title: Adding quality to the health care purchasing equation.
authors.affiliation: Managed Care Health Care Initiatives, GM, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Salber
authors.forename: Bruce E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Bradley
mesh_terms: D000068:Accreditation; D014487:Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, U.S.; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D006264:Health Benefit Plans, Employee / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006279:Health Maintenance Organizations / Q000145:classification / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000191:economics; D020398:Medicare Part C / Q000592:standards; D011785:Quality Assurance, Health Care; D019984:Quality Indicators, Health Care; D014481:United States