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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
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lawsuits
malpractice
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Medical Errors - prevention & control
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Medical sciences
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