Source: https://stus.com/Douglass-v-Salem-Community-Hospital-cartoon-hea0011
Timestamp: 2019-04-20 08:46:57+00:00

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Duty to act affirmatively to aid or protect another exists when there is a special relationship between parties that justifies imposing such duty.
Property interests of next of kin in bodies of their family members are firmly entrenched, and state may not alter those interests via exceptions to general rule that lack firm basis in traditional property principles. Due process.
Medicaid is not merely contract, it is federal law that may be enforced by private right of action brought under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. spending power; supreme law of land.
Employee is supervisor if he or she exercises independent professional judgment, including judgment used in directing less-skilled employees to deliver services. Bargaining unit.
Business records exception. Person may not bring an action to establish parentage unless that person can produce evidence that he or she is genetic parent of child.
Mills v. Pate; a negligence action may not be recast as a contractual claim so as to avoid statutory requirements governing healthcare liability claims.
Herman v. Kratche; honest mistake by healthcare provider is no defense to claim for unauthorized disclosure of confidential medical records if fiduciary relationship breached, causing patient damages. invasion of privacy; right of privacy.
Richardson v. Miller; drug's labeling or PDR reference of approved uses admissable regarding whether the drug appropriate if introduced with other expert evidence on the standard of care; presented an unacceptable risk to the patient.
Grimm v. Summit County Children Servs. Bd.
violation of a statutory obligation to report child abuse constitutes negligence per se by hospital; vicariously liable for negligence of employees; negligence per se; respondeat superior; vicarious liability.
Larson v. Wasemiller; hospitals may be liable for negligently giving credentials to physicians; a common-law cause of action for negligent credentialing does exist, and is not precluded by the peer-review statute.
Oakwood Healthcare, Inc.; supervisory employees use independent judgment in performing their jobs; National Labor Relations Act NLRA; National Labor Relations Board NLRB.
In the Interest of K.M.H.; requiring written agreements to establish sperm donor paternity does not violate equal protection or due process.

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