Northeast Purchasing Coalition Moves to Online Contracting

Braintree, Mass.-based Northeast Purchasing Coalition has entered an agreement with aptitude, the healthcare industry’s first online device marketplace based in Irving, Texas, which will allow hospitals in the NPC to manage contracts through the online market.

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There are over 100 hospitals in the NPC, and purchasing through the online market will cut costs 10 to 15 percent by reducing contract agreement times, according to a news release. Currently, hospitals spend a total of $55 billion on direct contracting nationwide.

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