title: Purchasing strategies: institutions look for new models to increase efficiency and decrease costs.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Zickler
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D004526:Efficiency; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics* / Q000458:organization & administration; D011871:Radiology / Q000191:economics; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods; D012984:Software; D014481:United States