Will accident reports filed in hospitals in Japan be used in the future as evidence in malpractice lawsuits?

A major drawback of submission of so-called incident reports for medical institutions is that such reports may be able to be obtained on request by patients and to be used as evidence in malpractice lawsuits. In Japan, there are no established rules concerning the use of accident reports in medical...

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Published in:The American journal of emergency medicine 2001-11, Vol.19 (7), p.597-597
Main Authors: Yokota, Takashi, Kunii, Yasuo, Kikuchi, Shu, Yamada, Yasuo, Yamauchi, Hidemi
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accident reports
accidents
Biological and medical sciences
Disclosure
Forensic medicine
Humans
Japan
lawsuits
malpractice
Malpractice - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Errors - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical Errors - prevention & control
Medical Errors - statistics & numerical data
Medical Records - legislation & jurisprudence
Medical sciences
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
Quality Assurance, Health Care - legislation & jurisprudence
Quality Assurance, Health Care - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:A major drawback of submission of so-called incident reports for medical institutions is that such reports may be able to be obtained on request by patients and to be used as evidence in malpractice lawsuits. In Japan, there are no established rules concerning the use of accident reports in medical lawsuits. More debate is needed for voluntary report systems to become established in medical institutions throughout Japan.
ISSN:0735-6757
1532-8171
DOI:10.1053/ajem.2001.28035