A media conference call will give reporters a chance to hear from the co-author of a new study of group purchasing organizations. A press release from the Health Industry Group Purchasing Association, a trade group, says the study "concludes that GPOs deliver cost savings to hospitals and the health care supply chain – particularly to small providers – and that GPO contract administrative fees do not have an impact on the prices paid by hospitals for medical goods and services."

The call will feature study co-author and Purdue University Professor Leroy Schwarz, Amerinet, Inc. President and HIGPA Board Chair Todd Ebert, and HIGPA President Curtis Rooney.