COMPARE
Platform vs. consultants
vs. GPO (Group Purchasing Organization) analytics.
Hospital Focus CK
Platform
$900/staffed bed/year. Continuous. You keep everything.
Consulting Firms
Traditional Firms
$15.7M avg consulting spend per hospital over 14 years — ~$1.12M/yr (JAMA, 2026).* No documented improvement. IP walks out.
GPO Analytics Tools
Analytics Platforms
Included in membership. Shows what you spend, not how to reduce it.
| Capability | Hospital Focus CK | Consultants | GPO Tools |
|---|---|---|---|
| Time to first identified savings | Hospital Focus CK< 10 minutes | ConsultantsMonths, typically | GPO ToolsDepends on data upload |
| Total cost | Hospital Focus CK$900/staffed bed/yr — Strategic tier | Consultants$15.7M avg consulting spend per hospital across JAMA's 14-year window (2009–2023), ~$1.12M/yr; commercial engagements run $1.5M–$3.5M each (HFcK internal modeling)* | GPO ToolsIncluded in GPO membership fees |
| Documented outcome evidence | Hospital Focus CKAt least 8 personalized initiative playbooks delivered within 90 days — a checkable delivery commitment | ConsultantsJAMA studied 306 hospitals — no statistically significant improvement in finances, operations, or patient outcomes | GPO ToolsContract price benchmarking only — no execution outcomes tracked |
| Initiative playbooks with execution steps | Hospital Focus CK300+ across 12 categories | ConsultantsCustom, project-scoped only | GPO ToolsAnalytics only, no execution |
| Kanban-style project management | Hospital Focus CK | ConsultantsSeparate PM overhead | GPO Tools |
| RFP (Request for Proposal) / vendor scoring templates | Hospital Focus CKBuilt into every playbook | ConsultantsCustom per engagement | GPO Tools |
| Contract monitoring post-close | Hospital Focus CKSavings capture at close + ongoing | ConsultantsEngagement ends | GPO ToolsLimited to GPO contracts |
| IP ownership of outputs | Hospital Focus CKYou own all generated docs | ConsultantsWalks out the door | GPO ToolsData stays in GPO platform |
| Requires IT / EHR (Electronic Health Record) integration | Hospital Focus CKNever — Zero-PHI by design | ConsultantsUsually needs data room | GPO ToolsRequires PO (Purchase Order)/AP feeds |
| Committed initiative delivery | Hospital Focus CKAt least 8 personalized initiative playbooks delivered within 90 days — see our delivery commitment | ConsultantsNo delivery commitments typical | GPO Tools |
| Continuous after year 1 | Hospital Focus CKActive subscription = live workspace | ConsultantsRe-engagement required | GPO ToolsActive GPO membership |
Service Delivery Commitment: at least 8 personalized initiative playbooks, or $200,000 in aggregate identified modeled savings, within 90 days — no refund mechanic. See hospitalfocus.net/guarantee for full terms.
We complement your GPO. We replace your consultants.
Your GPO negotiates baseline contract pricing. That is valuable — we are not here to replace it. We are here to help you use those contracts better: identify which categories have un-captured margin, generate the RFPs, equip your team to run the negotiations, and track the results on a project board.
The traditional consulting firm does the same thing — but JAMA (2026) studied 306 nonprofit hospitals that hired management consultants and found no statistically significant improvements in finances, operations, or quality of care. Average consulting spend was $15.7M per hospital across the 2009–2023 study window — about $1.12M per year.* Hospital Focus CK is the platform version of that work — $900 per staffed bed per year instead of a multi-year consulting spend, continuously updated, and the IP stays with you.
See the difference in 10 minutes.
Run the Savings Estimator. Compare what the platform identifies in 10 minutes to what your last consulting engagement took 3 months to deliver.
Source: Bruch JD et al. “Changes in Nonprofit Hospitals’ Finances, Operations, and Quality of Care After Using Management Consultants.” JAMA. 2026. Article 2848641. Hospital Focus CK is not affiliated with JAMA or the study authors. The $15.7M figure is the study’s average cumulative consulting spend per nonprofit hospital across its 14-year window (2009–2023); any per-engagement or cost-comparison figures shown are Hospital Focus CK estimates, not findings of the study. Individual results vary.