Maxwell J. Mehlman, J.D.
Mr. Mehlman reports no commercial conflict of interest.
Release Date: 09/10/1997
Termination Date: 09/10/2000
Estimated time to complete: 1 hour(s).
Albert Einstein College of Medicine designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1
AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™.
Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Albert Einstein College of Medicine is accredited
by the Accreditation Council for Continuing
Medical Education to provide continuing medical
education for physicians.
 
Learning Objectives
Upon completion of this Cyberounds
®, you should be able to:
- Understand legal differences between a consultation and a referral
- Appreciate the factors that courts may consider in determining if a consulted physician bears legal responsibility for the quality of patient care
- Understand how liability concerns may differ depending on whether the consulted physician is responsible for supervising the consulting physician.