liability
(lī″ă-bil′ĭt-ē)
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The legal responsibility to make restitution for loss or damage. In health care, a provider is legally responsible for actions that fail to meet the standards of care or are grossly negligent, thereby causing harm to the patient.There's more to see -- the rest of this topic is available only to subscribers.
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