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Medical malpractice: Landmark case
Jon Fernquest, Published on 25/01/2012
» In 1995 during childbirth Jureerat was left unattended under anaesthesia & died. 16 years later the Supreme Court has decided medical error caused her death.
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Helping patients with medical errors
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/09/2011
» A proposed law that makes it easier for patients who suffer from medical errors (malpractice) may just disappear, if not acted on soon by parliament.
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Family of malpractice victim to receive B1.5m
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2022
» The Supreme Court, in reversing the judgements of the lower and appeal courts, has ordered a doctor, the hospital she works for and the Social Security Office (SSO) to pay 1.5 million baht in damages to the family of a woman who died as a result of medical malpractice.
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Operating within the lawsuits
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 29/05/2016
» The Thai Medical Council had a peculiar message for medical graduates on their orientation day earlier this month.
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Universal healthcare, a viable business?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 02/08/2011
» Overcrowding and severe health conditions pose difficulties for private hospitals in the universal healthcare provider business.
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Medical malpractice in Thailand: Part 2
Spectrum, Angus Mitchell, Published on 21/07/2013
» Last week, we introduced you to the legal definition of medical malpractice, which is professional negligence by an act or omission of a healthcare provider where the treatment falls below the accepted standard of practice in the medical community and causes injury or death of the patient. We outlined both the civil and criminal laws that govern medical malpractice lawsuits, and the possible compensation one could receive depending on the injury suffered. Today, we would like to delve further into what happens when medical malpractice occurs, as well as legislation currently before parliament that offers additional protections to victims of medical malpractice.
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Medical malpractice Part 1
Spectrum, Published on 14/07/2013
» Thailand's medical industry has become known worldwide for its high quality and relatively inexpensive service; so much so that insurance companies in developed countries such as the US have begun to provide coverage for policyholders to have their operations performed in Thailand's top-notch private hospitals. A visitor to Bumrungrad Hospital, for example, would be forgiven for thinking they were in Dubai, Delaware or Dusseldorf. As with any of those cities, the majority of patients walk away completely satisfied with the medical care received and the procedure's results. However, on rare occasions a patient is dissatisfied, and sometimes that dissatisfaction is considered the result of negligence on behalf of the doctor.
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Medical malpractice: B10m for lack of caution, not faulty equipment
Jon Fernquest, Published on 11/02/2016
» Court awards Japanese woman 10.2 million baht for burns during childbirth at Bangkok hospital in 2012.
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Phyathai 1 Hospital lawsuit thrown out
Online Reporters, Published on 08/10/2013
» Phyathai 1 Hospital on Tuesday lost an appeal in its bid to file a 100-million-baht lawsuit against a medical malpractice activist.
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Bumrungrad told to pay in crippled-child case
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/03/2018
» The Supreme Court has upheld a lower court's ruling, ordering Bumrungrad Hospital Plc and two of its doctors to pay one million baht compensation to a mother whose son was born with disabilities.
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