malpractice - CISMeF

Preferred Label : malpractice;

MeSH definition : Failure of a professional person, a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows. (Random House Unabridged Dictionary, 2d ed);

Wikipedia automatic translation : Breach of contract;

Related MeSH term : negligence; negligence, professional; Professional Negligences; Professional Negligence;

MeSH annotation : not restricted to med malpractice; coord IM with specialty (IM);

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breach of contract;

Details

Origin ID

D008318;

UMLS CUI

C0024650;

Allowable qualifiers
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- economics [MeSH Qualifier]
- history [MeSH Qualifier]
- legislation and jurisprudence [MeSH Qualifier]
- statistics and numerical data [MeSH Qualifier]
- trends [MeSH Qualifier]
Record concept(s)
- malpractice [MeSH concept]
- negligence [MeSH concept]
- negligence, professional [MeSH concept]
See also
- Negligence [DeCS]
- insurance, liability [MeSH Descriptor]
- liability, legal [MeSH Descriptor]
- medical errors [MeSH Descriptor]
- professional misconduct [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Qualitative Concept [UMLS semantic type]

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