Discussion Question
The corporation owes the general public and its patients certain duties. These duties are derived from statutes, regulations, principles of laws, and the organization's own policies and procedures. When it comes to carrying out these duties, the organization is no different from an individual and can be held accountable. When an organization fails to carry out these duties it is called corporate negligence.
Some examples of corporate negligence are when the hospital provides defective equipment or drugs, selects or retains incompetent employees, or fails in some other manner to meet the accepted standard of care, and such failure results in injury to a patient to whom the hospital owes a duty (Hospital, n.d.).
Take a position on the following aspect of corporate negligence: If a hospital knows or should have known that one of the patients is likely to be a victim of professional corporate negligence by a doctor on its staff, the hospital is liable (Hospital, n.d.). Do you agree or disagree with this statement? Why?
Reference
Hospital negligence. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://healthdrip.com/corporate-negligence/
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