Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) are a massive subset of the healthcare industry that negotiate lower costs for healthcare supplies by buying for several hospitals at once. Group Purchasing Organizations provides an analysis and critique of this industry.

This is a print on demand edition of a hard to find publication. Health care providers rely on group purchasing org. (GPOs) to negotiate contracts with vendors of medical products. In 2002, questions were raised about GPOs engaging in anti-competitive bus. practices such as collecting excessively high contract admin. fees. In 2003, it was reported that selected GPOs had adopted or revised codes of conduct to respond to questions about their bus. practices, but that it was too soon to evaluate the impact of the codes of conduct. This report describes: (1) the types of services that GPOs provide and how the GPOs fund these services; (2) initiatives that GPOs have implemented since 2002 to address the questions that had been raised about their bus. practices; and (3) the impact of the GPOs' codes of conduct and other initiatives.

This comprehensive directory provides the important data you need to get in touch with over 600 Group Purchasing Organizations and the 13,000+ member institutions that they represent. By providing in-depth information on this growing market and its members, The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations fills a major need for the most accurate and comprehensive information on over 600 GPOs-Mailing Address, Phone & Fax Numbers, E-mail Addresses, Key Contacts, Purchasing Agents, Group Descriptions, Membership Categorization, Standard Vendor Proposal Requirements, Membership Fees & Terms, Expanded Services, Total Member Beds & Outpatient Visits and more. Five Indexes provide a number of ways to locate the right GPO: Alphabetical Index, Expanded Services Index, Organization Type Index, Geographic Index and Member Institution Index. With its comprehensive and detailed information on each purchasing organization, The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations is the go-to source for anyone

Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) are a massive subset of the healthcare industry that negotiate lower costs for healthcare supplies by buying for several hospitals at once. Group Purchasing Organizations provides an analysis and critique of this industry.

This comprehensive directory provides the important data you need to get in touch with over 600 Group Purchasing Organizations. By providing in-depth information on this growing market and its members, "The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations fills a major need for the most accurate and comprehensive information on over 600 GPOs--Mailing Address, Phone & Fax Numbers, E-mail Addresses, Key Contacts, Purchasing Agents, Group Descriptions, Membership Categorization, Standard Vendor Proposal Requirements, Membership Fees & Terms, Expanded Services, Total Member Beds & Outpatient Visits and more. Five Indexes provide a number of ways to locate the right GPO: Alphabetical Index, Expanded Services Index, Organization Type Index, Geographic Index and Member Institution Index. With its comprehensive and detailed information on each purchasing organization, "The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations is the go-to source for anyone looking to target this market.

This comprehensive directory provides the important data you need to get in touch with over 600 Group Purchasing Organizations and the 13,000+ member institutions that they represent. By providing in-depth information on this growing market and its members, The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations fills a major need for the most accurate and comprehensive information on over 600 GPOs - Mailing Address, Phone & Fax Numbers, E-mail Addresses, Key Contacts, Purchasing Agents, Group Descriptions, Membership Categorization, Standard Vendor Proposal Requirements, Membership Fees & Terms, Expanded Services, Total Member Beds & Outpatient Visits and more. Five Indexes provide a number of ways to locate the right GPO: Alphabetical Index, Expanded Services Index, Organization Type Index, Geographic Index and Member Institution Index. With its comprehensive and detailed information on each purchasing organization, The Directory of Health Care Group Purchasing Organizations is the go-to source for anyone looking to target this market.

Learn 16 Ways Money Influences Healthcare and the Practice of Medicine That You Have Never Seen Before. 'Healthcare Money Campfire Stories' is based on the true experiences of Dr. Eric Bricker. Dr. Bricker is an internal medicine physician and former Co-Founder and Chief Medical Officer of Compass Professional Health Services. Compass is a Healthcare Navigation service that grew to 2,000+ clients including T-Mobile, Southwest Airlines and Chili's/Maggiano's Restaurants. Compass was acquired by Alight Solutions in July 2018. Alight is a 10,000 person employee benefits and HR outsourcing company that separated from Aon in 2017. In 'Healthcare Money Campfire Stories' you will learn 1) the physician hierarchy based on pay and lifestyle, 2) how hospitals spread financial risk just like insurance companies and 3) the key to a correct diagnosis and treatment plan--and lower cost healthcare. 'Healthcare Money Campfire Stories' teaches these three lessons along with 13 more through a series of stories that are short, suspenseful and sometimes funny... just like a campfire story.

Written by Lawton R. Burns and a panel of expert contributors, from the prestigious Wharton School, The Health Care Value Chain analyzes the key developments and future trends in the United States' health care supply chain. Based on a groundbreaking research initiative underwritten by the industry/university consortium-- the Center for Health Management Research-- this important book offers an in-depth examination of how the health care supply chain helps create value and competitive advantage. The Health Care Value Chain offers a thorough examination of the trading relationships among the manufacturers of health care products, the distributors, the group purchasing organizations, and the hospital customers and end users of those products. And the authors show how health care professionals and manufacturers can work together to form beneficial strategic alliances.

Provides the important data you need to get in touch with over 600 Group Purchasing Organizations and the 13,000+ member institutions that they represent. By providing in-depth information on this growing market and its members, this guide fills a major need for the most accurate and comprehensive information on over 600 GPOs.