title: VA contracts give unfair advantage to Picker--study.
abstract: Service contracts for computed tomography scanners in Dept. of Veterans Affairs hospitals have given an unfair advantage to Picker International, according to a study by the VA's inspector general's office. The report is the latest round in a controversy that has pitted Picker against at least two independent service organizations and enmeshed it in a $1.65 billion lawsuit.
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authors: Wagner
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D004465:Economic Competition / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006787:Hospitals, Veterans / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D007221:Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008283:Maintenance / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009820:Ohio; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014481:United States; D014493:United States Department of Veterans Affairs