations (Broadlane and Premier)
Peoples Health has partnered with two group purchasing organizations to offer discounts on purchases of medical, surgical and pharmaceutical supplies. These discounts apply to items you purchase through your existing vendor relationships. Broadlane and Premier are both cost-management companies that work with manufacturers and distributors to negotiate group-buying discounts. These lower-priced contracted items provide an average savings of 15 to 30 percent.
What are the sample savings?
The PHN Association tested the potential savings from both Broadlane and Premier by obtaining a list of sample medical supplies and pharmaceuticals, purchased locally by a Peoples Health primary care physician. We then asked Broadlane and Premier to price the market basket with their group purchasing pricing. The totaled results were dramatic in the percentage of savings and the total dollars that would have been saved if the provider had been a member of either group purchasing organization.
What about office equipment discounts?
With your Broadlane and/or Premier membership through Peoples Health, you will also have access to discounts on office equipment, business supplies and services from companies such as:
- Dell Computers
- DHL Express
- Xerox Corporation
Broadlane Physician Services Catalog
Download PDF (25 KB)
Premier Physician Services Catalog
Download PDF (40 KB)
How do I sign up?
Please download, print and complete one or both of the participation forms below and fax it to the PHN Association at (504) 849-6933. Our staff will obtain your group purchasing member number from the group purchasing organization and will contact your office with this information.
Broadlane Physician Services Participation Form
Download PDF (4.5 MB)
Premier Physician Services Participation Form
Download PDF (4.5 MB)
What happens next?
After we have received your completed participation form and obtained your group purchasing member number, our staff will contact the sales representatives of the vendors you indicate and ask them to create an account for you or to update your existing account to ensure that you can begin to receive savings.
We will provide you with a list of contact phone numbers for working with the pharmaceutical distributors that you select, as well as provide you with the contact information necessary for taking advantage of the PHN Association discounts through Dell Computers, Xerox Corporation and other ancillary business service providers.
In addition to utilizing services from the group purchasing vendors, your staff may continue to work directly with your current medical and surgical supplier representatives.
Office Depot Business Services - Office Supplies
Negotiated discounts on items from Office Depot are available to all Peoples Health providers at no commitment and for no charge. Your office will be able to take advantage of the PHN Association's pricing while utilizing all of Office Depot's corporate services.
You can order supplies via telephone or online, or purchase the supplies in the store.
Current physician participants utilizing the PHN Association's discount program with Office Depot have experienced an average savings of 37 percent off the retail pricing of common office products on their initial Office Depot orders. If you want us to price some of your commonly ordered office supplies, just give PHN Association a call at .
What are Office Depot business services?
Office Depot business services offer you a broad selection of incentives for the purchase of office supplies and furnishings.
- Next-day delivery at no charge
- Online product ordering
- Cost savings
- Broad product selection through Office Depot's website and corporate catalog
- Billing options designed to streamline your payment process in paper and electronic formats
- Reporting capabilities that allow you to manage and control your office supply expenditures
- A dedicated account manager to design, implement and manage a cost-effective office products management program for your office
How do I sign up?
For questions or to sign up, please contact the PHN Association at (504) 849-4500, ext. 8720, or email us at phnassociation@peopleshealth.com. Or, to expedite your enrollment in the Office Depot discount program, please download and print the Office Depot application and fax it to (504) 849-6933.
Office Depot Purchasing Application
Download PDF (98.8 KB)
What is Tech Depot?
Office Depot has a new online business technology unit called Tech Depot. Tech Depot provides hardware, software, licensing, networking and many other computer product needs. When you become an Office Depot account holder, you are automatically eligible for a Tech Depot account. Billing from any products you purchased from Tech Depot will come through Office Depot. You can visit the Tech Depot website at www.techdepot.com.
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