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100			_aBurns, Lawton R. _916634
245			_aThe health care value chain: _bproducers, purchasers, and providers
260			_bJossey-Bass _aSan Francisco _c2002
300			_axvi, 444 p.
365			_aUSD _b95.95
520			_aWritten by Lawton R. Burns and a panel of expert contributors, from the prestigious Wharton School, The Health Care Value Chain analyzes the key developments and future trends in the United States' health care supply chain. Based on a groundbreaking research initiative underwritten by the industry/university consortium-- the Center for Health Management Research-- this important book offers an in-depth examination of how the health care supply chain helps create value and competitive advantage. The Health Care Value Chain offers a thorough examination of the trading relationships among the manufacturers of health care products, the distributors, the group purchasing organizations, and the hospital customers and end users of those products. And the authors show how health care professionals and manufacturers can work together to form beneficial strategic alliances. (https://www.wiley.com/en-us/The+Health+Care+Value+Chain%3A+Producers%2C+Purchasers%2C+and+Providers-p-9780787960216)
650			_aMedical care--Miscellanea _917134
650			_aMedical care--Economic aspects _917135
650			_aOrganizational effectiveness
650			_aMarketing channels--Management
710			_aWharton School Colleagues _917136
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