Smith S R
Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, Cleveland State University, Ohio.
Am J Orthopsychiatry. 1994 Apr;64(2):235-51. doi: 10.1037/h0079529.
Under the current tort-malpractice system, mental health malpractice claims often harm defendants' reputations, disrupt relationships among providers, and breach patient confidentiality. Common areas of malpractice, together with difficulties in defining the standard of care and proving causation, are examined. Reform proposals involving the options of interdisciplinary compensation panels or binding arbitration are designed to protect plaintiff privacy, reduce time and cost of litigation, and increase satisfaction with the dispute resolution process.
在当前的侵权医疗事故制度下，心理健康医疗事故索赔往往会损害被告的声誉，破坏医疗服务提供者之间的关系，并侵犯患者的隐私。文中探讨了常见的医疗事故领域，以及在界定护理标准和证明因果关系方面存在的困难。涉及跨学科赔偿小组或有约束力仲裁等选项的改革提案旨在保护原告隐私，减少诉讼时间和成本，并提高对争议解决程序的满意度。
