The hospital acts to revoke the clinical privileges of a physician who has repeatedly refused to respond to emergency calls from nursing staff. Under which doctrine is this action advisable?

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Rationale 1: Respondeat superior is the common law principle of substituted liability based on a master-servant relationship.
Rationale 2: Under the doctrine of corporate liability, corporations have a direct duty to the public they serve, ensuring that competent and qualified practitioners deliver quality health care to consumers.
Rationale 3: Borrowed servant occurs when a person, while under contract to one entity, is "loaned" to another entity that will direct and supervise the details of the person's work.
Rationale 4: A dual servant is one who can be shown to serve both entities at the same time.

The Hospital Acts to Revoke the Clinical Privileges of a Physician