Does healthcare system device volume correlate with price paid for spinal implants: a cross-sectional analysis of a national purchasing database.
Eli M CahanKelly McFarlaneNicole SegoviaAmanda ChawlaJames WallKevin SheaPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
National supply chain data revealed that there was no significant relationship between purchasing volume and price paid by health systems for spinal implants. These findings suggest that factors other than purchasing or patient volume are responsible for setting prices paid by health systems to surgical vendors and/or larger healthcare systems are not negotiating in a way to consistently achieve optimal pricing.