Medical negligence has been the subject of much public debate in recent decades. Although the steep increase in the frequency and size of claims against doctors at the end of the last century appears to have plateaued, in Australia at least, medical indemnity costs and consequences are still a matter of concern for doctors, medical defence organisations and governments in most developed countri...

BACKGROUND As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of the subgroup of such injuries that resulted from negligent or substandard care. METHODS We reviewed 30121 randomly selected records from 51 randomly selected acute care, non-psychiatric hospitals i...

The existence of informed consent is very important for the party making health service agreement, so that it can be seen and necessary when sick. formulation problems in this study are 1) What civil responsibility doctors medical negligence operations related to consent? 2) position awareness action (Informed Consent) regarding operations? research method used normative juridical research. dat...

This article unwraps the nature and source of human errors involved in Radiology, revealing unique elements of the specialty that warrant special consideration in medical malpractice cases. The authors compare these errors to negligent practices in other professions and conclude that a general concept of negligence cannot adequately address the complexities of decision-making in Radiology. Afte...

Background: As part of an interdisciplinary study of medical injury and malpractice litigation, we estimated the incidence of adverse events, defined as injuries caused by medical management, and of the subgroup of such injuries that resulted from negligent or substandard care. Methods: We reviewed 30 121 randomly selected records from 51 randomly selected acute care, nonpsychiatric hospitals i...

Medical malpractice is a complex and delicate issue, given the fact that errors or negligence in provision of healthcare services can have serious consequences for patients. From patients’ perspective, medical insurance provides level safety trust system. If they incur damages due to negligence, option seeking compensation through policies. This helps them obtain financial additional costs, fur...