医疗差错的无过错赔偿能否改善医疗服务并降低成本？

Could no-fault compensation for medical errors improve care and reduce costs?

作者信息

Howard Anthony, McWilliams Tony, Hannant Gary, Saghir Noman, Giannoudis Peter, Scott Julian

机构信息

NIHR Clinical Lecturer in Trauma and Orthopaedics, Leeds Institute of Rheumatic and Musculoskeletal Medicine, School of Medicine, Leeds University, Leeds LS2 9JT.

Consultant Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgeon, Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Barnsley Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Barnsley.

出版信息

Br J Hosp Med (Lond). 2019 Jul 2;80(7):387-390. doi: 10.12968/hmed.2019.80.7.387.

DOI:10.12968/hmed.2019.80.7.387

PMID:31283388

Abstract

The costs of litigation are large and increasing, to a level that places a drain on precious health-care resources and affects the way medicine is practised. This article examines whether a change to a no-fault legal system would lead to reduced costs and improved patient care.

摘要

诉讼成本高昂且不断增加，已达到消耗宝贵医疗资源并影响医疗执业方式的程度。本文探讨转向无过错法律制度是否会降低成本并改善患者护理。