Legal aspects of medical practice for the orthopaedic surgeon

Abstract

The purpose of this article is to educate physicians as to the legal aspects of medical practice so that they are better prepared to defend themselves in a lawsuit based on allegations of medical malpractice. Due to the high cost of medical care, patients have high expectations ofthe medical care that they receive. The quality of the physician-patient relationship has an effect on whether the patient considers the physician’s fees as being excessive. If a physician had taken time to develop a satisfactory relationship with his patients, those patients are less apt to consider his fees excessive. Malpractice Defined