Malpractice /misconduct

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Used for

malpractice, medical misconduct, misconduct, negligence

Broader Terms

health related legal

Related Terms

patient safety /medical error

Scope Note

failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows; includes violation of laws, regulations, or professional standards and the intentional falsification of scientific data by presentation of fraudulent or incomplete or uncorroborated findings as scientific fact.

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