Hospital purchasing alliances: Utilization, services, and performance

Health Care Management Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 203-215

  Burns, Lawton R ^a   Lee, J Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alliances; Group purchasing; Hospitals

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH ECONOMICS; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL PURCHASING; HUMAN; JOINT VENTURE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PERFORMANCE; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE;

DATA COLLECTION; EFFICIENCY, ORGANIZATIONAL; GROUP PURCHASING; HOSPITAL ADMINISTRATORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 56649085381     PISSN: 03616274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.HMR.0000324906.04025.33     Document Type: Article

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