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2019 April Bulletin: Duty of Care
April 2019 Risk Management Bulletin
When is a Physician’s Legal Duty of Care Established?
Physicians often ask at what point the physician-patient relationship begins Does a scheduled appointment for a new patient create a legal duty? What about a curbside consult? Does treatment in the ED establish a duty for follow up care? As with many medico-legal issues, it depends. OMIC has created resources to answer such questions. Click on the links at right to learn more about how to reduce your liability in these situations.
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When is a physician patient relationship established?
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