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Platform vs. consultants vs. GPO analytics.

The honest comparison. We are not trying to replace your GPO — we complement it. We are trying to replace the consulting model that JAMA documented at $15.7M average consulting spend per hospital with no statistically significant improvement in finances, operations, or quality of care.

Hospital Focus CK

Platform

$16,599/month. Continuous. You keep everything.

Consulting Firms

Traditional Firms

$15.7M avg consulting spend per hospital (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.

Time to first identified savings
Hospital Focus CK< 10 minutes
Consultants3-6 months
GPO ToolsDepends on data upload
Total cost
Hospital Focus CK$199K/yr fixed — Strategic tier
Consultants$15.7M avg consulting spend per hospital (JAMA, 2026); commercial engagements run $1.5M–$3.5M each (HFcK internal modeling)
GPO ToolsIncluded in GPO membership fees
Documented outcome evidence
Hospital Focus CK5× identification guarantee or full refund within 90 days
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 / 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 integration
Hospital Focus CKNever — Zero-PHI by design
ConsultantsUsually needs data room
GPO ToolsRequires PO/AP feeds
Guaranteed savings identification
Hospital Focus CK5× or full refund (90 days)
ConsultantsNo guarantees typical
GPO Tools
Continuous after year 1
Hospital Focus CKActive subscription = live workspace
ConsultantsRe-engagement required
GPO ToolsActive GPO membership

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. Hospital Focus CK is the platform version of that work — $199K/yr, a fixed annual fee instead of a multi-year consulting spend, continuously updated, and the IP stays with you.

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 consulting spend per nonprofit hospital; any per-engagement figures shown are Hospital Focus CK estimates derived from internal cost modeling, not findings of the study. Individual results vary.

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