• 의료법학
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• 제19권1호
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• pp.143-163
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• 2018

임플란트 시술은 소위 상업화된 의료에 속하고 상대적으로 시술자체가 단순 명료하며 그 시술이 성공가능성은 거의 100%에 달한다. 또한 환자에게 건강을 위한 불가피한 수단이기 보다는 선택적 수단의 의미를 지니는바 자기결정권의 보호를 위한 설명의무의 중요성이 특히 강조되기도 한다. 이러한 특성에 비추어 임플란트 시술 계약에 대하여는 도급의 성격이 강조되어 경우에 따라서는 식립 자체의 실패만으로도 의사의 과실이 존재한다고 할 수 있을 것이다. 또한 임플란트 시술은 상업화된 의료로서 단순 명료한 의료행위인바 과실여부는 직업적 평균인이 아닌 일반인의 상식을 기준으로 판단되어야 할 것이므로, 임플란트 시술 후 악결과가 발생한 환자는 예를 들어, 시술 중 과도한 통증과 출혈이 발생하였음에도 의사가 별 다른 조치를 취하지 않았다는 등을 입증하면 충분하고 그 전문가의 입장에서 의료행위가 적절치 못하였다는 점까지 밝혀야 하는 것은 아니다. 한편, 임플란트 의료과오 판결들을 살펴보건대 법원은 명시적으로 임플란트 시술계약을 도급이라고 판단하고 있지는 않더라도, 식립 자체의 성공여부로 의사의 과실을 판단하고 있어 일의 완성을 목적으로 하는 도급계약과 유사한 특성을 어느 정도 인정하는 듯 보인다. 또한 제시하고 있는 의료과실의 구체적 내용들에 비추어 의료과실의 판단도 일반인의 상식에 기초한 것으로 보인다.

• 대한예방의학회:학술대회논문집
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• 대한예방의학회 2000년도 제52차 추계학술대회 연제집
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• pp.195-196
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• 2000

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.43-59
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• 2018

This study aims to review various efforts required by medical institutions to prevent medical accidents in advance and to suggest the necessity of introducing liability insurance for medical accidents based on cases abroad and compulsory professional indemnity insurance at home. Over the past five years between 2013 and 2017, the number of inquiries regarding medical accidents and medical disputes has increased by 11.1 percent from 36,099 to 54,929, and the number of mediation and arbitration for medical disputes has increased by 14.3 percent from 1,304 to 2,225. Since some medical accidents even cause social problems, a compulsory insurance system for the liability of medical institutions for damages need to be introduced to promptly compensate the victims of medical accidents and to ensure compensation by medical personnel. In Korea, a system is in place to provide compensation for a client who suffers an accidental damage after receiving professional services, regardless of whether or not the professional service provider can provide compensation. In major foreign countries, a medical liability system is in place that is applied either by the principle of liability with fault, or the principle of liability without fault. In this study, the cases of compulsory insurance and semi-compulsory insurance in the US and Japan to which the principle of liability with fault is applied, as well as the case of New Zealand to which the principle of liability without fault is applied, were examined. It is necessary to urgently introduce the compulsory insurance system for the liability of compensation to prevent medical disputes and to compensate for the life and physical damages of the victims of medical accidents in domestic medical institutions. Doing so is expected to ensure fair compensation for the victims of medical malpractice and compensation by medical personnel, thereby improving medical practice.

• The Korean Journal of Pain
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• 제28권4호
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• pp.254-264
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• 2015

Background: Pain medicine often requires medico-legal involvement, even though diagnosis and treatments have improved considerably. Multiple guidelines for pain physicians contain many recommendations regarding interventional treatment. Unfortunately, no definite treatment guidelines exist because there is no complete consensus among individual guidelines. Pain intervention procedures are widely practiced and highly associated with adverse events and complications. However, a comprehensive, systemic review of medical-dispute cases (MDCs) in Korea has not yet been reported. The purpose of this article is to analyze the frequency and type of medical dispute activity undertaken by pain specialists in Korea. Methods: Data on medical disputes cases were collected through the Korea Medical Association mutual aid and through a private medical malpractice liability insurance company. Data regarding the frequency and type of MDCs, along with brief case descriptions, were obtained. Results: Pain in the lumbar region made up a major proportion of MDCs and compensation costs. Infection, nerve injury, and diagnosis related cases were the most major contents of MDCs. Only a small proportion of cases involved patient death or unconsciousness, but compensation costs were the highest. Conclusions: More systemic guidelines and recommendations on interventional pain management are needed, especially those focused on medico-legal cases. Complications arising from pain management procedures and treatments may be avoided by physicians who have the required knowledge and expertise regarding anatomy and pain intervention procedures and know how to recognize procedural aberrations as soon as they occur.

