TY - JOUR
T1 - The present and future situation of "model project for investigation and analysis of medical practice associated deaths" in Osaka, Japan
AU - Kuroki, Hisanaga
AU - Sugimoto, Kana
AU - Nakama, Kentaro
AU - Yamamoto, Takuma
AU - Takeuchi, Dan
AU - Ochi, Hiroshi
AU - Kataoka, Mayumi
AU - Tamura, Yoshihide
AU - Tsujino, Masaki
AU - Mitsukuni, Yoichi
AU - Matoba, Ryoji
N1 - Funding Information:
This research has received the assistance of Grant-in-Aid for Exploratory Research (No. 19659127, Representative: Ryoji Matoba) from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science.
PY - 2009/4
Y1 - 2009/4
N2 - To enhance the quality and safety of medical care, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) launched a model project in September 2005 for investigation and analysis of medical practice associated deaths in an attempt to move the existing system in a different direction. The project, initiated in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kobe, has now been implemented in nine prefectures. In the hope that the model project will lead to the nationwide development of medical safety investigating committees, the MHLW has submitted a provisional third plan. Based on our practical experience of the model project in Osaka, we present and discuss practical problems and legal issues involving surgeons' criminal punishment.
AB - To enhance the quality and safety of medical care, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) launched a model project in September 2005 for investigation and analysis of medical practice associated deaths in an attempt to move the existing system in a different direction. The project, initiated in Tokyo, Osaka, Nagoya, and Kobe, has now been implemented in nine prefectures. In the hope that the model project will lead to the nationwide development of medical safety investigating committees, the MHLW has submitted a provisional third plan. Based on our practical experience of the model project in Osaka, we present and discuss practical problems and legal issues involving surgeons' criminal punishment.
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U2 - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.044
DO - 10.1016/j.legalmed.2009.01.044
M3 - Article
C2 - 19264527
AN - SCOPUS:67349263031
SN - 1344-6223
VL - 11
SP - S372-S375
JO - Legal Medicine
JF - Legal Medicine
IS - SUPPL. 1
ER -