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Physician Patient Relationship
CONTRACTUAL
RELATIONSHIP
LEGAL
PHYSICIAN
PROFESSIONAL PATIENT MORAL
RELATIONSHIP
HUMANITARIAN
THE PHYSICIAN - PATIENT
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP
• THE PHYSICIAN – PATIENT RELATIONSHIP IS A
CONTRACT.
B. FIDUCIARY
• BASED ON MUTUAL TRUST AND CONFIDENCE
• THE PATIENT MUST BE ABLE TO COMMUNICATE ALL
RELEVANT INFORMATION ABOUT THE ILLNESS OR
INJURY IN ORDER FOR THE PHYSICIAN TO MAKE
ACCURATE DIAGNOSIS AND PROViDE TREATMENT
RECOMMENDATION.
INNOMINATE CONTRACT OF
FACIO UT DES
2. REMUNERATORY
FROM THE STANDPOINT OF A PHYSICIAN
PHYSICIANS ARE PAID FOR THE MEDICAL SERVICES RENDERED.
3. GRATUITOUS
”GRATIS ET AMORE”
FREE
PURE LIBERALITY OF THE BENEFACTOR
(DONATION)
FORMS OF CONTRACTUAL
RELATIONSHIP
´ 1. EXPRESSED
THROUGH VERBAL ACTS / ORAL OR WRITTEN
CONSENT FORM
´ 2. IMPLIED
NON VERBAL ACTS BUT THERE IS A CLEAR INDICATION
THAT BOTH PARTIES AGREE
QUASI-CONTRACTS
COMMENCEMENT OF PHYSICIAN-PATIENT
CONTRACTUAL RELATIONSHIP
DOCTRINE OF MANIFESTATION
DOCTRINE OF COGNITION
FREEDOM TO CONTRACT MEDICAL
SERVICES AND LIMITATIONS
The contracting parties are free to establish such stipulations, clauses,
terms and conditions as they may deem convenient, provided they are
not contrary to law, morals, good customs, public order, or public policy.
This is the PRINCIPLE OF AUTONOMY OF CONTRACTS