The Intra-Hospital Medical Dispute Burden and Capacities: A Nationwide Survey in Taiwan

(1) Background: Medical disputes have long been resolved via lawsuits. Alternative dispute resolutions promoted for their benefits and win–win results. This study aims to investigate Taiwanese hospital medical capacities burdens. (2) Methods: used 2015 nationwide questionnaire data. The number value of that occurred in 2014 was examined evaluate hospitals’ capabilities. Poisson regressions were determine the impact coping abilities on incidence associated compensation. (3) Results: response rate 90%. Hospital features with higher included those a scale ≤ 100 or 200–499 having dispute–inform process over 4 h. In contrast, hospitals whose compensation fund solely based liability insurance reported less incidence. lack continuing training standard operating procedures in-hospital mediation solicitude paid lower (4) Conclusions: Hospitals quicker times experienced fewer Dispute skills, other than reaction time, more visible bargaining, but not significantly correlated