title: Landmark Columbia/HCA deal standardizes implant supplies.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Haugh
mesh_terms: D003132:Commerce / Q000191:economics; D003284:Contract Services / Q000191:economics; D003363:Cost Control; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics*; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary / Q000191:economics; D007595:Joint Prosthesis / Q000191:economics* / Q000592:standards; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000191:economics; D009983:Orthopedic Equipment / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D019736:Prostheses and Implants / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D013714:Tennessee; D014481:United States