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State and federal inspection reports of New Jersey's ASCs are now available online, giving patients an opportunity to make more informed choices abo...

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Archive > October, 2008 Vol. IX, No. 10

Secrets to Saving With Your GPO

Find out how to get your money's worth.

Dan O'Connor, Editor-in-Chief

The Surgery Center of Centralia (Ill.) used to pay $22 per oxygen tank. Now it pays $6 per tank. All thanks to a happy coincidence that illustrates the first lesson of maximizing your GPO: know your GPO's contracts.

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