Medical Economics answers the questions surround this issue:
Once medical advice is proffered””whether in the office, over the phone, or in a friend’s dining room, a doctor-patient relationship is established, as is a duty of care. That duty is what makes you a potential defendant . . .
. . . If you think a friend or relative won’t sue you, think again. Court records are full of such cases.
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