title: Hospitals may be bound by terms added in supplier's acceptance of an offer.
abstract: A hospital materials manager reports that a supplier is attempting to hold the hospital to new terms that the supplier added in the acceptance of an offer to buy. The offer to buy was made in the hospital's purchase order. In this dialogue, Dr. Decker develops the law relating to such a transaction.
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Decker
mesh_terms: D003284:Contract Services / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000600:supply & distribution; D008421:Materials Management, Hospital / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011682:Purchasing, Hospital / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D014481:United States