title: GPOs need new policies and strategies.
abstract: Hospital and health care system CEOs who sit on the boards of the industry's group purchasing organizations must make some major changes in how GPOs are governed and operated.
authors.affiliation: Business Word Inc., Centennial, Colo., USA.
authors.forename: Donald E L
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Johnson
mesh_terms: D017046:Cost Savings; D006075:Governing Board; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011361:Professional Competence; D014481:United States