title: Lowest-cost alternative isn't always the best buy.
authors.affiliation: Strategic Value Analysis In Healthcare, USA. bobpres@strategicvalueanalysis.com
authors.forename: Robert T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Yokl
mesh_terms: D032982:Contracts; D003659:Decision Making, Organizational; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000191:economics* / Q000600:supply & distribution; D017721:Hospital Costs; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000191:economics*; D014481:United States