"Under state law, a patient may pursue a civil claim against physicians or other health care providers, called medical liability or medical malpractice, if the health care provider causes injury or death to the patient through a negligent act or omission. To recover damages, the patient must establish: 1. The physician owed a duty to the patient. 2. The standard of care and that the physician violated that standard. 3. A compensable injury. 4. The violation of the standard of care caused the harm suffered by the patient."
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National Conference of State Legislatures. "Medical Liability", (13 January 2014).
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