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The four ways to buy medical supplies, national distributors, online marketplaces, direct from manufacturers, and GPOs, compared on price, speed, and reliability.

A solo practitioner ordering exam gloves and a 200-bed hospital ordering the same gloves are buying through completely different channels, at completely different prices, for reasons that have nothing to do with the gloves. The medical supply market is not one marketplace; it is four distinct channels, each optimized for a different kind

A 10-point checklist for vetting refurbished medical equipment suppliers, covering certification, testing, warranty, parts, and the red flags that signal a bad dealer.

Two suppliers can sell the same refurbished infusion pump for nearly the same price, and one of them will cost you three times as much over the following year. The pump that arrives without a service history, fails calibration in month two, and has no available replacement board is not a bargain; it is a liability with a low sticker