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Battery redefined
Malpractice Consult
Publish date: August 17, 2007
By: Steven I. Kern, JD
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Malpractice Consult: Historically, battery has been alleged when a physician performs a procedure without informed consent. Battery may also be charged, however, when informed consent has been obtained but the physician elects to do a procedure differently than agreed upon.

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Source: Medical Economics, 8/17/2007
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