title: [Fairness of compensations. Possibilities for patients injured in hospitals claim compensation].
abstract: Patients injured in hospitals can claim economic compensation from insurance companies for negligence or inconnect treatment. Where there is no fault, patients have the right to apply to a parliamentary committee for compensation for reasons of equity. Practice indicates that applications are normally granted. The decisive issue is whether the patient has been "especially unlucky". Examples are presented. On average the injured patients receive NOK 75,000, and often up to NOK 150,000. This arrangement is not well known, however, and there are only a few injured patients who apply for such compensation. Information from doctors could change this situation.
authors.affiliation: Diakonhjemmets høgskolesenter, Oslo.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Molven
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007344:Insurance Claim Reporting / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D008297:Male; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D009664:Norway; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*
vernacular_title: Billighetserstatning. Sykehusskadede pasienters muligheter til å oppnå det.