12/19/2002:  

HIGPA’s 2003 National Pharmacy Forum Scheduled for Feb. 3-5; Pharmacia and Gensiasicor Leading Silver Sponsors

10/30/2002:  

HIGPA Membership Elects 2003-2004 Board of Directors

10/30/2002:  

MedAssets, Inc. Awarded HIGPA’s 2002 Purchaser of the Year Award

10/30/2002:  

Economist Offers Insight on the Future of the Health Care Market

10/30/2002:  

Wayne Thompson Receives HIGPA’s Chairman’s Award

10/30/2002:  

Consultants Outline Current Health Care Trends and Drivers

10/17/2002:  

GPOs Will Save Hospitals Up To $33.7 Billion in 2002, New Study Finds: Medicare and Medicaid Expenditures Could Increase by an Additional $1 Billion if the GPO Business Model is Restricted

8/19/2002:  

Group Purchasing Executives and HIGPA Announce Details on the GPO Code of Conduct Principles; HIGPA Outlines Other Public Policy Initiatives

8/8/2002:  

Two New Members Join HIGPA’s Board of Directors

7/30/2002:  

HIGPA Releases Code of Conduct Principles

6/14/2002:  

HIGPA's 2002 International EXPO Scheduled for October 16-18 in Orlando, Florida

5/29/2002:  

HIGPA Offers the U.S. General Accounting Office Assistance inPublication of a Full & Complete Study of Group Purchasing Organizations

PDF Copy of HIGPA letter to the GAO

4/30/2002:  

Group Purchasing Helps Hospitals Control Costs & Improve Quality of Care,
HIGPA President & CEO Robert Betz, Ph.D., Says in Written Testimony to
U.S. Senate Judiciary Antitrust Subcommittee

4/29/2002:  

Group Purchasing Organizations Are Pro-Competitive, Socially Beneficial,
New Study by Leading Antitrust Expert Finds

4/15/2002:  

Lewin Group Study Finds Group Purchasing Organizations Strengthen
Hospitals' Evaluation of Clinical Value & Effectiveness of Medical Products

3/5/2002:  

The Value of Group Purchasing Organizations - The Facts

3/4/2002:  

Elcom Systems, Ltd. Signs On As Gold Sponsor for HIGPA's
2002 Global Summit on Health Care Purchasing and Supply

1/21/2002:  

HIGPA's 2002 National Pharmacy Forum to be Held Feb. 20-22;
Leading Industry Experts Scheduled to Discuss & Debate Critical Issues