Seguridad clínica y reclamaciones por responsabilidad profesional en Oftalmología
INTRODUCTION: Patient safety is an international public health priority. Ophthalmology scientific societies and organisations have intensified their efforts in this field. As a tool to learn from errors, these efforts have been linked to the management of medical professional liability insurance thr...
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| Formato: | artículo |
| Estado: | Versión aceptada para publicación |
| Fecha de publicación: | 2017 |
| País: | España |
| Recursos: | Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya) |
| Repositorio: | Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunya |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:recercat.cat:10230/34299 |
| Acesso em linha: | http://hdl.handle.net/10230/34299 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.oftal.2017.05.005 |
| Access Level: | acceso abierto |
| Palavra-chave: | Pacients -- Seguretat Assistència mèdica -- Control de qualitat Oftalmologia -- Control de qualitat Responsabilitat professional Claims Patient safety Professional liability Reclamaciones Responsabilidad profesional Seguridad clínica Seguridad del paciente |
| Resumo: | INTRODUCTION: Patient safety is an international public health priority. Ophthalmology scientific societies and organisations have intensified their efforts in this field. As a tool to learn from errors, these efforts have been linked to the management of medical professional liability insurance through the analysis of claims. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A review is performed on the improvements in patient safety, as well as professional liability issues in Ophthalmology. RESULTS: There is a high frequency of claims and risk of economic reparation of damage in the event of a claim in Ophthalmology. Special complaints, such as wrong surgery or lack of information, have a high risk of financial compensation and need strong efforts to prevent these potentially avoidable events. Studies focused on pathologies or specific procedures provide information of special interest to sub-specialists. The specialist in Ophthalmology, like any other doctor, is subject to the current legal provisions and appropriate mandatory training in the medical-legal aspects of health care is essential. CONCLUSIONS: Professionals must be aware of the fundamental aspects of medical professional liability, as well as specific aspects, such as defensive medicine and clinical safety. The understanding of these medical-legal aspects in the routine clinical practice can help to pave the way towards a satisfactory and safe professional career, and help in increasing patient safety. The aim of this review is to contribute to this training, for the benefit of professionals and patients. |
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