Law and Health Care System Administration

Table of Contents

I. Physician-Patient and Hospital- Patient Position II. Contract Principle and Breach Warranty III. Four elements of negligence IV. Governing board of a health care corporation

I. Physician-Patient and Hospital- Patient Position
As a health care administration, the importance of the physician-patient relationship is to agree to provide treatment in return for payment. Professional liability can arise if a contract is breach (Showalter, J.S. p.57). In the event if the absence of a contract between physician and patient, the law usually imposes other duties on the physician. In example physicians have no legal obligation to help accident victims. Laws in most states does not require them to be Good Samaritans. The character of the physician-patient relationship is creatively shaped by both of them in contrast to a simple merging of two different dynamics. As a result, everything that is generally known about the illness in question as well as respective therapeutic options can be transformed into something new to suit the individual situation of the patient. Whereas effect and efficacy of any medical action are accessible to objective proof, the actual benefit for the patient can only be assessed by an individual "measure of evaluation" which has to be taken into account in any consultation (Bundesgesundheitsblatt Gesundheitsforschung Gesundheitsschutz (2007).

Hospital-Patient relationship is when patients is a recipient of health care services in a hospital. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse or other health care provider. The quality of the patient-physician and hospital relationship is important to both parties. A patient must have confidence in the competence of