Supporting AzHHA members with operational efficiencies that reduce costs, increase revenue, mitigate risk and improve productivity through endorsed vendor relationships.
AzHHA’s Affiliated Partners Program (APP) works to help AzHHA members achieve their missions and improve the health of people and communities across the state by providing them with innovative and affordable business solutions that meet identified operating needs.
Affiliated partners undergo a strategic vetting process to ensure they provide the right products and services needed to respond to the changing healthcare landscape. The endorsed companies listed here have passed our highest standards for quality and service as established and applied by the program’s board of directors.
For more information on becoming an affiliated partner or to get connected with any of our affiliated partners, contact Member Services at [email protected].
Partner Since 2024
Solution: Provider Development Planning and Community Needs Assessments
A health system’s physician portfolio is both its most valuable asset and its most significant investment. Smart systems are using proprietary data, advanced analytics, and innovative strategies to unlock the full potential of their physician networks. 3Dhealth builds data-informed strategies to help its partners better visualize the communities they serve, making sure hospitals and health systems have the physicians they need to provide the most effective care for their patients.
Benefit to AzHHA members: 15% discount off usual and customary prices
Partner since 2020
Solution: Workforce & Contract Labor
Adaptive Workforce Solutions (AWS) combines best practices in People, Process, and Technology through their managed service provider (MSP) program and a third-party, web-based vendor management system. The vendor-neutral technology gives AzHHA members the ability to broadcast their needs to hundreds of staffing vendors at one time, keeping billing rates competitive and filling needs faster. AWS also offers a payroll service program, contract labor consulting, and for AzHHA members an Emergency Staffing Service that provides for immediate staffing needs without a long-term contract.
Benefit to AzHHA Members: A free workforce assessment bench-marked by industry experts to provide hospitals with a customized contract labor workforce plan that is transparent, consistent, and sustainable.
Partner since 2019
Solution: Financial Management / Accounts Payable
Bank of America is one of the world’s leading financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small and middle-market businesses, and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management, and other financial and risk management products and services. Bank of America is a powerful ally to healthcare organizations of every size. With more than 30 years of industry experience, the company seamlessly delivers an unrivaled range of advisory, capital raising, and treasury management solutions for hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Benefit to AzHHA members: Cash rebate on e-payables for qualifying nonprofit member hospitals.
Partner since 2023
Solution: Employee Education and Learning Management
careLearning is a non-profit online education company designed to help healthcare organizations by providing reliable, trusted, and easily accessible education solutions. Governed by the state hospital associations responsible for its creation almost 25 years ago, careLearning offers high-value, low-cost solutions that include a Learning Management System (LMS) comprised of a full course catalog for healthcare that includes but is not limited to compliance and regulatory education; course creation capabilities; a course sharing library; free continuing education units for a variety of disciplines; curriculum management and deployment to streamline content delivery; and full-time, no-cost product support and training for administrators. Other offerings include a competency management and performance management systems as well as a clinical student orientation tool.
Benefit to AzHHA members: No implementation fees for members only. No service fees and free unlimited support. Additionally, lower fees arising from a nonprofit organization developed by and for hospital associations and their members.
Partner since 2023
Solution: Provider Credentialing & Enrollment; Patient Financial Services
Hospital Services Corporation (HSC) is an award-winning provider of services to the healthcare industry, operating as a subsidiary of the New Mexico Hospital Association. HSC’s staff readiness and health insurance aggregator services include:
- Practitioner credentials verification – As an NCQA-certified Credentials Verification Organization (CVO), HSC shortens the time for hospital practitioners to be enrolled and reimbursed by your contracted health plans. This service is fast and accurate, with an average of 18 days to secure verifications.
- Provider enrollment – HSC will enroll and re-enroll physicians and other practitioners with Medicare, AHCCCS, and your contracted commercial payers by navigating each payer’s documents, processes, and requirements.
