title: What's your GPO IQ?
abstract: Group purchasing organization agreements control costs through high-volume purchasing and large-member negotiation, but you can still purchase products off contract.
authors.affiliation: Kathy Malloch Associates, Glendale, Ariz., USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Malloch
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006801:Humans; D009718:Nurse Administrators / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*