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Clinical Laboratories and Pathology Groups
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Do GPOs Help Hospitals and Clinical Laboratories Save Money? GAO Report Answers That Question

Dec 3, 2010 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

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

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Global Location Numbers (GLNs) Soon to Be Used by Clinical Pathology Laboratories

Nov 17, 2010 | Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology

Uniform tracking standard will revolutionize healthcare purchasing nationwide


Most pathologists and clinical laboratory managers are not aware that implementation of global location numbers (GLNs) will occur in just a few months. Every healthcare provider in the United States and many other nations will get a unique GLN.

The entire purchasing and shipping side of healthcare is poised to adopt a universal standard that will ensure the precise delivery of products to their final destinations. Clinical laboratories and anatomic pathology groups will no longer experience delays caused by lost or incorrectly delivered supplies. At least that’s the hope of most of the nation’s major group purchasing organizations (GPO).

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