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What are the 3 areas of general liability for which a physician is responsible? |
The practicing building and grounds. Automobiles used. Employee safety. |
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Reasonable person standard |
Individuals may be charged with negligence if someone is injured because he or she failed to perform an act that a reasonable person would've have done. |
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Standard of care |
The level of performance expected of a health care practitioner in carrying out his or her duties. |
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Duty of care |
Legal obligation of health care workers to patients and sometimes non patients. |
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The four D's of negligence |
Duty Derelection Direct cause Damages |
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What are the phases of a lawsuit? |
Pleading phase Pretrial or Interrogatory phase Trial phase Appeals phase |
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Deposition |
Sworn testimony given and recorded outside court room |
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Interrogatory |
Written set of questions requiring answers from plaintiff or defendant under oath. |
