Comparison of Medical Dispute Resolution Mechanisms in China and Abroad

Abstract

Medical disputes are one of the common problems concerned by the whole world. All countries and regions have established their own medical dispute resolution mechanisms, in accordance with their own national conditions. Medical dispute identification opinions, as one of the important bases for identifying the responsibilities of both doctors and patients, play a pivotal role in the process of dispute settlement. A reasonable medical dispute resolution mechanism and standardized medical dispute identification model can help resolve disputes flexibly and reduce the conflict between doctors and patients. This paper briefly compares the medical dispute resolution mechanism and identification mode of China and several other representative countries （the United States, Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, etc.）, and discusses their respective characteristics and shortcomings, to bring some enlightenment to the medical dispute resolution and identification in our country.

Keywords

• forensic medicine
• medical dispute
• medical damage
• resolution mechanism
• appraisal model
• review