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Unlicensed Cosmetic Surgery Hospitalizes 6 in N.J.

New Jersey medical authorities are investigating the incidence of and issuing alerts on unlicensed cosmetic surgery providers after 6 women suffered...

Rotator Cuff Repair Restores Strength, Not Function

Rotator cuff surgery may restore a patient's normal shoulder strength, but mobility issues persist in the repaired joint, according to researchers a...

Do Patients Expect Too Much From Joint Replacement?

Even with a thorough pre-op education program, more than two-thirds of joint replacement patients don't share the expectations that their surgeons d...

Archive > March, 2009 Vol. X, No. 3
Think You Know Your GPO?
Everybody knows that group purchasing organizations offer you a wide range of products at significant savings, but misconceptions about them persist.
Deborah Straw, CST

In my nine years as a materials manager, I've learned through trial and error what a group purchasing organization is and isn't. Here are six myths and misconceptions I once held about GPOs.

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