MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2008043366
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005 20091209192320.0
008 081017s2009 nyua b 001 0 eng
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050 00 $aRA971.33$b.S48 2009
082 00 $a338.4/73621$222
100 1 $aSethi, S. Prakash.
245 10 $aGroup purchasing organizations :$ban undisclosed scandal in the U.S. healthcare industry /$cS. Prakash Sethi.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York, NY :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2009.
300 $axvi, 183 p. :$bill. ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [169]-177) and index.
505 0 $aHealthcare industry in the United States -- Industry structure of group purchasing organizations -- Market dominance and anticompetitive conduct of GPOs -- Government created protections of the GPO industry : financial burden of GPO activities on the U.S. healthcare industry -- GPO activities, conflict of interest, and their adverse consequences for the healthcare providers -- Congressional deliberations of GPO operations -- Congressional drive towards regulatory reform -- The GPO industry's efforts in creating a voluntary code of conduct : the Hanson report -- Theoretical underpinnings for creating effective industry-wide voluntary codes of conduct -- Healthcare group purchasing industry initiative (HGPII).
650 0 $aMedical supplies$xPurchasing$zUnited States.
650 12 $aGroup Purchasing$xorganization & administration$zUnited States.
650 22 $aHealth Care Sector$xorganization & administration$zUnited States.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008043366-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008043366-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0908/2008043366-t.html