Public Health Law Map - Beta 5 - Medical and Public Health Law Site

such as IV (intravenous) solutions or disposable needles it can be cheap insurance
to pay a few cents more for an item from an established manufacturer. Even if the
two products are equally good, it is to the hospital’s benefit to have a responsible
party to sue if there is a defect.
J. Conclusions
Medical care practitioners must understand basic medical care law to practice in the
modern medical care environment. Medical care practitioners do not need to become
lawyers, but they need to be able to recognize legal problems and triage them into
those that they can manage themselves, those that need more detailed legal advice, and
those that constitute legal emergencies. Law must be part of the routine practice of
medical care delivery, not just something that the lawyers do. Medical care
practitioners need to practice in ways that are consistent with their legal and ethical
duties, and they need to create a culture that encourages others to do the same.
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