Dropping GPOs: Medtronic's Hawkins Expects More Of It From MedTech
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Medtronic CEO Bill Hawkins says he would be "shocked" if some competitors did not follow his firm's lead this year with cancellations of large group purchasing organization contracts.
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