title: How does quality enter into health care purchasing decisions?
authors.affiliation: Office of Health Policy and Clinical Outcomes, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
authors.forename: Neil I
authors.initials: NI
authors.lastname: Goldfarb
authors.forename: Vittorio
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Maio
authors.forename: Chureen T
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Carter
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pizzi
authors.forename: David B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Nash
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D003362:Cost-Benefit Analysis; D003657:Decision Making; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics; D019981:Health Care Sector; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011787:Quality of Health Care / Q000191:economics*; D012449:Safety; D014481:United States