Group purchasing organization The MED Group and support surfaces maker The ROHO Group Inc. have entered an agreement that will let clinicians prescribe ROHO’s support surface devices for patients with fulfillment via MED Group’s national network of HME providers.

MED Group’s membership includes more than 370 HME providers in more than 1,200. Using centralized dispatch and national coverage, the new ROHO National Referral Fulfillment Network will let a Discharge Planner, Case Manager or other health care provider to order ROHO products for patients as they are discharged.

“A discharge planner can work with the local ROHO representative so that she knows exactly what type of products will work best for her patients,” said Rhonda Hines, director of referral management for MED Group.“And, with a dedicated referral Network solution in place, she can be assured that the products she has chosen are the products that will be placed by a highly qualified, accredited provider.”

The relationship also leverages MED group’s GoMEDEdge web service, which helps referral sources network and place referrals with HME providers in the network.