Yet not all AMSP members agree. Richard Stock, of Radiological Imaging Services, says of CareCore, "If anything it has given me more customers calling for newer equipment that could be available through my company or upgraded equipment that meets those requirements."
Unique among GPOs
The AMSP is far from traditional and far different from large GPOs. Members may choose to participate in the deals the AMSP sets up (only a handful of AMSP members plan to participate in the deal with the Taiwan DR manufacturer, for instance). Members avoid competition not by the conventional process of assigning territories, but by assigning modalities, ensuring no member loses a customer. And the organization's scope is purposely focused and contained. According to Wasson, the AMSP's slow growth is intentional -- its members prefer the "clubhouse" feel.
Having held its annual winter meeting (in Cancun -- these "business vacations" are a member favorite), the AMSP will next meet at the Medical Dealer Magazine Expo in October in Stone Mountain, Georgia. There they hope to close on some purchasing deals, and perhaps add some members. But only one or two.
The list of AMSP members below includes many DOTmed Users:
Accurate Recovery Systems, Huntingdon Valley, PA
Alexandria X-Ray INC., Alexandria, LA
Artec Imaging, Cornelius, NC
Brandywine Imaging Inc, Lincoln University, PA
Cal-Ray, Inc., Oshkosh, WI
Clinical Biomedical Services, Inc., Charleston, WV
Deccaid Services Inc., Deer Park, NY
Digital X-ray Specialists, Inc., Knoxville, TN
GSI Garden State Imaging, Inc., Atco, NJ
InterMed X-ray, Inc., Alachua, FL
MedicalDigital Imaging of Texas, Austin, TX
Medical Imaging Systems, Birmingham, AL
Preferred Diagnostic Equipment Service, Inc., Corona, CA
ProActive Technology Solutions, Inc., Dublin, OH
Radiological Field Sales, Clockville, NY
Radiological Field Services, Inc., Little York, NY
