title: Medical malpractice in Taiwan: injury types, compensation, and specialty risk.
abstract: The authors analyzed all medical malpractice claims from 2000 to 2008 using cases from the national database of the judicial system of Taiwan. The objective was to describe the factors associated with malpractice claims in Taiwan, a non-Western country that does not have a common law heritage. Emergency physicians (EPs) were the most likely to be sued and made the highest median payments. Most lawsuits involved death or permanent injury. Eighty-two percent of the cases were settled in the physician's favor.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Kuan-Yu
authors.initials: KY
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Che-Ming
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: Shin-Han
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: Hung-Yi
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Chiou
authors.forename: Mau-Roung
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: Wen-Ta
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chiu
mesh_terms: D035881:Compensation and Redress; D004635:Emergency Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D006801:Humans; D007345:Insurance Claim Review / Q000191:economics*; D007351:Insurance, Liability / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008318:Malpractice / Q000191:economics* / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D013624:Taiwan