title: Courts slowly defining liability issues for tort claims hospitals.
abstract: The improper reading or interpreting of equipment, as well as the decision to use or not to use equipment by hospital employees, may result in liability for the hospital. Texas courts are considering the "use" question on the basis of the facts of each case.
mesh_terms: D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards*; D006779:Hospitals, Public / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013781:Texas