malpractice suit

collocation in English

meaningsofmalpracticeandsuit

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malpractice
noun[U]
uk
/ˌmælˈpræk.tɪs/us
/ˌmælˈpræk.tɪs/
failure to act correctly or legally when doing your job, often causing injury ...
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suit
noun
uk
/suːt/us
/suːt/
a jacket and trousers or a jacket and skirt that are made from the ...
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Anspaugh says the hospital are facing amalpracticesuitby a patient that could be very costly.
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In late 1901 the hospital's future was in jeopardy, due to a medicalmalpracticesuit.
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They determine he is healthy, and he returns a few days later filing amalpracticesuitagainst the hospital, stating they did not correctly diagnose his hypochondria.
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During a 1982malpracticesuithe had blamed a stillbirth on nursing shortages created, he alleged, by hospital policies, and had continued the criticism since then.
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Technology is thus used as an assurance against malpractice suits and has led to defensive medicine.
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Approximately half saw a contradiction between their professional autonomy and cost-cutting healthcare policies, and approximately two-thirds expressed concern about malpractice suits.
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Open communication along with an honest, sensitive approach will likely decrease the incidence of medical malpractice suits.
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Others deny that medical malpractice suits play a significant role in the cost of health care.
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Initially, demanding patients insisted on scans; doctors feared malpractice suits if they refused; and doctors and hospitals wanted to maximize revenues.
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Sound record keeping by physicians can substitute for legal services by avoiding malpractice suits.
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Because of his incompetence, he is the defendant in several malpractice suits.
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Gladwell gives a wide range of examples of thin-slicing in contexts such as gambling, speed dating, tennis, military war games, the movies, malpractice suits, popular music, and predicting divorce.
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