The American medical accident

In the United States, medical malpractice is one of the main business of many law firms, on the one hand, because this kind of case compensation often larger, lawyers are profitable, on the other hand also because medical accidents are common in the United States.According to statistics, despite having the world's most advanced medical technology, the United States each year for medical accidents and death of the patient is still up to 50000 to 80000.


In the United States, medical accident consequence is very serious, the staff will be affected by social condemnation, may lose their jobs, and may even have been jail;The hospital's reputation would be severely affected, the patient will be sharply reduced;But undertake the medical insurance of the insurance company may be loss or even bankruptcy.Therefore, after many hospitals had cases of all sorts of reason to refuse to provide detailed information, conceal the truth, escape the legal responsibility.

Due to the constant exposure of the media and the public pressure, the us government and congress in recent years introduced a lot of law, the patients and their family members' right to know.Now has more than half of the states in legislation to ensure the rights of patients request medical record show.The ownership of the patient case has also gradually transition to the patients, the medical institution has only takes care of the responsibility.Patients as long as you pay a fee unconditionally medical institutions can be required to produce medical record.

In addition, in April 2001, America's department of health and human services announced plans to establish a nationwide online medical accident reporting system.After the completion of the system, all personnel engaged in the work of medical and unit can be through the Internet to the federal government, state government and other relevant agencies to report the relevant situations of the medical accidents, and the public can also read the related information from the Internet at any time.At present, there are at least 18 American states require medical staff in the event of a medical accident, must quote the state transfer.Government every year regularly collecting, provided by the voluntary hospitals for research.

The United States is not set up medical appraisal committee.After the medical accident, the patient usually choose find a lawyer to court.According to statistics, at present the medical malpractice lawsuit compensation by more than 50% of more than $1 million.A few years ago, a hurt by hospital nursing mistakes caused serious head boy got $97 million in damages.Huge damages on the one hand is the compensation loss and pain to the patient, is also the responsibility of doctors and hospitals warning and punishment.But hospitals and doctors I generally do not need to directly out of the money, but by the insurance company to assume the medical liability insurance compensation.But the wool is on sheep's body, in the hospital and the doctor will find in the second year pay insurance premium, their bills at least 5 times higher than the previous year.