A medical assistant administered a medication to a patient without checking the patient's chart for contraindications, which resulted in an adverse reaction. Under which doctrine could the supervising physician be held liable for the actions of the medical assistant?
The doctrine of respondeat superior holds employers responsible for the actions of their employees performed within the scope of their employment. This means that if the medical assistant was acting in the capacity of their job when the error occurred, the supervising physician, as the employer, could potentially be liable for the mistake, even if the physician was not directly involved in the incident.
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