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Hospital responsibility for physician negligence: changing concepts of liability. 1979

S C Haskell

The honeymoon between the hospital and the courts, under which the institution was absolved from blame in a negligent physician's actions, is over. The relationship between the hospital and patient is taking the center stage in court actions, with some important new developments and future trends to be taken into account by those seeking to prevent malpractice claims.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007325	Institutional Practice	Professional practice as an employee or contractee of a health care institution.	Institutional Practices,Practice, Institutional,Practices, Institutional
D008318	Malpractice	Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed)	Professional Negligence,Negligence,Negligence, Professional,Professional Negligences
D008505	Medical Staff, Hospital	Professional medical personnel approved to provide care to patients in a hospital.	Attending Physicians, Hospital,Hospital Medical Staff,Physicians, Junior,Registrars, Hospital,Attending Physician, Hospital,Hospital Attending Physician,Hospital Attending Physicians,Hospital Medical Staffs,Medical Staffs, Hospital,Hospital Registrar,Hospital Registrars,Junior Physician,Junior Physicians,Physician, Junior,Registrar, Hospital,Staff, Hospital Medical,Staffs, Hospital Medical
D014481	United States	A country in NORTH AMERICA between CANADA and MEXICO.