About APSxchange.org

APSxchange.org was conceived to improve the financial health of hospitals in Kansas and Missouri by bringing simplified access, price transparency, and improved protection to the exchange of clinical assets. By promoting a frictionless transfer of equipment between purchasers and sellers, we expect to see equipment put to its highest and best use during each phase of the product's life cycle.

Our goals for APSxChange.org:

Our first wish is that hospital equipment is rapidly put to productive use each time it is removed from service, and that no equipment end its life in a landfill.

We hope to promote an eager market among primary and secondary care hospitals and clinics for previous-generation clinical equipment made available by peers and by qualified brokers.

We understand there are scores of charitable organizations serving disadvantaged populations in the United States and throughout the world who have limited means to identify and secure useful clinical and administrative equipment. We will offer an avenue for charitable organizations to locate purposeful equipment.

At the end of useful life for most equipment, there is likely to be a salvage dealer who can extract valuable components for re-use in a new form. We hope to bring reputable dealers and hospitals together to close the recycling loop.

Our Heritage:

APSxChange.org is an offering of Associated Purchasing Services Corporation (APS), the shared services affiliate of the Missouri and Kansas Hospital Associations. APS has been helping hospitals improve their financial health since 1970 through the merger of the shared service affiliates of the Kansas City Area Hospital Association, the Kansas Hospital Association, and the Missouri Hospital Association.

Our Suite of Services:

We provide an array of valuable services to hospitals, clinics, and affiliates in both states, including:

Custom Regional Contracting

Engaging the collective purchasing capacity of over 160 hospitals and 300 other organizations to reduce the total cost of acquiring equipment and supplies.

Comprehensive Group Purchasing Services

Optimizing the use of MedAssets Supply Chain Systems suite of contracts for supplies, equipment, and services to reduce unintentional off-contract purchases to provide innovative solutions for cash flow improvement.

Staffing Services

Delivering rapid access to qualified short and long-term staffing agencies under competitive terms. Emergency Preparedness Products and Consultation
Providing services to promote coordinated and cost-effective equipment, supplies, and services in preparation for community disasters.

Revenue Cycle Services

Introducing suppliers with a demonstrated track record of identifying and resolving obstacles to securing fair payment for services performed.
Capital Equipmeint Servces
Guiding hospitals through a maze of vendors to plan for and secure superior pricing and disposal terms.

Our Commitment:

As hospital association employees, we will place the best interests of the hospital first in all that we say and do. We are committed to serving those who serve the citizens of our communities.