Senate Antitrust/Judiciary Staffer Probes For “Teeth” In GPO Initiative
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The GPO industry must define penalties for departing from self-imposed ethical standards if group purchasing organizations want to avoid legislation, Senate staffer Seth Bloom suggested May 17
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