title: Shopping close to home. Illinois Hospital Association's regional GPO is off and running, but it's already facing competition from locals and nationals.
authors.forename: Shawn
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rhea
mesh_terms: D003258:Consumer Behavior; D032982:Contracts; D003299:Cooperative Behavior; D017046:Cost Savings; D004465:Economic Competition; D017754:Group Purchasing / Q000191:economics / Q000458:organization & administration*; D019981:Health Care Sector; D007087:Illinois; D040541:Marketing; D012954:Societies, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*