• 의료법학
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• 제9권1호
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• pp.9-56
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• 2008

The medical practice does not always get a satisfatory result since the disease progress of patients are depended on patients' physical constitution and the doctors cannot control the outcomes about patients' physiological and biological reaction after the treatment. Moreover, the medical practice may bring wrong result fatalistically because of the unpredictablility of life. To demand for compensation of the damage to the doctors about these wrong result, the patient side holds the burden of proof that is between medical practice and demage, and there is damage from doctor's malpractice according to the accepted theory about the fundamental principle of distribution of the burden of proof. This falls not only under the liability of Tort Law, but also liability of Contract Law. However, the patient may be in difficult situation to prove the malpractice of doctors since he or she cannot recognize the facts because he or she was in unconscious while the medical practice was conducted, or they cannot judge precisely even though they recognize the facts. Nevertheless, the lawsuits against medical malpractice are the field that never achieves the equality of arms since the most of the evidence belong to the doctor's side. Hence, to maintain the principle of the equality of arms under the constitution, the theory leads to alleviate the burden of proof that patients hold. However, the doctors cannot be asked for the burden of proof that they conduct medical practice without errors. Because the doctors may experience difficulty to prove their innocence as the patients because of the unique characteristic that medical practices have. Therefore, the methods of the alleviation of the patient's burden of proof should have the equality of arms and the equal opportunity between the patients and the doctors with the evaluation of the justifiable interest from both the patients and the doctors. As the methods of the alleviation of the burden of proof, the alleviation of the demands and the degree of the burden of proof or resolutely the conversion of the burden may be considered. However, Recognizing the exception from general principle with converting the burden of proof is not proper in principle because the doctors may experience difficulty of the proof as the patients may have. If the difficulty of proof can be resolved by alleviating of the demands and the degree of the burden of proof, it is more desirable resolution rather than converting the burden of proof.

• 대한치과의사협회지
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• 제53권2호
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• pp.82-95
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• 2015

Background: Interest in medical malpractice claims and accidents is a day-to-day social issue to general public as well as medical personnel. Related laws and regulations already have been established, and institutions based on the laws and regulations also have been founded. However, in our dental community, interest and response to the issue seem insufficient. Methods: We searched four medical literature databases that are mainly cited in the medical community. Keywords including 'dental malpractice claims', 'patient safety' and 'medical accident' were used for the search. Among the selected literatures, we chose specific ones separately whose content is authentic and easily approachable. Results: Medical malpractice claims and accidents tend to increase around the world. As the cost or the difficulty level of surgery increases, the dispute rate also increases, which appears even more apparent in developed countries. Preventive measures to prevent the disputes and accidents are not significantly different. Three critical of them include relationship of doctor with patient, the informed consent and medical record. Conclusion: Tools for accident occurrence or communication improvement have been introduced. All of those cost time and money. However, education or professional request of liability insurance companies, self-education and provision of guidelines can be immediately implemented. To implement those, dentists' promotion at the regional or national level is imperative. rhBMP-2 is widely used at sinus augmentation, alveolar bone defect, and socket preservation.

• 간호행정학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.113-136
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• 1999