- HealthXNet – An insurance portal that aggregates Arizona’s payers to assist your staff with eligibility verification, co-pays/deductible amounts, claim status inquiries, and management of prior authorizations, all in one web-based system.
Benefit to AzHHA members: Lower fees that come from working with a similar hospital association that is focused on driving members’ operational success for patient value.
Partner since 2023
Solution: Decision Support and Data Analytics
Intellimed is a leading healthcare data analytics company that gives healthcare leaders the information they need to make data-driven decisions. Founded in 1983, Intellimed offers actionable intelligence with ready-to-use tools that draw on discharge data, all-payor claims data, demographic data and more.
Benefit to AzHHA members: Receive 20% off base pricing
Partner since 2019
Solution: Revenue Recovery
MCAG is an industry leader, representing more than 25% of the hospitals in the U.S. and recovering in excess of $250 million for its clients. Little time and effort are required to activate MCAG to recover money from these settlements on your behalf. Engage with MCAG now to ensure that you take advantage of the $8+ billion in settlement funds. The enrollment process in MCAG’s service is fast, easy, and has no upfront fees. AzHHA members enroll in the service directly with MCAG for an all-inclusive no risk fee that is a percentage of any recoveries. Visit mcagenroll.com, and enter code AZHHA5 to learn more or enroll quickly online.
Benefit to AzHHA members: No need to chase settlement claims. MCAG will do it for you.
Partner since 2023
Solution: Compensation Data and Analysis
Salary.com offers a full complement of compensation solutions. It is the leading resource for compensation data, software, consulting, and education to help organizations attract and retain top talent by enabling smarter pay decisions. Salary.com’s Healthcare West Compensation Survey includes 500-plus healthcare-specific and 500-plus benchmark job titles, providing hospitals with the most up-to-date aggregate information on a variety of important topics including healthcare-specific pay insights, pay practices, and benefits.
Benefit to AzHHA members: Receive survey results at up to a 50% discount and receive additional discounts on software products and consulting services.
Partner since 2019
Solution: Revenue Cycle Consultation and Management
For more than 30 years, TruBridge has helped healthcare clear the way for care. The company offers a wide range of industry-leading RCM products and services that can be tailored to meet the unique needs of healthcare organizations of all sizes. Whether it’s boosting productivity, increasing cash flow, stabilizing your revenue cycle or giving your staff some much-needed flexibility, TruBridge can help you get the results you need and get you back to your patients. TruBridge combines industry-leading technology and credentialed, experienced professionals in all areas of service, including complete business office (CBO), extended business office (EBO), early out self-pay, remote coding, audits and assessments, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), and consulting and management.
Benefit to AzHHA members: Receive a five percent (5%) discount on all usual and customary prices.
Partner since 2018
Solution: Applicant and Employee Background Checks
Universal Background Screening is a nationally accredited firm offering employment background checks and drug testing with a specialization in healthcare. Also offered are identity services, primary source and reference verifications, sanction searches, and more. Universal Background Screening is committed to providing accurate, compliant background screening services with the highest standards for customer service. It has been voted a top enterprise screening firm for 13 consecutive years by HRO Today magazine in a client survey-based award.
Benefit to AZHHA members: Receive a 20% discount on background screening services as applied to usual and customary prices. In addition, the one-time set-up fee is waived and members are paired with a dedicated account services representative.
Partner since 2023
Solution: Peer Review Service
As a subsidiary of the Washington State Hospital Association, Washington Hospital Services offers an external peer review service to AzHHA member hospitals, providing a systematic evaluation of quality and appropriateness of patient care and diagnosis, occurring on-site or remotely and across a variety of service lines. This peer review service, which was originally designed around helping critical access hospitals meet CMS conditions of participation, is also available to larger organizations looking to free up staff time and resources.
Benefit to AzHHA members: Lower fees that come from working with a similar hospital association that is focused on driving members’ operational success for patient value.