o if he or she fails to use the level of skill, knowledge, and care that other reasonably careful practitioner would use in the same or similar circumstances

o This level of skill, knowledge, and care is sometimes referred to as “the standard of care” or “duty of

o Examples of malpractices include Failure to diagnose or misdiagnosis, Misreading or ignoring laboratory results, Unnecessary surgery, Surgical errors or wrong site surgery