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GPOs and their product evaluation committees should be aware of their legal liabilities. 1991

R Decker

A materials manager for a large group purchasing organization is a member of a committee involved in the decision as to which products and equipment are purchased for and used by the hospitals belonging to the GPO. These decisions are based upon requests from the member hospitals and proposals submitted to the GPO by suppliers. After review by the committee, a decision to buy is made. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker discusses the issues of legal liability assumed by the GPO, the committee and its individual members in making these decisions on which to buy.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011682	Purchasing, Hospital	Hospital department responsible for the purchasing of supplies and equipment.	Hospital Purchasing,Hospital Purchasings,Purchasings, Hospital
D003257	Consumer Product Safety	The sum total of measures taken and regulatory policies enacted to ensure the safe use of consumer products.	Safety, Consumer Product,Product Approval,Product Approvals,Product Safety, Consumer
D003657	Decision Making	The process of making a selective intellectual judgment when presented with several complex alternatives consisting of several variables, and usually defining a course of action or an idea.	Credit Assignment,Assignment, Credit,Assignments, Credit,Credit Assignments
D006755	Hospital Shared Services	Cooperation among hospitals for the purpose of sharing various departmental services, e.g., pharmacy, laundry, data processing, etc.	Hospital Services, Shared,Services, Hospital Shared,Services, Shared Hospital,Shared Hospital Services,Shared Services, Hospital,Hospital Service, Shared,Hospital Shared Service,Service, Hospital Shared,Service, Shared Hospital,Shared Hospital Service,Shared Service, Hospital
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.
D016365	Liability, Legal	Accountability and responsibility to another, enforceable by civil or criminal sanctions.	Institutional Liability,Personal Liability,Professional Liability,Legal Liability,Medical Liability,Torts,Institutional Liabilities,Legal Liabilities,Liabilities, Institutional,Liabilities, Legal,Liabilities, Medical,Liabilities, Personal,Liabilities, Professional,Liability, Institutional,Liability, Medical,Liability, Personal,Liability, Professional,Medical Liabilities,Personal Liabilities,Professional Liabilities,Tort