title: On their own. Direct purchasing is alive and well at these organizations.
authors: P A
authors: PA
authors: Perry
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D006755:Hospital Shared Services; D006801:Humans; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000639:trends*; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*