scholarly journals A no‐fault compensation system for medical injury is long overdue

2012 ◽  
Vol 197 (5) ◽  
pp. 296-298 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Weisbrot ◽  
Kerry J Breen
Keyword(s):  
Compensation System ◽  
Medical Injury ◽  
Fault Compensation

scholarly journals No Fault Compensation for Medical Injuries

2016 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 73-84
Author(s):  
Vojko Flis
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Decision Making Process ◽  
Medical Claims ◽  
Medical Injury ◽  
The Status ◽  
Tort System ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
Fault Compensation ◽  
Court Proceedings

For  decades  in  both  Europe  and  the  United  states  ,  the issue  of  compensation  for  victims  f  medical  injuries  has  led  to lively debates.  Many scholars have analyzed the adverse effects of the  „tort  system”  (based  on  negligence  standards  and  court proceedings) on the increasing costs of insurance premiums, on the patient-doctor  relationship  and  the  quality  of  care.  These  debates have  led  to  changes  in  compensation  in  some  countries. Compensation  would  be  based  not  on  negligence,  but  rather  on  a broader avoidable medical injury standard. Some nations have long operated  administrative  schemes  based  on  no  fault  principle.  No fault  compensaton  model  for  victims  of  medical  injuries  might  be characterized by the choices it makes regarding some key issues: (a) the definiton of compensation criteria in particular the status given to fault; (b) the organization of the decision -making process. What type  of  body  adjudicates  medical  claims?  (c)  Who  finances  the mechanism. What injuries are likely to be compensated for, to what extent and by whom? This article reviews the origins and operations of the no fault systems, the evolution of their compensation criteria, and how these criteria are actually applied.

No-Fault Versus Strict Liability Compensation Systems in Medical Malpractice Law in Vietnam in Comparision with Belgium, France, and England

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Thi Bao Anh Nguyen
Keyword(s):  
Medical Malpractice ◽  
Strict Liability ◽  
Tort Law ◽  
Compensation System ◽  
Compensation Systems ◽  
Malpractice Law ◽  
Tort System ◽  
Pain And Suffering ◽  
Fault Compensation ◽  
Uniform Manner

Abstract Medical malpractice is a form of professional negligence and such a negligence forms part of the law of tort. As an alternative to the tort or fault-based system in medical malpractice, a no-fault compensation system has been viewed as having the potential to overcome problems inherent in the tort system. This is through the provision of fair, speedy and adequate compensation for medically injured victims. A no-fault compensation system allows patients to be compensated without proof of provider’s fault or negligence. Similar to no-fault schemes, the strict liability system is not fault-based although it belongs to tort law. Successful claims are paid in a uniform manner using a fixed benefits schedule and include compensation for both economic and non-economic (pain and suffering losses) without the necessity of proving negligence through a tort claim. This study focuses on the comparison of no-fault compensation systems versus strict liability systems between Vietnam to Belgium, France, and England. The distinctions in Belgium, France, and England can be the lessons for the development of a no-fault compensation system as well as strict liability system in Vietnam.

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