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Clinical Orthopedics
Studies from University of Arkansas update current data on clinical orthopedics
March 7th, 2009
"How Japanese legal and social institutions handle medical errors is little known outside Japan. For almost all of the 20th century, a paternalistic paradigm prevailed," scientists writing in the journal Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research report. "Characteristics of the legal environment affecting Japanese medicine included few attorneys handling medical cases, low litigation rates, long delays, predictable damage awards, and low-cost malpractice insurance. However, transparency principles have gained traction and public concern over medical errors has intensified. Recent legal developments include courts' adoption of a less deferential standard of...
Source: Law & Health Weekly (2009-03-07)
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