There are some new trends in judgments concerning medical malpractice. which include emphasis on medical professionals' explanation duty in order to materialize patient's rights of self-determination. Now, patient is not a mere subject of medical and nursing care any more, but a subject, participating in medical practice on equal terms with medical professionals. Legal accountability is no limited to nurses in advanced practice: it is a recognized fact of life for every practicing nurse. whether she is an RN employed as a staff nurse in a hospital, a Certified Nurse-Midwife in independent practice or a patient's home. Therefore, it is essential for nurses to be as familiar as possible with the legal guidelines that govern their patient care responsibilities. However there are only a few studies focused on nursing negligence. To define nurse's civil liability in medical malpractice, it is necessary to indentify both legal nursing behaviors and nurse's due care in those nursing behaviors. So this paper focused on nurse's due care, especially in nursing malpractice. To clarify nurses' due care. chapter II has focused on nursing behavior and the scope of nursing practice based on the medical law and health care related study results. Chapter III deals with the content and scope of nurse's due care. Generally. negligence is defined as not doing something which a resonable person. guided by those ordinary considerations which or dinarily regulate human affairs. would do. or doing something which a resonable and prudent man would not do. Next. it describes how we can set the standard of due care in nursing practice. There is objective factors and subjective factors. And we also discuss about the limitation of due care in nursing practice. Finally. chapter IV deals with the case studies related to nursing negligence in the situation of determination. Now', patient is not a mere subject of medical and nursing care any more, but a subject participating in medical practice on equal terms with medical professionals. Legal accountability is not limited to nurses in advanced practice; it is a recognized fact of life for every practicing nurse. whether she is an RN employed as a staff nurse in a hospital. a Certified Nurse-Midwife in independent practice or a patient's home. Therefore, it is essential for nurses to be as familiar as possible with the legal guidelines that govern their patient care responsibilities. However. there are only a few studies focused on nursing negligence. To define nurse's civil liability in medical malpractice, it is necessary to identify both legal nursing behaviors and nurse's due care in those nursing behaviors. So this paper focused on nurse's intravenous injection. post operation nursing care. blood transfusion. and patient nursing care. The result of this paper is as follows. First. there are several cases dealing with nurse's negligence in nursing practice. however, those cases didn't judge nurse's due care based on individual -specific standard but general-objective standard. Second, there is a tendency to put an emphasis on the principal of belief to distinguish who has the liability in the case of medical malpractice among medical care team. So nurses shoud practice nursing care more actively to protect themselves and patients because there is an effort to form professional nurse system and the scope of nursing practice will be deeper and broader. Third, standard of care is a necessary element in establishing negligence. If a nurse is able to meet the standard of care, no breach will be found.

• 대한방사선기술학회지:방사선기술과학
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• 제30권2호
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• pp.89-93
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• 2007

조영제를 사용한 방사선과 검사의 조영제 부작용에 대한 위험성은 잘 알려져 있으며, 조영제의 부작용을 줄이기 위한 연구도 지속적으로 진행되어 왔다. 또한 조영제 부작용에 대한 사전검사를 하더라도 조영제에 의한 치명적 부작용을 예측하기 어렵다. 이러한 조영제 부작용에 대한 법적책임에 대하여 최근에는 의료기관개설자의 책임이 중요시되고 있다. 의료기관은 환자의 건강을 목적으로 하는 조직체이다. 그리고 조직체는 그 구성원에 의한 과실에 책임이 있다. 그러므로 의료기관개설자는 의료서비스에 대해서 기대가능한 모든 노력을 하여야 하며, 불충분 또는 불완전한 조직편성 및 진료조치가 이루어지지 않게 하여야 할 조직의무를 부담한다. 이러한 점에서 의료기관은 방사선조영검사시에 조영제를 주입하는 단계로부터 검사의 완료에 이르기까지 전과정에 충분하고도 완전한 조직편성과 적정한 진료 확보를 위한 제반조치를 취할 책임이 있다. 따라서 환자의 안전과 진료의 적정을 위하여 의료기관이 조직적으로 필요한 조치를 시행하지 않거나 불충분한 경우에는 불법행위법상 의료기관 독자적인 조직책임을 지게 되며, 의료기관의 조직의무위반은 의료기관 자신의 책임이므로 내부관계에서 의료기관종사자 개인에게 구상권을 행사할 수 없다.

