An anesthesiology group is under contract to staff a hospital's anesthesiology service. It believes it can provide coverage by having a provider to the operating room for an emergency surgery within 15 minutes. The hospital wants a 5- to 10-minute standard for the anesthesiologist to be present. This difference in understanding responsibilities represents what type of conflict?
A) Vertical
B) Goal
C) Domain
D) Perception

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Domain conflict occurs when two or more parties have different understandings of their responsibilities. In this case, the anesthesiology group and the hospital have different understandings of the time frame within which an anesthesiologist should be present in the operating room for an emergency surgery.

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