Negligence
Negligent care in which a provider failed to do something that should have been done under the circumstances.
Omission
A blueprint for handling emergencies
Emergency Action Plan
A legal wrong
Tort
A personal protection to safeguard your assets in the case of legal action.
Liability Insurance
Negligent care in which a provider performs an act that should not have been performed.
Commission
Risk management strategy where the risks and costs are high.
Avoidance
Liability generating conduct associated with adverse outcomes.
The most stringent form of government credentialing
Licensure
A legal term for a type of commission in which an act was improperly performed or wrongful.
Misfeasance
A strategy in which an organization accepts and retains a certain level of risk.
Retention
One's commitment to meeting their professional obligations
Duty
A well researched strategy for health care providers of all kinds to avoid legal action from their patients.
A legal term for a type of commission in which an improper act was performed.
Malfeasance
Reducing risk by purchasing coverage from another entity to share in the risk.
Transference
Determined by the actions of other prudent athletic trainers acting in comparison to a plaintiff in a court case.
Standard of care
The first guiding tool you should reference before practicing in a new state.
State Practice Act
A legal term for a type of omission in which one did not perform an act they should have.
Nonfeasance
Ongoing risk strategy involving development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation.
Reduction
Determined by the breach of duty acting as a considerable factor in the damages claimed.
Causation
Some would argue your strongest defense in the courtroom when one intentionally completes with quality in mind.
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