title: Baldrige interrupted. Premier and North Mississippi both took home the prestigious quality award, but their victory celebrations were shortlived.
abstract: Winning an award as prestigious as the Malcolm Baldrige Quality Award is usually excellent news. For two recent victors, however, their wins were overshadowed by questions over past business practices and possible conflicts of interest, in particular at alliance Premier. (At right, a Premier employee conducts client training).
authors.forename: Joseph
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mantone
mesh_terms: D016363:Antitrust Laws; D001363:Awards and Prizes; D002140:California; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D017722:Hospital Charges; D006788:Hospitals, Voluntary / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D008922:Mississippi; D009096:Multi-Institutional Systems / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000458:organization & administration / Q000592:standards*; D016134:Organizational Policy; D011641:Public Relations; D017749:Total Quality Management; D017664:Uncompensated Care / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence