LAW 663: Quality, Risk & Liability in the Health Care Arena – WEEK 6 ( FINAL EXAM )

Question
1: Describe the basis of the physician-patient relationship and at least
two duties or legal obligations the physician has to the patient.

 Question
2:  What does the Corporate Practice of Medicine Doctrine prohibit?
What is the rationale for the doctrine?

 Question
3:  Describe the requirements for terminating the physician-patient relationship. What allegation can be made against the healthcare provider if
the relationship is not properly terminated?

Question 4:  List
the elements of a negligence-based healthcare liability claim.

Question 5:  How
is the standard of care established/proved in a healthcare liability 

claim?

Question 6:  What
does res ipsa loquitur mean and in what type of healthcare
liability 

claims is it most commonly applied?

Question 7:  Hospitals
and healthcare facilities are heavily regulated. Describe three 

traditional
external controls/agencies for regulating or licensing healthcare providers.

Question
7:  Hospitals and healthcare facilities are heavily regulated.
Describe three 

traditional external controls/agencies for regulating or
licensing healthcare providers.

Question 8:  What
is the National Practitioner Data Bank and what is its purpose?

Question 9: What is the Quality and Patient Safety
Movement and why did it start? 

How have hospitals/healthcare organizations
responded?