title: [The Norwegian Patient Insurance System. Documentation of patient information and use of medical experts in cases of injuries].
abstract: Claims for compensation for surgical injuries submitted to the Norwegian System of Compensation for Injuries to Patients were analysed with respect to the written documentation of the case, patient information and the medical experts involved. Documentation of the indication for treatment, the surgical procedures and the injury were good, and acceptable in more than 90% of the case reports. Preoperative information on the patient was only documented in the report in 5% of the cases. There has been some discussion on the way in which medical experts used in the evaluation of patients claims are selected. In order to increase the legitimation of the medical experts we suggest that the Norwegian System of Compensation for Injuries to Patients and the Norwegian Board of Health should consider using the same set of rules for selecting experts. To improve the quality of patients' treatment and for security reasons, the System of Compensations of Injuries to Patients' data on documentation of patient information and categorized reports on the medical errors should be periodically reported to the hospitals.
authors.affiliation: Kirurgisk avdeling B, Universitetet i Oslo.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Emblem
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Søreide
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Botten
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Breivik
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sønderland
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D005104:Expert Testimony; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review; D008318:Malpractice; D019300:Medical Errors; D008499:Medical Records; D009664:Norway; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D012042:Registries; D013514:Surgical Procedures, Operative / Q000009:adverse effects*