1) The doctrine of informed consent is a solemn contract between the patient and physician, that is, liability is predicated upon the failure of the health care provider to undertake successful treatment and meet a negotiated outcome." Accept or reject this statement with specific examples in support
2) Medical staff privileges in a private hospital are a right open to any licensed, board-certified physician, subject, however, to the approval of the administrator and the hospital medical chief of staff. Historically, the courts are often employed to uphold and ensure this right to obtain privileges." Accept or reject with specific examples in support.
3) Compare and contrast, if need be, the legal duties of publicly owned and privately owned hospitals to maintain emergency medical services and treat and/or admit such patients. How do these legal standards change, if at all, towards so-called non-emergency patients seeking treatment at these facilities?