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Group Purchasing Organizations

An Undisclosed Scandal in the U.S. Healthcare Industry

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  1. S. Prakash Sethi
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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Prologue*: Hearing of the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Antitrust, Competition Policy, and Consumer Rights

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    Pages 1-8

  3. Healthcare Industry in the United States

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    Pages 9-16

  4. Industry Structure of Group Purchasing Organizations

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    Pages 17-23

  5. Market Dominance and Anticompetitive Conduct of GPOs

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    Pages 25-33

  6. Government Created Protections of the GPO Industry: Financial Burden of GPO Activities on the U.S. Healthcare Industry

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    Pages 35-43

  7. GPO Activities, Conflict of Interest, and Their Adverse Consequences for the Healthcare Providers

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    Pages 45-64

  8. Congressional Deliberations of GPO Operations

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    Pages 65-76

  9. Congressional Drive toward Regulatory Reform

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    Pages 77-91

  10. The GPO Industry’s Efforts in Creating a Voluntary Code of Conduct: The Hanson Report

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    Pages 93-105

  11. Theoretical Underpinnings for Creating Effective Industry-wide Voluntary Codes of Conduct

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    Pages 107-115

  12. Healthcare Group Purchasing Industry Initiative (HGPII)

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    Pages 117-136

  13. Epilogue: A Whistleblower Files a Law Suit against Novation

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    Pages 137-147

  14. Back Matter

    Pages 149-183
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Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs) are a massive subset of the healthcare industry that negotiate lower costs for healthcare supplies by buying for several hospitals at once. Group Purchasing Organizations provides an analysis and critique of this industry.

About the author

PRAKASH SETHI is a Distinguised Professor at the Zicklin School of Business at Baruch College, USA and President of the International Center for Corporate Accountability. 

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