An analysis of 445 lawsuits of medical damage liability disputes in Beijing
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1000-6672.2018.11.011
- VernacularTitle:445例北京市医疗损害责任纠纷诉讼案件分析
- Author:
Lintao ZHONG
1
;
Jiangjun WANG
;
Shan ZHOU
;
Jiuqing XIAO
Author Information
1. 中日友好医院医务处
- Keywords:
Total quality management;
Medical dispute;
Appraisement;
Lawsuit;
Compensation
- From:
Chinese Journal of Hospital Administration
2018;34(11):927-931
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To identify departments involved, and the appraisal and compensation of such disputes in Beijing, for preventive recommendations. Methods A retrospective descriptive statistical analysis was carried out to retrieve and extract keywords from the first-instance judgments totaling 445 cases of medical damage liability disputes from 2014 to 2016 in Beijing. This analysis covered the age, disease, departments involved, liability judgment among other information. These cases were published at the website of China judgment documents. Results Patients with musculoskeletal connective tissue diseases, circulatory system disease and tumor accounted for the most lawsuits. The departments involved with more disputes were the department of gynecology and obstetrics (80/445, 18. 0％), orthopedics (69/445, 15. 5％), and emergency department(45/445, 10. 1％). 83. 8 percent of the disputes were found with medical quality problems;and 84. 3％ were lost with compensations. Conclusions It is imperative to elevate the diagnosis and treatment level on musculoskeletal connective tissue diseases, circulatory system disease and tumors, and take precautions against disputes at such key departments as gynecology and obstetrics department, orthopedics department, and emergency department. Other precautions include normalized medical record writing, medical risk disclosure, higher medical quality and patient safety.
