Naslov
Croatia : legal regulation of doctors

Autori
Bošnjak, Darko ; Marušić, Ana

Izvornik
Lancet (0140-6736) 356 (2000), 9238; 1349-1350

Vrsta, podvrsta i kategorija rada
Radovi u časopisima, članak, znanstveni

Sažetak
Accompanying changes in the way health services in Croatia has been a significant change in the way the medical proffesion is regulated. In 1995 the Croatian Medical Chamber was established, with legal powers. The responsibilities of physicians to the their patients are spelled out in considerable detail. Most of these responsibilities are matched by provisions in Croatia's criminal law. Croatia has about 10000 doctors and dentists and since 1998 19 cases have been resolved by the Medical Chamber and its commisions. Public health providers offer protection in medical negligence cases but this could change as more market oriented health care provision is introduced. In 1997 and 1998 only 60 malpractice claims under the criminal law were brought and most of those were dismissed.

Izvorni jezik
Engleski

Znanstvena područja
Temeljne medicinske znanosti

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