TY  - JOUR
AB  - The purpose of this paper was to examine the relationship between medical malpractice claims and medical care quality in Taiwan. The Delphi technique with an expert panel was used to determine the relationship between malpractice and medical quality. A total of 371 medical malpractice claims were analyzed. Main measures included the rate and strength of malpractice cases associated with quality and the identification of the quality factors influencing the occurrence of malpractice. Results showed that malpractice claims were associated with internal medicine cases, surgery cases, pediatric cases, obstetric and gynecological cases, physicians' professional competence, non‐acceptable outcomes, complications, and poor communication. Concludes that medical malpractice cases could be avoided by increasing physicians' professional knowledge, practical skills, and communication.
VL  - 17
IS  - 7
SN  - 0952-6862
DO  - 10.1108/09526860410563203
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1108/09526860410563203
AU  - Tsai Wen‐Chen
AU  - Kung Pei‐Tseng
AU  - Chiang Yi‐Ju
PY  - 2004
Y1  - 2004/01/01
TI  - Relationship between malpractice claims and medical care quality
T2  - International Journal of Health Care Quality Assurance
PB  - Emerald Group Publishing Limited
SP  - 394
EP  - 400
Y2  - 2024/04/25
ER  -