title: Of two minds. Annual survey shows another year of growth for GPOs--an industry that's intensely competitive but has mounted a united front against threat of regulation.
authors.forename: Cinda
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Becker
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D004465:Economic Competition; D033161:Government Regulation; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D019981:Health Care Sector / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D011641:Public Relations; D014481:United States