title: The Nordic model: Finnish experience of the patient injury act in practice.
abstract: This paper reviews experience in Finland with the operation of a Law protecting patients who have been harmed in the course of bona fide medical treatment. The current provisions of insurance, claims procedures and compensation are described. In the light of initial experience, parts of the original system were modified. Figures demonstrate the changing levels of claims since 1988 and their outcomes.
authors.affiliation: Patient Insurance Centre, Helsinki, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mikkonen
mesh_terms: D005387:Finland; D006801:Humans; D007348:Insurance, Health; D016365:Liability, Legal; D019300:Medical Errors / Q000191:economics / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D017146:Models, Organizational; D009313:National Health Programs / Q000458:organization & administration*; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000191:economics*