• 치위생과학회지
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• 제8권1호
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• pp.13-20
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• 2008

본 연구는 치과위생사의 의료사고 및 분쟁에 대한 경험을 파악하여 치과위생사의 권익보호차원 및 조정을 통한 의료분쟁 해결방안의 기초자료로 삼고자 실시되었으며, 다음과 같은 결론을 얻었다. 1. 응답자의 32.5%가 의료분쟁 경험이 있는 것으로 나타났고, 이 중 55%는 치과위생사와 관련된 의료분쟁 경험이 있는 것으로 나타났다. 또한 일반적인 특성과 의료분쟁 경험 차이를 검정해 본 결과 나이, 임상경력, 근무지에 따라 유의한 것으로 나타났다. 2. 치과위생사와 관련된 의료사고 및 분쟁 유형은 환자 상담 및 예약이 27.3%로 가장 빈도가 높았다. 3. 의료분쟁시 치과위생사의 책임여부를 조사한 결과 전체 응답자 중 66.3%가 치과위생사에게 책임이 있다고 응답하였고, 책임이 있다고 응답한 대상자에게 책임 비율을 조사한 결과 응답자의 57.1%가 11-30%라고 하였다. 4. 치료전 관련 질환과 치료에 대해 모든 환자에게 충분히 설명한다는 경우는 55.3%였고, 모든 치과진료에 있어서 사전 동의를 구한 후 치료를 시행한 경우는 84.1%였다. 또한 의료분쟁 발생시 진료에 대한 설명이나 동의여부가 매우 중요한 역할을 한다는 경우는 78.0%로 나타났다. 5. 모든 환자의 진료기록을 충실히 작성하고 보관하는 경우가 82.1%로 나타났고, 의료분쟁 발생시 의무기록 관련 자료가 매우 중요한 역할을 한다고 생각하는 경우가 86.6%로 나타났다. 6. 향후 의료사고나 분쟁에 대한 의구심 정도를 조사한 결과 가끔 그렇다는 72.4%로 나타났고, 치과위생사의 업무 중 의료분쟁 및 의료사고가 우려되는 항목으로 교정용 브라켓 장착이라는 경우가 45.1%로 가장 높게 나타났다. 7. 의료분쟁에 대한 예방 및 대책과 관련된 교육이 필요하고 시급하다고 응답한 경우가 64.2%로 나타났고, 의료분쟁에 대한 예방 및 대책과 관련된 교육 시행시기에 대해 학교 교육과정과 보수교육 및 종합학술대회 모두라고 응답한 경우가 40.7% 였다. 본 연구의 결과를 통해 치과에서의 의료사고와 분쟁을 예방하기 위한 진료시 주의의무, 설명 및 동의의무 등 의무를 다할 수 있도록 하며 가장 기본적인 의무기록부 작성에 관심을 갖도록 한다. 또한 의료법에 따른 직무범위를 정확하게 인식하고 의료분쟁 예방과 대책에 관한 교육의 필요성을 인식시켜 앞으로 정규교과과정은 물론 대한치과위생사협회를 중심으로 학회 및 세미나를 통한 보수교육시 일정시간을 의료분쟁에 관련한 사항을 접할 수 있는 기회가 만들어져야 할 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국중재학회지:중재연구
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• 제26권4호
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• pp.129-149
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• 2016

Medical dispute means the dispute between the hospital and the patient due to a medical accident. In general, medical accidents must be in accordance with the terms that are used in the medical dispute adjustment method stated in Article 2 (definition). In relation to this, there is a need to discuss an efficient operation scheme for Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) in medical disputes. In addition, it is necessary to look at issues of civil liability and criminal liability. In particular, in the consumer dispute arbitration committee, there is a case to make a "decision not to adjust" in aggressive intervention in the process of conflict resolution. The medical staff, on the basis of its "decision," can use this as a proven material for civil and criminal cases. This is rather upon the determination of the consumer council as a typical side effect to defend the user's perspective. This is the "decision" as was expressed from an order, "not adjusted." It is also determined to be easy and clearly timely. In the medical litigation, it is requesting the burden of proof of a patient's cause-and-effect relationship with the doctors committing negligence and medical malpractice. This seems to require the promotion of legislation in the direction to reduce future cases. It is determined that the burden of proof of medical accidents must be improved. The institution receiving the medical accident should prevent a closure report. Further, it is necessary to limit the transition to a franchise point. In this paper, we understand the problems of the current medical dispute resolution system, trying to establish a medical dispute resolution system desirable through an efficient alternative. In addition, it wants help in the protection and realization in medical consumers' and patients' rights. The relevant authorities will take advantage of these measures. After all, this could contribute to the system for a smooth resolution of a medical dispute.