Liability court ruling gives owners pause: Plenty of good reasons to change structure of group practice

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Liability court ruling gives owners pause: Plenty of good reasons to change structure of group practice

Shaun Phelan
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One person’s action can become a critical issue for others in the business [Image: Tom Wilson on Unsplash]

I’m in practice as part of a group in a cost-share arrangement and I heard about the recent Supreme Court decision that related to a general practice that had this arrangement. Do we need to review our structure and the way we work together in our group practice?

– Old School, Christchurch

The recent Supreme Court judgment in the case of vicarious liability for a general practice is relevant to health professionals who operate in a group