title: Shelf-price agreements: the next frontier in competitive bidding for coronary intervention supplies.
abstract: In an attempt to further reduce operating costs, in 2004 our institution embarked on a novel approach in which we defined the price to be paid for interventional cardiology supplies and challenged vendors to meet that price. The results suggest that this strategy can further reduce supply costs while maintaining collaborative relationships with vendors.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan Health System, Ann Arbor, MI 48109-0311, USA.
authors.forename: Robert K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Keast
authors.forename: Kim A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Eagle
authors.forename: Julie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Goldstein-Dunn
authors.forename: Douglas
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Catherine Gage
authors.initials: CG
authors.lastname: Michalak
authors.forename: Stanley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chetcuti
authors.forename: P Michael
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Grossman
authors.forename: Debabrata
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Mukherjee
authors.forename: Linda R
authors.initials: LR
authors.lastname: Larin
authors.forename: Stephen
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fetyko
authors.forename: T Anthony
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Denton
authors.forename: Mauro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Moscucci
mesh_terms: D000046:Academic Medical Centers; D016507:Cardiology Service, Hospital; D003164:Competitive Bidding; D032982:Contracts; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D008824:Michigan