April 12, 2024- McKesson recently conducted a Q&A with Kelly Williby, Vice President of Ambulatory Surgery Center and Community Health Center Sales, on ASCs and GPO maximization. Kelly Williby, VP of Ambulatory Surgery Center and Community Health Center Sales at McKesson Medical-Surgical, leads our team of ASC directors. According to Williby, “a Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) is an entity that aggregates healthcare providers’ purchasing volume of supplies and services and uses that as leverage to negotiate discounts with manufacturers, distributors, and other vendors. While GPOs are beneficial for ASCs of any size, they afford small, independent ASCs the buying power as if they were a larger entity, helping to reduce costs.”
The ASC team acts as a consultative partner to McKesson’s surgery center customers to provide customized solutions for optimizing their business – from initial surgery center setup to custom formulary suggestions, clinical guidance and more.