About ROi
Group Purchasing Organization
News Releases
ROi in the Media
Consolidated Services Center
About ROi
Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) is an operating division of the Sisters of Mercy Health System (Mercy) that allows Mercy to successfully offer a single-source, fully integrated supply chain solution to serve its customers. ROi focuses on three primary areas of service: performance consulting, group purchasing and supply chain management. As of fiscal year 2008, ROi has $560 million in contracted volume, more than 1,400 members and serves more than 4,000 licensed beds in 22 acute care hospitals. ROi is headquartered in St. Louis, Mo. and has distribution operations at the Consolidated Services Center (CSC) in Springfield, Mo.
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Group Purchasing Organization
Contract Opportunity Schedule (Q1 and Q2 2009)
Contract Opportunity Schedule (Q3 and Q4 2009)
ROi Supply Watch 2009
Supply Watch is an annual publication for ROi’s members that provides guidance on supply costs from an industry perspective to help our members prepare budgets for the upcoming fiscal year.
About the GPO
ROi’s Group Purchasing Organization (GPO) is the eighth largest in the nation by purchasing volume and 15 by GPO membership, according to Modern Healthcare magazine.
With approximately $560 million in contracted volume, ROi’s GPO has responsibility for:
- Supply, pharmaceutical and capital equipment contracting
- Contract compliance and monitoring
- Centralized item master file and pricing administration
- Rebate management
- Member services
We have one of the highest levels of compliance of any GPO in the nation. Current contract compliance on medical supplies exceeds 80%. Based on health industry figures, ROi leads GPOs nationally with the largest contracted dollars per hospital member.
Clinical Involvement
We are committed to involving clinicians up front in product review and selection to assure that contracted products meet clinical needs and are reliably available. Through the ROiAligned process, physicians, clinicians, hospital leaders and other purchasing
decision-makers are united to provide input on selection of products to achieve the highest quality at the best price.
Direct Contracting
ROi seeks relationships with vendors who appreciate the value of a very efficient selling process. Being a key vendor partner means:
- Your products are available across ROi’s entire customer base
- Sales and account servicing costs are reduced
- Time required for contracting is reduced significantly
- Timely and accurate usage reports are generated from real-time data
ROi also acts as a single point of contact for customer inquiries, reducing
complexity and improving efficiency for our vendor partners.
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News Releases
- February 9, 2009
Lynn Britton Named President/CEO of Sisters of Mercy Health System
- November 20, 2008
Resource Optimization & Innovation Adopts GS1 Healthcare Standards
- May 2, 2008
Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) Names Dooley Vice President of Group Purchasing
- April 25, 2008
Sisters of Mercy Health System Honored for Innovative Improvements to Supply Chain
- January 11, 2008
Resource Optimization & Innovation (ROi) Celebrates Five Years of Supply Chain Success
- July 5, 2007
Sisters of Mercy Health System Introduces Private Label Products
- November 9, 2006
Sisters of Mercy Health System Honored as Supply Chain Innovator of the Year
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allows ROi to purchase supplies in bulk directly from manufacturers
and to handle storage and distribution internally, eliminating the expense
of distributors. The CSC also is able to electronically tack and manage
the use of supplies, improving efficiency in ordering and inventory systems.