Competitive bidding for interventional cardiology supplies: Lessons learned during round 2

American Journal of Managed Care

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 384-388

  Eagle, Kim A ^a   Knight, Bradley P ^a   Moscucci, Mauro ^a   Strickberger, S Adam ^a   Duvernoy, Claire S ^a   Pelosi, Frank ^a   Werns, Steven W ^a   Eitzman, Daniel T ^a   Morady, Fred ^a   Bates, Eric R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN HOSPITALS   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; BALLOON CATHETER; BIOMEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT; CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CORONARY STENT; COST CONTROL; DEFIBRILLATOR; HEALTH CARE COST; HEART DISEASE; HEART ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEART SURGERY; HUMAN; MANAGED CARE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

CARDIOLOGY; COMPETITIVE BIDDING; EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES, HOSPITAL; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; PURCHASING, HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0036112360     PISSN: 10880224     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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