Do GPOs Help Hospitals and Clinical Laboratories Save Money? GAO Report Answers That Question
GAO investigates certain business practices of group purchasing organizations
For years, hospitals and clinical pathology laboratories have wondered exactly how much money is saved when they use the services of group purchasing organizations (GPOs). Now a newly-published government report provides interesting details about the financial activities of GPOs.
In response to a Congressional directive, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) recently studied GPOs and released a report on their findings. The GAO’s report will be of particular interest for pathologists and medical laboratory managers working in hospital laboratories.
GAO Report Looks at GPO Activities in 2008
