title: Large hospitals and integrated systems are asking: are group purchasing organizations really necessary?
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: McFaul
mesh_terms: D003363:Cost Control; D019033:Delivery of Health Care, Integrated / Q000191:economics*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014481:United States