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. 2021;49(4):599-610.
doi: 10.1017/jme.2021.83.

Curbside Consults in Clinical Medicine: Empirical and Liability Challenges

Rachel L Zacharias, Eric A Feldman, Steven Joffe, Holly Fernandez Lynch

Curbside Consults in Clinical Medicine: Empirical and Liability Challenges

Rachel L Zacharias et al. J Law Med Ethics. 2021.

Abstract

In most U.S. jurisdictions, clinicians providing informal "curbside" consults are protected from medical malpractice liability due to the absence of a doctor-patient relationship. A recent Minnesota Supreme Court case, Warren v. Dinter, offers the opportunity to reassess whether the majority rule is truly serving the best interests of patients.

Keywords: Curbside Consultation; Doctor-Patient Relationship; Informal Consultation; Medical Malpractice; Warren v. Dinter.

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