Medical malpractice in Taiwan: Injury types, compensation, and specialty risk

Kuan Yu Chen; Che Ming Yang; Shin Han Tsai; Hung Yi Chiou; Mau Roung Lin; Wen Ta Chiu

doi:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01360.x

Medical malpractice in Taiwan: Injury types, compensation, and specialty risk

Kuan Yu Chen, Che Ming Yang, Shin Han Tsai, Hung Yi Chiou, Mau Roung Lin, Wen Ta Chiu

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Abstract

The authors analyzed all medical malpractice claims from 2000 to 2008 using cases from the national database of the judicial system of Taiwan. The objective was to describe the factors associated with malpractice claims in Taiwan, a non-Western country that does not have a common law heritage. Emergency physicians (EPs) were the most likely to be sued and made the highest median payments. Most lawsuits involved death or permanent injury. Eighty-two percent of the cases were settled in the physician's favor.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	598-600
Number of pages	3
Journal	Academic Emergency Medicine
Volume	19
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1553-2712.2012.01360.x
Publication status	Published - May 2012

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