After studying this chapter, you should be able to

1. Identify three areas of general liability for which a physician/employer is responsible.

2. Describe the reasonable-person standard.

3. Discuss the concepts of standard of care and duty of care.

4. Briefly outline the responsibilities of health care practitioners concerning privacy, confidentiality, and privileged communication. (More detail is provided in Chapter 7.)

5. List the four elements necessary to prove negligence (the four Ds), and explain them.

6. Discuss trial phases.

7. Know how to give testimony in a trial.

8. Name three advantages to alternative dispute resolution.