Activity Instructions Review the excerpt of the following case: Johnson v. Misericardia Community Hosp., 99 Wis. 2d 708; 301 N.W.2d 156 (1981).

1. As an administrator, you may find that your duties require you to review, investigate, and verify information contained within an applicant's employment packet. Identify the mistakes made in the Johnson case and explain how those mistakes should have been prevented. You may wish to locate credible resources regarding the hiring practices of healthcare institutions to help bolster your conclusions.
2. Do you agree with the court's rationale in the Johnson case? Use short excerpts from the case opinion to illustrate your analysis.
3. In your view, does this court decision mean that a hospital will be liable for every incident of malpractice committed by nonemployee members of its medical staff? Why or why not?