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I have a question about liability.
I'm an independent contractor admitting patients to a hospital.
Imagine I'm going on vacation or relocating to a new facility.
If there is an act of negligence while another physiatrist working at my hospital is taking over my service, am I liable because they were admitted under my care?
Is that the case even if I have ended my contractual responsibility with my hospital?
I'm trying to decide whether to wind down my service and stop admitting a couple of weeks before I leave or whether I am okay to hand them off to the hospital and move on to my next job.
I'm an independent contractor admitting patients to a hospital.
Imagine I'm going on vacation or relocating to a new facility.
If there is an act of negligence while another physiatrist working at my hospital is taking over my service, am I liable because they were admitted under my care?
Is that the case even if I have ended my contractual responsibility with my hospital?
I'm trying to decide whether to wind down my service and stop admitting a couple of weeks before I leave or whether I am okay to hand them off to the hospital and move on to my next job.