Unit outcome(s) addressed in this Assignment:

• Distinguish Respondeat Superior from Independent Contractor Status
• Discuss Doctrine of Apparent Agency
• Discuss liability of managed care organizations

Course outcome(s) assessed/addressed in this Assignment:

HA525-1:Illustrate legal principles and laws that affect professional and administrative decisions found in health care services.

HA525-3:Evaluate inherent limitations to the delivery of health care due to legal mandates.

HA525-5:Evaluate how the law of contract and malpractice mold health care delivery.

Instructions

In Unit 3, you are to submit a paper based on the following article which can be found in Course Resources:

Ruling may up risk for 'apparent authority.' (2009).Healthcare Risk Management,31(4), 43-44.

The article is about the Doctrine of Apparent Authority (or Apparent Agency, DAA), which is also discussed in Chapter 6 of your textbook.

After reading the article, compose a paper including, but not limited to, the following:

• Discuss apparent authority, generally.
• Include an understanding of risk management.
• Discuss the relationship between physician and hospital (or other authority/agency).
• What conclusions would you as a health administrator make about the relationship between physician and agency?
• How can health administrators help the relationship be productive for both parties?