Professional Liablity/Malpractice Flashcards
1
Q
What are the Most Common Malpractice Suits against PAs
A
- going beyond scope of practice
- poor communication w/ supervising physician
- failure to order diagnostic tests, report results to pts, or f/u when testing revealed abnormal findings
- wrong site, wrong pts -errors scenario
- med and Rx mistakes
2
Q
Describe Standard of Care
A
-customary practices of the average physician would customarily/typically do in similar circumstances
3
Q
Describe Malfeasance
A
-when someone does something intentionally that they shouldn’t do
4
Q
Describe Misfeasance/Negligence
A
-when a professional fails to provide care consistent w/ standard of care
5
Q
Describe Nonfeasance
A
-describes inaction that allows or results in harm to a person WHEN there is a duty of care
6
Q
What are the 2 types of Malpractice INS
A
- Claims made
- Occurrence
7
Q
Describe Claims Made INS
A
- covered only when have the specific policy
- if you get sued for a case when you were under Claims Made policy but are now under a new policy you aren’t covered for that case
8
Q
Describe Occurrence INS
A
-covered even after you no longer have that specific policy
