Over the course of your career in radiology, there’s a likelihood you may be named in a suit. This is driven by the accessibility of imaging data, limited direct patient interaction, and improved technology that can expose subtle abnormalities. Join medicolegal experts in this medicolegal primer series as they offer practical guidance on navigating risk, improving diagnostic safety, and understanding key medicolegal topics such as vicarious liability, employment contracts, and expert witness responsibilities.

In this course, legal experts provide guidance on two critical medicolegal topics that affect every radiologist: vicarious liability and employment contracts.

Bart Dalton, JD, explains the foundations and nuances of vicarious liability, including key doctrines such as borrowed servant and apparent authority, common negligence scenarios, and strategies to mitigate liability risks in traditional and outsourced radiology settings.

Judd Harwood, JD, offers a detailed overview of physician employment agreements, covering contractual duties, compensation, termination clauses, restrictive covenants, indemnification, and ownership considerations, helping radiologists better understand and navigate the legal and financial implications of their professional relationships.

Continue with this series & earn more Radiology CME:

• Medicolegal Primer: Diagnostic Errors, Risk Mitigation, and Radiologist Liability Coverage
• Medicolegal Primer: Navigating a Lawsuit and Responding to Adverse Outcomes 
• Medicolegal Primer: Serving as an Expert Witness

This course was developed with help from Mahla Radmard, MD.