title: Hip implant prices edge downward; hospitals intensify standardization push.
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D004465:Economic Competition; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D006622:Hip Prosthesis / Q000191:economics* / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000592:standards; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D014481:United States