Korean J Med.  2023 Apr;98(2):53-58. 10.3904/kjm.2023.98.2.53.

The First Step in Resolving Medical Disputes Involving Physicians of South Korea: Fair Medical Appraisal

• Lee TH

• KMID: 2541450
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3904/kjm.2023.98.2.53

Abstract

Physicians of South Korea are not guaranteed their safe health care environment amid the recent increase in medical disputes and changed medical disputes. There has been surprisingly high tendency of criminal punishment on physicians compared to foreign countries such as Japan, England and German. This criminal punishment has caused several problems such as avoidance treatment and defensive treatments, increasing medical costs, a phenomenon of avoiding applying to specialized department with a high risk of medical accidents. Considering the direct impact of medical appraisal on legal judgement, the medical community’s urgent task is to raise physicians who can conduct fair, objective and consistent medical appraisal of medical accidents.

Keyword

Medical appraisal; Physicians; Medical disputes; Punishment