Course Description
In this lively presentation, using multiple case examples, Dr Stein will clarify how the Standard of Care is determined and how breaches of the Standard of Care may (or may not) be the cause of damages. Dr. Stein will discuss updates from the American Law Institute Restatement Third (Malpractice) related to the Standard of Care.
Syllabus
- What is the Standard of Care?
- How is the Standard of Care determined?
- How are Standard of Care and Causation related?
- What is meant by a National Standard of Care?
- Is the Standard of Care the same across all Facilities?
- What are some of the common themes found in Medical Negligence cases?
- EMR, ESI (Electronically Stored Information), Audit Trails & Metadata