Utah Patient's Duty of Care is the legal obligation of healthcare providers to provide reasonable and competent care to their patients. Utah Patient's Duty of Care includes (but is not limited to): 1. Informed Consent: Healthcare providers must inform patients of the risks, benefits, and alternatives of proposed medical treatments and must obtain the patient's informed consent before proceeding with treatment. 2. Obtaining Accurate Medical History: Healthcare providers must obtain an accurate and complete medical history of the patient before administering treatment. 3. Preventing Misdiagnosis and Delayed Diagnosis: Healthcare providers must use their best judgment and expertise to identify medical conditions correctly and in a timely manner. 4. Promptly Responding to Symptoms and Complaints: Healthcare providers must take action to diagnose and treat a patient's medical condition in a timely manner. 5. Appropriately Prescribing Medication: Healthcare providers must use their best judgment and expertise when prescribing medication to ensure that they do not cause harm to the patient. 6. Adhering to Clinical Guidelines and Standards: Healthcare providers must adhere to evidence-based clinical guidelines and standards of practice. 7. Maintaining Professionalism: Healthcare providers must maintain a high standard of professionalism when interacting with patients. 8. Offer Treatment Plan Options: Healthcare providers must provide patients with a range of treatment plan options and discuss the pros and cons of each. 9. Maintaining Patient Confidentiality: Healthcare providers must maintain the confidentiality of the patient's medical information. 10. Following Up with Patients: Healthcare providers must follow up with patients to ensure that the treatment plan is effective and any adverse reactions are promptly addressed.