GPOs Cope With “Clinical Preference” Competition: Will IDNs Be Preferred?
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Group purchasing organizations pursuing the inclusion of more "clinical preference items" in their contracts will have to contend with hospital integrated delivery networks (IDNs) buying directly from manufacturers
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