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Health Care Value Chain Producers, Purchasers, and Providers

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ISBN-10: 0787960217

ISBN-13: 9780787960216

Edition: 2002

Authors: Lawton R. Burns, Wharton School Colleagues

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This text analyzes developments and potential future trends in the U.S. health care supply chain. It examines how well the health care supply chain works in terms of the four major players along the supply chain.
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Book details

List price: $95.95
Copyright year: 2002
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated
Publication date: 4/4/2002
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 464
Size: 6.28" wide x 9.29" long x 1.41" tall
Weight: 1.628
Language: English

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Value Chain Basics
The Wharton School Study of the Health Care Value Chain
Importance of the Health Care Value Chain
How the Health Care Value Chain Operates
The Intermediaries
Role of Group Purchasing Organizations (GPOs)
Role of Wholesalers and Distributors
Threats of Disintermediation Facing Distributors
The Manufacturers
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers
Medical Device Manufacturers
Medical-Surgical Manufacturers
E-Commerce
E-Commerce in Health Care--Manufacturers, Distributors, and GPOs
E-Commerce and Integrated Delivery Networks (IDNs)
Conclusion
Conclusion
Index